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