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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.
Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (Terms & Conditions Apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)
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Friday, 17 December 10
NALCO SHORTLISTS COAL FIRMS FOR INDONESIA PROJECT - BUSINESS-STANDARD
Business-Standard reported that, State-owned NALCO today said it has shortlisted two firms for supply of coal for its Rs 18,000-crore (US$ 3,953,003 ...
Thursday, 16 December 10
LANCO BAGS AUSTRALIAN COAL MINER GRIFFITH - DNA
As part of its strategy to secure coal supplies for meeting its needs in expanding power generation capacities, infrastructure major Lanco Infratech ...
Thursday, 16 December 10
COAL INDIA IN TALKS WITH INDONESIAN CO TO BUY ITS COAL MINES - APN NEWS
APN News reported that, World’s largest coal producer Coal India is in talks with Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Group for acquiring coal mines i ...
Wednesday, 15 December 10
GOVT SETS NEW MINIMUM LEVEL FOR DOMESTIC MARKET SALES - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesian coal producers are required to sell at least 24.17 percent of their production to the domestic market nex ...
Wednesday, 15 December 10
CAPESIZE RATES ARE NOW AT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL SINCE AUGUST
It was a repeat performance for the market this week, with another increase in earnings for the small sizes but a sharp drop for the Capes. Overall ...
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- The University of Queensland
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
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