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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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Sunday, 18 August 13
SUB-BIT FOB INDONESIA COAL SWAP : ON POSITIVE DIRECTION ON DAY, WEEK AND MONTH
COALspot.com – Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q4 2013 delivery US$ 1.83 up month on month. The swap was moved positive ...
Sunday, 18 August 13
INDO - INDIA FREIGHT EXPECTED TO BE FIRM NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market was up this week with the BDI gaining more than 10 pct due to strong Cape Sector.
The BDI was closed at 1,102 p ...
Friday, 16 August 13
US COAL PRODUCTION SLIGHTLY UP ON WEEK
COALspot.com – United states the world’s second largest coal producer produced totaled approximately 20.10 million short tons (mmst) of ...
Thursday, 15 August 13
CAPESIZE : TRENDS SOMETIMES SHIFT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
The influence of the summer holidays across Europe was felt in the Atlantic basin this week. Very little activity and a growing list of avail ...
Wednesday, 14 August 13
ANOTHER WEEK IN THE RED FOR DRY BULK CARRIERS - INTERMODAL
Chartering (Wet: Stable- / Dry: Stable- )
Another week in the red for Dry Bulk carriers with the market losing further steam as fewer an ...
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- The University of Queensland
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- PTC India Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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