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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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Sunday, 21 November 10
THE FREIGHT MARKET MAY SLIGHTLY FIRM UP NEXT WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com: The freight market continued its down fall with BDI down by 6.83 pct and closed at 2,155 points.
According to Vistaar Shipping of S ...
Saturday, 20 November 10
ITALIAN STEAM COAL MARKET HAS RECOVERED - ITALIAN COAL ASSOCIATION
Press Release - This year Italy will import 17 million tons of steam coal, up 3% from 2009, and 5.5 million tons of coking coal and PCI, up 37% over ...
Friday, 19 November 10
WE'LL THINK ABOUT COAL TOMORROW - ANALYSIS
The future of coal generation in Russia is in question. The largest energy companies have abandoned their initial plans to switch their therma ...
Friday, 19 November 10
DRY BULK MARKET ON THE ROPES WITH BDI PLUNGING TO 2,164 POINTS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With the panamax markets suffering the most this week, but a ray of hope for the capesize market, which appears to be stabilizing after days of fall ...
Thursday, 18 November 10
WORLD COAL ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW CHAIRMAN & SHENHUA GROUP AS NEW MEMBER 17 NOVEMBER 2010
Press Release – The premier global coal industry association marks its 25th anniversary with a new Chairman and welcomes China’s lar ...
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Australian Coal Association
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PTC India Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
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