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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, 02 March 14
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS STEADY TO FIRM THIS PAST WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com: The freight market was steady to firm this past week. The BDI was up 7.06 pct and closed at 1258 points and the cape index was also fi ...
Friday, 28 February 14
PTBA TO INCREASE ITS COAL TERMINAL'S LOADING CAPACITY TO 25 MILLION TONS PER ANNUM BY JULY 2014
COALspot.com: PT. Bukit Asam (PTBA), the Indonesian government owned coal miner operates several coal mining units in Sumatera as well as in Kaliman ...
Friday, 28 February 14
U.S PRODUCED 1.9% LESS COAL WEEK ON WEEK
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer, produced approximately 18.8 million short tons (mmst) of coal in ...
Friday, 28 February 14
DRY BULK MARKET SLOWLY BUT STEADILY FINDS ITS FOOTING - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market, hit by the low seasonal demand which is a typical characteristic of the first quarter of each year, is beginning to emerge from ...
Thursday, 27 February 14
PANAMAX : MARKET CONTINUED TO DECLINE IN THE ATLANTIC
Handy
The Atlantic handy/supra market experienced a downward trend this week but not a dramatic one. TA rates are down around USD 800 w-o-w lead b ...
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PTC India Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Minerals Council of Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Parliament of New Zealand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- The University of Queensland
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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