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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, 02 May 14
US WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION RELATIVELY FLAT AT -0.1%, SAYS EIA
COALspot.com – United States the world's second largest coal producer, produced approximately 19.0 million short tons (mmst) of coal i ...
Friday, 02 May 14
DRY BULK MARKET SHOWING SIGNS OF COMEBACK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The dry bulk market which has been hovering below the 1,000-point market (BDI) during the past couple of weeks, could be exhibiting signs of a s ...
Thursday, 01 May 14
INDONESIA EXPORT BAN POINTS TO QUESTIONS OVER CHINA'S LONG-TERM BAUXITE SUPPLY - WOOD MACKENZIE
China’s Bauxite demand forecast to reach 240 million tonnes by 2030
In light of the Indonesian mineral ore ban that came into force o ...
Thursday, 01 May 14
DRY BULK MARKET STILL REELING UNDER PRESSURE FROM VARIOUS FACTORS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The dry bulk market's revival is still overdue, as the industry's benchmark, the BDI is still lagging below the 1,000-point mark. In fac ...
Wednesday, 30 April 14
FREIGHT MARKET FOR DRY BULKERS STILL REMAINS WEAK - INTERMODAL
One week after the Easter holiday and the celebration for the resurrection of Christ, everybody expected to see a similar sign of a revival in t ...
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Australian Coal Association
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- The University of Queensland
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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