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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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Monday, 24 May 10
PAMA TO CLOSE COALS ACQUISITION IN 2010
Insider Stories reported that, Indonesia's largest coal mining contractor PT Pamapersada Nusantara, subsidiary of PT United Tractors Tbk (UNTR), wi ...
Sunday, 23 May 10
SINGARENI LEVIES PREMIUM TO BALANCE COAL DEMAND - BUSINESS STANDARD
Business-Standard reported that, In view of the rising demand for coal, Singareni Collieries Company Limited has recently levied a premium on c ...
Saturday, 22 May 10
THE BRENT CRUDE PRICES WAS SHARPLY DOWN AT US$ 71.72 PER BARREL - VISTAAR SHIPPING
COALspot.com: The freight market was under pressure with the caps size index down by 10 pct with uncertainty in Europe crisis continuing.
The BD ...
Saturday, 22 May 10
PORT CONGESTION IN AUSTRALIA HELPING RATES CHINA COAL IMPORT BOOM TO CUSHION FREIGHT RATES
China's record coal imports this year will provide some support to freight rates but growing pressure from fleet oversupply is set to limit gains. ...
Saturday, 22 May 10
INDUSTRY QUESTIONS STEAM COAL PRICE ANOMALY
Five South Korean utilities have secured a deal for 3.13 million tonnes of Australian thermal coal with a calorific value of 6,080kcal/kg for delive ...
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PTC India Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Planning Commission, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Australian Coal Association
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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