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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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Friday, 19 September 14
PRICES FOR DRY BULK CARRIERS HAVEN'T CORRECTED ENOUGH, DESPITE LOWER THAN EXPECTED FREIGHT RATES - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
A lot has been said and written about the looming dry bulk market recovery over the past few months. However, even if this hasn’t been materi ...
Thursday, 18 September 14
INDONESIA'S JULY COAL EXPORT VOLUME DROPPED 5.13% M-O-M
COALspot.com: Indonesia, one of the world's largest coal producer and the global leading multi grade coal exporter shipped around $1.65* ...
Thursday, 18 September 14
PANAMAX : US GULF/CHINA FRONTHAUL ARE NOW PAYING TYPICALLY 14.5K + 450K BB - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
We still see a firming tendency in the Atlantic and it is still ECSA and USG leading on. USG/Cont now up in about USD 17/18k for a Smax whi ...
Thursday, 18 September 14
ELECTRONIC BILLS OF LADING: A GUIDE TO PAPERLESS TRADING WHICH HAS TAKEN THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY BY STORM
Bimco has recently developed and published a charter party clause that specifically addresses the use of electronic bills of lading. Increasing use ...
Wednesday, 17 September 14
PANAMAX: LIMITED INTEREST IN BOTH BASINS; RISING TONNAGE - INTERMODAL
With the week starting off at a fast pace and with the positive momentum from the previous Friday seemingly sticking around for a bit longer, most ...
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Planning Commission, India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Australian Coal Association
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
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