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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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Thursday, 22 August 13
PANAMAX : PERIOD MARKET IS STILL BEING LED BY STRONGER SENTIMENT IN THE FFA'S - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
This week started slowly as expected. Indo biz now rate APS around 7k +60k to china and around 8k+80k to India. However, there are some ships ...
Wednesday, 21 August 13
DRY BULK SHIPPING - POSITIVE WINDOW FOR CAPESIZE OWNERS - PETER SAND
By: Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
Demand:
“Expect the unexpected from the dry bulk market” was what we wrote last time ar ...
Wednesday, 21 August 13
RATES FOR CAPES MOVED DECISIVELY NORTH THIS WEEK - INTERMODAL
COALspot.com - Right when the BDI seemed ready for another dive below the 1000 points level, the Dry Bulk market made significant comeback this week ...
Tuesday, 20 August 13
AUSTRALIA NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORTS FALL 19.15 PERCENT ON WEEK
COALspot.com: Power plant and semi-soft coking coal shipments from Australia's Newcastle port fell 19.15 per cent week on week to 2.39 million mt f ...
Tuesday, 20 August 13
CAPESIZE RATES MORE SENSITIVE TO DEMAND - COMMODORE RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
COALspot.com : Approximately 71.50 million tons of iron ore is now stockpiled at Chinese ports, 900,000 tons (-1%) less than a week ago, Commodore R ...
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PTC India Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- The University of Queensland
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
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