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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, 18 November 10
MUNDRA PORT AWARDED BEST PRIVATE PORT - COMMODITY ONLINE / HELLENIC SHIPPING
Adani Group owned, Mundra Port has been awarded the Annual Indian Maritime Gateway Award for the Best Private Port of the Year for the third consecu ...
Wednesday, 17 November 10
DRY BULK MARKET LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN COAL TRADES AND INDIAN IRON ORE EXPORTS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping reported that, the dry bulk market is lacking support to end its 13-day slide, as evidenced by Monday’s ...
Tuesday, 16 November 10
'VALLAR PLC' TO BECOME 'BUMI PLC' POST DEAL - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, The United Kingdom’s Vallar Plc will change its name to Bumi Plc following a cash and stock transaction with t ...
Tuesday, 16 November 10
ROTHSCHILD BUYS INDONESIAN COAL STAKES FOR $3 BILLION - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, Nathaniel Rothschild, the only son of U.K. financier Jacob Rothschild, agreed to invest $3 billion in two Indonesian coal c ...
Sunday, 14 November 10
THE FREIGHT MARKET CONTINUED ITS DOWN FALL - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
COALspot.com: The freight market continued its down fall with BDI down by 7.29 pct and closed at 2,313 points.
All other segments were also under ...
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PTC India Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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