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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, 17 January 14
DRY BULK MARKET ENDS DECLINE, BOUNCES BACK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
It's been a rough start to the New Year for the dry bulk market, which was supposed to be on the verge of rallying to new heights this year, on the ...
Friday, 17 January 14
SPOT COAL PRICE TRENDS IN US VARY ACROSS KEY BASINS DURING 2013, SAYS EIA
COALspot.com: Spot steam coal price trends in US varied across key basins in 2013, a latest EIA report says. Compared with 2012, while total coal de ...
Thursday, 16 January 14
PANAMAX : THE GAP BETWEEN SPOT AND PERIOD HAS INCREASED IN BOTH HEMISPHERES - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
In the Atlantic we have seen rates slowly sliding on lack of enough fresh business. USG/Continent still paying excess 28k and seems on an upw ...
Thursday, 16 January 14
SHIP OWNERS SCRAP 1,119 SHIPS DURING 2013 ON THE BACK OF OVERSUPPLY ISSUES - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Scrapping of older vessels is still the best bet that ship owners can make, in order to improve their newer vessels' fortunes, amid an oversupply o ...
Wednesday, 15 January 14
KOREA MIDLAND POWER CO INVITES BIDS FOR 360K MT OF SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL FOR ITS BORYEONG PLANT
COALspot.com : Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. has invited bids through International open bidding for 360,000 Metric Tons (MT) of sub-bituminous ...
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- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Australian Coal Association
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- White Energy Company Limited
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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