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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, 18 September 10
ECI / CHINA FREIGHT ROUTE DOWN BY 1.22 PCT OR US$ 225 PER DAY AND CLOSED AT US$ 18,123 PER DAY - VISTAAR
COALspot.com: The BDI was under pressure this week and was almost down by 11 pct and closed at 2676 points.
The Cape and Panamax index was almost ...
Friday, 17 September 10
CWP COAL WASHING PLANTS MACHINERY LANDS ON RUSSIAN MARKET!!
Press Release: CWP Coal Washing Plants Machinery Industry & Trade Co. which was founded in 1990, has been operating in Izmir with its closed pro ...
Friday, 17 September 10
FREIGHT RATES TO DECLINE FURTHER - ICICI SEC
Broking firm ICICI Securities said tanker freight rates reported a sharp drop with rates of Suezmax and Aframax carriers declining by 16% to USD 8,6 ...
Friday, 17 September 10
R-POWER, ADANI, GMR TO BID FOR $1-BN MINE
Reliance Power, Adani Power and GMR are in the race for a coal mine asset in Australia. The valuation of the asset is close to $1 billion (Rs 4,600 ...
Thursday, 16 September 10
RPG GROUP BUYS 10% IN AUSSIE COAL FIRM RESOURCE GENERATION
Dealcurry reported that, India's RPG Group's Integrated Coal Mining Limited (ICML) has acquired 10% stake (18,268,053 shares) in Resource Generati ...
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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