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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, 09 December 10
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE REACHED US$ 103.41 PMT FOR DECEMBER DELIVERY
COALspot.com: The Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal of Indonesia has been publishing a monthly coal price reference (HBA) since Fe ...
Thursday, 09 December 10
DRY BULK MARKET LOOKING FOR DIRECTION THIS WEEK, AS CAPESIZE SHIPS END THEIR MISFORTUNES - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk has began the week on a positive note capitalizing on the positive sentiment which finally prevailed during the last days of the previo ...
Monday, 06 December 10
NTPC MAY OPT FOR INDONESIA OVER AFRICA, OZ FOR COAL MINES
Country's largest power producer NTPC, which is scouting for coal properties abroad to fuel its power plants back home, may zero in on Indonesia fo ...
Saturday, 04 December 10
INDONESIA TO INDIA AND CHINA SEA FREIGHT UP BY ABOUT US$ 2.50 PMT - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com - The freight market even though remained weak, but towards end of the week the market seemed to firm up.
The BDI was almost at sam ...
Saturday, 04 December 10
OFF WEST COAST OF INDIA TONNAGE IS SEEMINGLY QUITE SPARSE - FEARNBULK
Handy
The Atlantic markets are weak and remained unusually calm after the Thanksgiving ...
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- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Australian Coal Association
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
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