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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, 12 May 14
TAIPOWER TO IMPORT AROUND 1 MMT OF SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL DURING AUGUST 2014 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2014
COALspot.com - Taiwan Power Company intends to procure 1.050 million tons of sub-bituminous coal for Taipower thermal power plant through open t ...
Monday, 12 May 14
DRY BULK MARKET IS STILL STRUGGLING TO FIND FIRM FOOTING
COALspot.com: The freight market continued to be weak and the BDI closed slightly lower at 997 points or fell 1.96 pct week on week. The cape in ...
Friday, 09 May 14
RBCT SHIPPED 5.4 MMT OF COAL IN APRIL
COALspot.com: South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) the single largest coal export terminal in the world, shipped 5.45 million to ...
Friday, 09 May 14
DRY BULK MARKET: BANKRUPTCY TONNAGE UNLEASHED
Drewry’s latest Dry Bulk Forecaster saw freight rates on most routes declined in 2014’s first quarter as the previous quarter’ ...
Friday, 09 May 14
UNITED STATES COAL PRODUCTION SLIGHTLY SLIDES TO 82.4 MMST IN APRIL
COALspot.com – United States the world's second largest coal producer, produced approximately 18.8 million short tons (mmst) of coal i ...
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
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