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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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Tuesday, 21 December 10
CHINA COAL CAP TO BOOST GLOBAL M&A - FINANCIER WORLD WIDE
Financier World Wide reported that, Chinese state-run media has reported that the Central Government intends to cap domestic coal production for fea ...
Tuesday, 21 December 10
CIL TOLD TO SCOUT MINES ABROAD TO BRIDGE COAL DEFICIT - ECONOMIC TIMES
Economic Times reported that, The government asked state-owned CIL to look for acquiring assets abroad to meet the domestic shortfall of coal.
&q ...
Tuesday, 21 December 10
SHIPPING INDUSTRY RECOVERING, BUT STILL HAMPERED BY OVERSUPPLY OF VESSELS AND DEPRESSED FREIGHT RATES - UNCTAD / HELLENIC SHIPPING
International seaborne trade contracted by 4.5 per cent in 2009, reports UNCTAD´s Review of Maritime Transport 2010 . That decline put seaborn ...
Sunday, 19 December 10
SPOT SUPRAMAX VESSELS WERE FIXED AROUND US$ 13,000 PER DAY FOR TRIP VIA INDONESIA TO INDIA - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market continued to be soft with the BDI down by 96 points and closed at 1,999 points, touching below 2,000 points on Fri ...
Friday, 17 December 10
THE PANAMAX MARKET HAS EXPERIENCED A SOFTER TENDENCY THIS WEEK - FEARNBULK
Handy
Monotonous Atlantic markets with little fresh enquiry in Black Sea/Med/Continent. Large Supras are achieving usd 21/22k for TA rounds - 2/3 ...
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Australian Coal Association
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
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