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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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Saturday, 02 October 10
FOUR INDONESIAN COAL FIRMS KEEN TO TIE UP WITH NALCO - SIFY
Sify reported that, Four Indonesian coal companies have shown interest to tie up with public sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) for its 4 bil ...
Friday, 01 October 10
COAL TRADERS POWER FOREIGN ASSET BUYS - ECONOMIC TIMES
Economic Times reported that, the rush to own coal assets is leading to innovative alliances. are teaming up with utilities like , Reliance Power an ...
Thursday, 30 September 10
LOW CALORIFIC VALUE COAL MAY BE SOLD BELOW COAL REFERENCE PRICE IN INDONESIA
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter has issued another ministerial decree to regulate the selling price of coal of Indo ...
Thursday, 30 September 10
INITIAL PHASE OF MOATIZE MINING BY EARLY NOVEMBER - ALL AFRICA
All Africa report that, the initial phase of mining coal at Moatize, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, will begin by early November, and t ...
Thursday, 30 September 10
THE PANAMAX CONTINUED ITS DOWNWARD TREND FROM LAST WEEK - FEARNBULK
HANDY
Activity remains slow this week combined with a lack of fresh enquiry and tonnage over-supply in the Atlantic. Indexes are all negative exce ...
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- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- The University of Queensland
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Planning Commission, India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Australian Coal Association
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