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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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- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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