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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, 25 November 10
INDONESIAN ROUNDS ARE ACHIEVING IN THE LOW 10S, OWNERS ARE NOT KEEN FOR TRIPS TO INDIA - FEARNBULK
HANDY
Uneventful week - Supra/Panamax stems ex USG to China/Korea/Japan are the main focus + grains ex. Argentina. The Atlantic market activity re ...
Thursday, 25 November 10
JSW ENERGY BUYS CANADIAN COAL FIRM FOR $411 MN - NDTV PROFIT
NDTV Profit reported that, Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Energy on Wednesday said it has entered into an agreement to buy out British Virgin Islands-based ...
Thursday, 25 November 10
DRY BULK MARKET STILL GOING STRONG THIS WEEK, CAPESIZE SECTOR LOSING STEAM - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market kept its upward momentum yesterday, with the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) gaining a further 0.64% to e ...
Wednesday, 24 November 10
COAL PRODUCTION PREDICTED TO CLIMB IN SUNNIER 2011 - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe reported that, Indonesia’s coal producers are expected to increase output by 13 percent in 2011, thanks to predicted better ...
Monday, 22 November 10
RUSSIA'S KTK HAS PRODUCED 4.59 MLN TONNES OF COAL IN FIRST 9 MONTHS OR AN INCREASE OF 5% YEAR-ON-YEAR
COALspot.com (Press Release) - KTK has produced 4.59 mln tonnes of coal in first nine months or an increase of 5% year-on-year.
Kuzbasskaya Topli ...
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- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- White Energy Company Limited
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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