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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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Friday, 31 December 10
STC TO FINALIZE 12 MILLION MT OF COAL IMPORT CONTRACT TO TWO INDIAN AND A DUBAI BASED COAL TRADER - SOURCES
COALspot.com - World's single largest coal import tender floated by STC on behalf of state utility NTPC to finalize its suppliers or already finali ...
Thursday, 30 December 10
DRY BULK MARKET STAYS SUBDUED AT THE END OF 2010 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dy bulk market failed to cheer ship owners across the board as the year draws to an end, thus bringing mixed feelings ahead of 2011. On one hand ...
Thursday, 30 December 10
KANGAROO RESOURCES BUYS INDONESIAN COAL COMPANY
Australian-listed Kangaroo Resources Ltd. said Wednesday it will buy 99% of the Pakar thermal coal project in East Kalimantan, for A$277 million thr ...
Wednesday, 29 December 10
WEATHER IMPACTS RIO TINTO COAL AUSTRALIAS QUEENSLAND OPERATIONS
Press Release - As a result of severe monsoonal rain in central and northern Queensland, force majeure has been declared on coal sales contracts fro ...
Monday, 27 December 10
ANALYSIS: CHINA'S COAL PRODUCTION MISMATCHED WITH DOMESTIC DEMAND
As reported by iStock Analyst, China's coal market has been trapped in a strange cycle. Large coal production bases are facing overcapacity, while ...
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
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- White Energy Company Limited
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Planning Commission, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- The University of Queensland
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
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- Australian Coal Association
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
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