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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, 20 September 13
DRY BULK MARKET REACHES NEW HEIGHTS THIS WEEK STANDING AT THREE-YEAR HIGH - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The biggest rally of the dry bulk market in more than three years have brought back joy among ship owners, especially those active in the Capesize m ...
Friday, 20 September 13
US COAL PRODUCTION SLIGHTLY UP WEEK ON WEEK
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer produced totalled approximately 20.30 million short tons (mmst) of ...
Friday, 20 September 13
COLOMBIA SHIPPED 31.14 MILLION TONS OF THERMAL COAL IN H1
COALspot.com : Colombia’s coal exports fell by 20.59 percent in June 2013 compared to Colombia’s May's export of 7,633,579 MT.
Colom ...
Thursday, 19 September 13
CAPESIZE : AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS HAVE GAINED ALMOST USD 6K WOW - FEARNLEYS
Handy
The rates in Feast are still firm this week even the activity calmed down a bit as chrtrs are not in a rush to cover even their end Sept carg ...
Wednesday, 18 September 13
IRON ORE AND ZINC ARE BEST PERFORMING MINING SECTORS IN CURRENT LOW PRICE, HIGH COST ENVIRONMENT - WOOD MACKENZIE
With the fall in commodity prices, cash margins in the mining industry have come under pressure. Accordingly, producers and investors are placing in ...
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Planning Commission, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- White Energy Company Limited
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Australian Coal Association
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PTC India Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- The University of Queensland
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Parliament of New Zealand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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