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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, 26 October 10
INDONESIA SHIPPED 5.32 PERCENT LESS COAL IN SEPTEMBER 10
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world largest coal exporter, shipped 21,661,817 MT of coal in September 2010, which is 5.32 percent lesser than Au ...
Tuesday, 26 October 10
DRY BULK MARKET TO KEEP RISING THIS WEEK ON STRONG CHINESE IRON ORE AND THERMAL COAL DEMAND - HELLENIC SHIPPING
Overcapacitated or not, the dry bulk market keeps its positive momentum as we move forward this week, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rising by 0.77 ...
Monday, 25 October 10
TWO CHINESE COMPANIES INK DEAL TO TAP AUSSIE COAL RESERVES
China Daily reportd that, two Chinese coal firms have teamed up to explore and develop coal resources in an area in Australia that has forecast rese ...
Monday, 25 October 10
DRY BULK MARKET STILL HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON CHINA, POSTS SMALL WEEKLY LOSS OF 1.27% - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With every twitch and turn from China’s metals industry, the dry bulk market is disproportionally affected, as evidenced by the course of the ...
Sunday, 24 October 10
SUPRAMAX VESSELS BEING FIXED AROUND $ 15 K PER DAY DELIVERY N. CHINA FOR TRIP VIA INDONESIA TO INDIA - VISTAAR SHIPPING
COALspot.com: The freight market this week remained almost at same levels with not much change. However the Far East/SE Asia market was quite soft w ...
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- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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