COALspot.com keeps you connected across the coal world

Submit Your Articles
We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining, shipping, etc.

To Submit your article please click here.

International Energy Events


Search News
Latest CoalNews Headlines
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)

BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
 
This week
Last week
Change
Change %
Baltic Dry Index
2030
1967
63
3.2
Baltic Cape Index
2194
1922
272
14.15
Baltic Panamax Index
2581
2632
51
-1.94
Baltic Supra Index
1731
1760
29
-1.65
Baltic Handy size Index
974
1010
36
-3.56
As of 6 August 2010
 


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.

Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (Terms & Conditions Apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)



If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.

Recent News

Monday, 06 January 14
INDONESIAN COAL SWAPS SLIDE TO $ 61.25 FOR Q4' 14 DELIVERY
COALspot.com – Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swap (FOB) for average Q1’ 14 delivery lost $ 0.32 pmt month on month on Friday 3 January 2014. Th ...


Sunday, 05 January 14
API 8 CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP FOR Q3 DELIVERY CLOSED $ 80.05, A $ 0.90 LOWER THAN Q1 PRICE
COALspot.com : API 8 CFR South China Coal swaps for average Q1’ 14 delivery lost 1.40 percept day on day closed at  US$ 80.95 per mt as o ...


Sunday, 05 January 14
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF INDIA REGISTERS CASES IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED SUPPLY OF LOW QUALITY INDONESIAN COAL BY A PRIVATE COMPANY TO NTPC & NSPCL
COALspot.com: The Central Bureau of Investigation of India has registered two cases regarding alleged supply of low quality imported Indonesian coal ...


Saturday, 04 January 14
THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT TO DOWNSIZE ITS COAL PRODUCTION TARGET TO 400 MMT THIS YEAR
COALspot.com: Indonesia to downsize its coal production target to 400 million tons in 2014, lower than the production in 2013, which stood at 421 mi ...


Friday, 03 January 14
IN 2013 RBCT HAS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, EXPORTED MORE THAN 70 MILLION TONS OF COAL
COALspot.com: South Africa's Richards Bay coal terminal, the world’s largest single coal exporting terminal shipped 6.788 million tonnes of c ...


   784 785 786 787 788   
Showing 3926 to 3930 news of total 6871
News by Category
Popular News
 
Total Members : 28,700
Member
Panelist
User ID
Password
Remember Me
By logging on you accept our TERMS OF USE.
Free
Register
Forgot Password
 
Our Members Are From ...

  • Thriveni
  • Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
  • PowerSource Philippines DevCo
  • Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
  • Asia Cement - Taiwan
  • Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
  • Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
  • Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
  • J M Baxi & Co - India
  • Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
  • Geoservices-GeoAssay Lab
  • Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • KEPCO - South Korea
  • Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
  • Chamber of Mines of South Africa
  • Deloitte Consulting - India
  • Minerals Council of Australia
  • The Treasury - Australian Government
  • European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
  • Xindia Steels Limited - India
  • Shree Cement - India
  • Posco Energy - South Korea
  • Gresik Semen - Indonesia
  • TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
  • TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
  • ANZ Bank - Australia
  • Commonwealth Bank - Australia
  • PLN Batubara - Indonesia
  • Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
  • GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
  • BRS Brokers - Singapore
  • World Bank
  • Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
  • Sojitz Corporation - Japan
  • Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
  • TGV SRAAC LIMITED, India
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
  • Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
  • Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Parry Sugars Refinery, India
  • Petron Corporation, Philippines
  • Anglo American - United Kingdom
  • KPMG - USA
  • Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
  • TANGEDCO India
  • Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
  • Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
  • Arutmin Indonesia
  • Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
  • Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
  • Moodys - Singapore
  • Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
  • Maybank - Singapore
  • MS Steel International - UAE
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
  • Mitsui
  • Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
  • Thermax Limited - India
  • SRK Consulting
  • Sical Logistics Limited - India
  • Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
  • Merrill Lynch Bank
  • Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
  • Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
  • PetroVietnam
  • IOL Indonesia
  • Latin American Coal - Colombia
  • India Bulls Power Limited - India
  • IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
  • Electricity Authority, New Zealand
  • Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
  • London Commodity Brokers - England
  • Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
  • Enel Italy
  • International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
  • Peabody Energy - USA
  • Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
  • U S Energy Resources
  • Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
  • Romanian Commodities Exchange
  • Bhushan Steel Limited - India
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • Marubeni Corporation - India
  • Baramulti Group, Indonesia
  • SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
  • IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
  • Indonesia Power. PT
  • WorleyParsons
  • Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
  • Independent Power Producers Association of India
  • RBS Sempra - UK
  • Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
  • Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
  • Thai Mozambique Logistica
  • Thailand Anthracite
  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Mitra SK Pvt Ltd - India
  • Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
  • Arch Coal - USA
  • Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
  • Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
  • KPCL - India
  • Bank of America
  • World Coal - UK
  • Siam City Cement - Thailand
  • ASAPP Information Group - India
  • Adaro Indonesia
  • Medco Energi Mining Internasional
  • Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
  • IMC Shipping - Singapore
  • Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
  • Edison Trading Spa - Italy
  • Deutsche Bank - India
  • Sucofindo - Indonesia
  • Qatrana Cement - Jordan
  • Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
  • Credit Suisse - India
  • Eastern Coal Council - USA
  • Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
  • Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
  • Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
  • Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
  • PLN - Indonesia
  • Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
  • Trasteel International SA, Italy
  • Parliament of New Zealand
  • OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
  • Ministry of Transport, Egypt
  • Malco - India
  • Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
  • Surastha Cement
  • Cebu Energy, Philippines
  • Vitol - Bahrain
  • The University of Queensland
  • McKinsey & Co - India
  • Coal and Oil Company - UAE
  • Coaltrans Conferences
  • Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
  • Mechel - Russia
  • Barclays Capital - USA
  • Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
  • LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
  • CESC Limited - India
  • Inspectorate - India
  • Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
  • Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
  • NALCO India
  • KOWEPO - South Korea
  • Wilmar Investment Holdings
  • Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
  • ING Bank NV - Singapore
  • JPMorgan - India
  • TNPL - India
  • PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
  • Central Java Power - Indonesia
  • Tamil Nadu electricity Board
  • GB Group - China
  • GMR Energy Limited - India
  • Indonesian Coal Mining Association
  • SASOL - South Africa
  • JPower - Japan
  • Jatenergy - Australia
  • Australian Coal Association
  • Berau Coal - Indonesia
  • Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
  • Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
  • Pinang Coal Indonesia
  • ICICI Bank Limited - India
  • ACC Limited - India
  • Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
  • Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
  • Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
  • Noble Europe Ltd - UK
  • Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
  • SUEK AG - Indonesia
  • Bhatia International Limited - India
  • Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
  • globalCOAL - UK
  • Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
  • Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
  • Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
  • Georgia Ports Authority, United States
  • White Energy Company Limited
  • Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
  • Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
  • Star Paper Mills Limited - India
  • Rudhra Energy - India
  • Bank of China, Malaysia
  • Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
  • Planning Commission, India
  • Platts
  • Cosco
  • Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
  • Carbofer General Trading SA - India
  • Coal Orbis AG
  • Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
  • Videocon Industries ltd - India
  • Adani Power Ltd - India
  • Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
  • Bangkok Bank PCL
  • Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
  • Tata Power - India
  • Agrawal Coal Company - India
  • Energy Development Corp, Philippines
  • San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
  • Japan Coal Energy Center
  • New Zealand Coal & Carbon
  • AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
  • BNP Paribas - Singapore
  • Coal India Limited
  • Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
  • The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
  • Petrosea - Indonesia
  • GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
  • Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
  • Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
  • Tanito Harum - Indonesia
  • Maruti Cements - India
  • GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
  • Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
  • Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
  • EMO - The Netherlands
  • Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
  • Panama Canal Authority
  • SMG Consultants - Indonesia
  • Eastern Energy - Thailand
  • Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
  • Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
  • DBS Bank - Singapore
  • Bangladesh Power Developement Board
  • Central Electricity Authority - India
  • Indian School of Mines
  • Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Freeport Indonesia
  • Aditya Birla Group - India
  • Indorama - Singapore
  • GHCL Limited - India
  • Kobe Steel Ltd - Japan
  • SGS (Thailand) Limited
  • Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
  • NTPC Limited - India
  • Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
  • Renaissance Capital - South Africa
  • Cement Manufacturers Association - India
  • Shenhua Group - China
  • CNBM International Corporation - China
  • Cargill India Pvt Ltd
  • Ince & co LLP
  • Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
  • Cardiff University - UK
  • Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
  • Dalmia Cement Bharat India
  • Mjunction Services Limited - India
  • Idemitsu - Japan
  • Gupta Coal India Ltd
  • HSBC - Hong Kong
  • Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
  • Clarksons - UK
  • Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
  • PTC India Limited - India
  • Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
  • Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
  • Platou - Singapore
  • Lafarge - France
  • bp singapore
  • Heidelberg Cement - Germany
  • Argus Media - Singapore
  • Britmindo - Indonesia
  • Maersk Broker
  • Indika Energy - Indonesia
  • Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
  • Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
  • UBS Singapore
  • Infraline Energy - India
  • The India Cements Ltd
  • Reliance Power - India
  • TRAFIGURA, South Korea
  • EIA - United States
  • Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
  • Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
  • Goldman Sachs - Singapore
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
  • Thomson Reuters GRC
  • Coeclerici Indonesia
  • Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
  • Indian Energy Exchange, India
  • Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
  • APGENCO India
  • Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
  • MEC Coal - Indonesia
  • Singapore Mercantile Exchange
  • Fearnleys - India
  • GNFC Limited - India
  • Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
  • Thiess Contractors Indonesia
  • Inco-Indonesia
  • CoalTek, United States
  • Interocean Group of Companies - India
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
  • Economic Council, Georgia
  • Vale Mozambique
  • Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
  • Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
  • Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
  • Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
  • Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
  • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
  • Total Coal South Africa
  • Humpuss - Indonesia
  • Permata Bank - Indonesia
  • Glencore India Pvt. Ltd
  • PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
  • Runge Indonesia
  • Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
  • South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
  • Cemex - Philippines
  • ETA - Dubai
  • Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
  • Mercator Lines Limited - India
  • Samsung - South Korea
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
  • Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
  • Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
  • McConnell Dowell - Australia
  • Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
  • Xstrata Coal
  • VISA Power Limited - India
  • Russian Coal LLC
  • Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
  • Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
  • Ministry of Mines - Canada
  • Vedanta Resources Plc - India
  • CCIC - Indonesia
  • Indogreen Group - Indonesia
  • Malabar Cements Ltd - India
  • Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
  • Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
  • SMC Global Power, Philippines
  • Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
  • OCBC - Singapore
  • Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
  • Core Mineral Indonesia
  • CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
  • UOB Asia (HK) Ltd
  • Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines