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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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Wednesday, 20 November 13
PANAMAX MARKET RESUMED ITS NEGATIVE MOVEMENT FOR A SECOND WEEK IN A ROW - INTERMODAL
COALspot.com: The recovery noted the week prior in the dry Bulk market proved to be short-lived, as the BDI slipped back down to the low 1,500 point ...
Wednesday, 20 November 13
TAIPOWER TO IMPORT 0.825 MMT OF 5000 GAR COAL FOR Q2' 14
COALspot.com: Taiwan Power Company intends to procure 825,000 metric tons of general sub-bituminous coal with calorific value not lesser than 5,000 ...
Wednesday, 20 November 13
CAPES AND PANAMAXES SOFTENING; SMALLER SIZE SEGMENTS FIRMING FURTHER - INTERMODAL
Chartering (Wet: Firm+ / Dry: Stable- )
The BDI has closed off the week on the red, with rates for Capes and Panamaxes softening and those fo ...
Tuesday, 19 November 13
INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT'S DECLARED COAL PRICE REFERENCE UP 1.98% IN NOVEMBER
COALspot.com - The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources of Indonesia has increased government declared coal bench mark price by US$ 1.52 / MT ...
Tuesday, 19 November 13
WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS FROM NEWCASTLE PORT INCREASED BY 20.59%
COALspot.com: In the week ended November 18, power plant and semi-soft coking coal shipments from the port of Newcastle in Queensland, totaled 2.92& ...
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Planning Commission, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- MS Steel International - UAE
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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