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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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Sunday, 19 October 14
LOW DEMAND PUSHES DOWN COAL FREIGHT RATES; VOLATILITY CONTINUES
COALspot.com: This week all the segments softened including BDI except for Panamax index.
The BDI was down by1.70 pct and clsoed at 944 points ...
Friday, 17 October 14
INTERNATIONAL COAL PRICES ARE AT LOWEST LEVEL; COAL STOCKS AT INDIAN POWER PLANTS ARE ALSO AT LOWEST LEVEL
International coal prices as well as coal freights are falling and reaching to its lowest levels. According to PTI, fuel stockpiles at the thermal ...
Friday, 17 October 14
U.S. COAL PRODUCTION UP BY 3.6% WEEK - ON - WEEK
COALspot.com – United States the world's one of largest coal producers, produced approximately 19.20 million short tons (mmst) of coal in ...
Friday, 17 October 14
DRY BULK SHIPPING'S OUTLOOK NOW SHIFTING TO A LESS PROMISING ONE, SHIP PRICES EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SOON - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
China’s and other Asian countries’ return to the dry bulk market last week, didn’t trigger the hoped support towards the dry bulk ...
Thursday, 16 October 14
KOREA MIDLAND POWER TO BUY 490K MT OF LCV COAL FOR 1Q 2015
COALspot.com : Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. has invited bids through International open bidding for 490,000 Metric Tons (MT) of LCV (Sub) Bitumino ...
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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