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Saturday, 07 August 10
INDIAN COAL IMPORTS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN KEEPING THE FREIGHT MARKET FIRM IN FUTURE - VISTAAR
 COALspot.com: The freight market was volatile with market ending firmed and the BDI crossing 2000 points up by 3 pct, however the BCI was up by 14 pct closing at 2194 points. The panamax and Supramax was slightly down by 1.94 pct and 1.65 pct respectively, whereas handy size index was down by 3.56 pct.
Towards the end of the week the market seemed to be firmer with all the futures ending firmer. Chinese iron ore and coal imports are expected to improve towards fourth quarter 2010. The indian coal imports are likely to continue to be strong and will play an important part in keeping the freight market firm.
BDI (Baltic Dry Index Changes)
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BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
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This week
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Last week
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Change
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Change %
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Baltic Dry Index
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2030
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1967
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63↑
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3.2
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Baltic Cape Index
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2194
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1922
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272 ↑
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14.15
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Baltic Panamax Index
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2581
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2632
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51↓
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-1.94
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Baltic Supra Index
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1731
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1760
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29↓
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-1.65
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Baltic Handy size Index
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974
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1010
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36↓
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-3.56
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As of 6 August 2010
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The average charter hire was at Cape/$ 18422 per day, Panamax/$ 20733 per day, Supramax/$ 18096 per day and Handysize/$ 14307 per day.
The supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was down by $ 540 per day and closed at $ 17631 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route was also increased by $ 1192 per day and closed at $ 18119 per day. The S6 and S7 routes are likely to be steady/firm.
The futures for three years(2010-2012) was firm for cape and panamax vessels and was at around Cape/$ 26000 per day, Panamax/$ 21000 per day, Supramax/$ 18500 per day, Handy size/$ 13500 per day. Short period and one year period rates for Supramax vessels were around $ 20-21000 per day with delivery feast.
The congestion in EC Australian ports was at 124 vessels this week (last week 126 vessels). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/6, DBCT/65, Gladstone/5, Abbot Point/3, New Castle/43 vessels, Port Kembla/2 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting further reduced to 17 vessels (last week 27 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
The Brent crude prices was firm touching above $ 82 per barrel and closed at $ 80.39 per barrel (last week $ 78.24 per barrel). The bunkers prices also firmed up by about $ 20 pmt and prices ex Singapore and was at $ 465.50 pmt (IFO 380 cst ex Singapore) on 6th August 2010.
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Thursday, 24 February 11
DRY BULK MARKET KEEPS LOSING GROUND, CAPESIZES SUFFERING - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market lost further ground yesterday, as the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index was rapidly falling, ending the session d ...
Thursday, 24 February 11
SUPRAS ARE FIXED AT CLOSE TO 10K FOR TRIPS VIA INDONESIA TO INDIA WITH COAL - FEARNBULK
Handy
After a short lived surge in rates the Atlantic market has flattened out due to too many spot vessels. The USGulf has cooled down somewhat f ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF COAL COULD TRIP MEGA POWER PLANT - THE ECONOMIC TIMES
The Economic Times, an Indian leading news paper reported that, an acute shortage of domestic coal is threatening to destabilize new power generatio ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
DRY BULK MARKET BACK ON RETREAT MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The two week rise of dry bulk freight rates seems to have come to a halt this week, with the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) lo ...
Wednesday, 23 February 11
INDONESIA NEEDS TO REVISE EXPORT BAN ON 5600 GAD COAL EXPORT - INDUSTRY
COALspot.com - The Indonesian government may be forced to revise its 2014 timeline for the proposed ban on all low quality coal exports, Patrick Han ...
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- The University of Queensland
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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