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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, 11 July 14
UNITED STATE'S MONTHLY COAL OUTPUT FALLS 5.53% IN JUNE
COALspot.com – United States the world's second largest coal producer, produced approximately 18.1 million short tons (mmst) of coal in a ...
Thursday, 10 July 14
SGX EXPANDS ACROSS THE BULKS WITH NEW COAL PRODUCTS
COALspot.com: Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expanding its bulk commodity derivatives offering by launching new coking and thermal coal products on 4 ...
Thursday, 10 July 14
HANDY: SMALL INCREASE; PANAMAX: POSITIVE TONE; CAPESIZE: PAPER VALUES REMAIN WEEK
Handy
It is a general increase in activity in both hemispheres whereas rates have just experienced a small increase. In the Feast we see stable a ...
Wednesday, 09 July 14
SHIP INVESTMENTS ARE TRENDING LOWER
Most ship owners are deeming current ship prices on the high side, refraining from making serious commitments in new acquisitions or newbuilding or ...
Wednesday, 09 July 14
INDIAN GOVERNMENT ADVISED POWER UTILITIES TO INCREASE COAL IMPORTS
COALspot.com: The government of India has advised power utilities to increase coal imports to meet fuel shortages and those that have fuel supply p ...
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- The University of Queensland
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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