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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, 18 October 13
WOOD MACKENZIE FORECASTS CHINA WILL OUTWEIGH THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR BASE METALS DEMAND BY 2017
China set to account for 52% of 117mt base metals market by 2017
China is on track to exceed rest of the World demand by 2017, becoming the singl ...
Friday, 18 October 13
DRY BULK MARKET ON "PAUSE" MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The dry bulk market has been on "pause" mode over the past week, after China's return from the week long holidays. The industry's benchm ...
Friday, 18 October 13
US PRODUCED 6.7% MORE COAL W-W
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer produced approximately 18.9 million short tons (mmst) of coal in a ...
Thursday, 17 October 13
CAPESIZE: RATES ARE AGAIN MOVING UPWARDS - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
Activities were obviously slowed down in the Pacific basin. There were only few coal movements which fixed around USD 15-16k for ships in Sin ...
Thursday, 17 October 13
SGX TO LAUNCH "SGX THERMAL COAL FUTURES" NEXT MONDAY
COALspot.com: SGX is to launch two thermal coal futures contracts, SGX API 8 CFR China Coal Index Futures and SGX IHS McCloskey Indonesian Sub-bit F ...
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Planning Commission, India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- The University of Queensland
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Australian Coal Association
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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