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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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Tuesday, 09 November 10
NOBLE GROUP APPOINTED AS THE EXCLUSIVE MARKETING AGENT FOR PT. BERAU COAL
COALspot.com: Noble Group Limited has recently been appointed as the exclusive marketing agent for PT. Berau Coal production exported to internation ...
Monday, 08 November 10
INDONESIAN HBA HAS INCREASED TO $ 95.51 PER TON FOR NOVEMBER LOADING
COALspot.com: The Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal of Indonesia has been publishing a monthly coal price reference (HBA) since Fe ...
Sunday, 07 November 10
THE SUPRAMAX INDEX IN THE FAR EAST CONTINUED TO BE UNDER PRESSURE - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com: The freight market continued to remain soft and all segments were down by almost about 6 pct.
The BDI and Cape Size index was down ...
Saturday, 06 November 10
DRY BULK MARKET LACKING SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN CURRENT LEVELS, BUT PANAMAX OWNERS ARE MORE FORTUNATE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Posting its fifth straight losing session, the dry bulk market benchmark, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down yesterday by another 1.26% to 2510 poi ...
Friday, 05 November 10
RI COAL EXPORT PROSPECTS STILL BRIGHT - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesia, already the world’s largest exporter of seaborne thermal coal since 2005, will continue to be a maj ...
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Minerals Council of Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Australian Coal Association
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
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