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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, 19 April 13
FIRST QUARTER OF 2013 PROVEN A POSITIVE SURPRISE FOR DRY BULK MARKET - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Despite ominous predictions regarding the negative performance of the dry bulk market during the – traditionally weak anyway – first qua ...
Thursday, 18 April 13
HANDY: STABLE ; PANAMAX: BUSY WEEK - FEARNRESEARCH
Handy
The Atlantic markets remain stable in this week. The USG-Feast was at USD 19k and Black Sea-Feast was at USD 12k. The Pacific market is bit f ...
Thursday, 18 April 13
FEATURE: PREDICTING THE FUTURE - AND THE PAST - BIMCO
It’s not predicting the future that is problematical, it’s the realisation that you have to relive the past again and again when you fai ...
Wednesday, 17 April 13
INDONESIA SHIPPED 80 MILLION TONS OF COAL IN FIRST QUARTER - COAL DIRECTOR
COALspot.com - Indonesia has exported around 80 million tons of coal including power plant coal in first three months of this year.
Speaking on t ...
Tuesday, 16 April 13
AUSTRALIAN NEWCASTLE PORT'S COAL EXPORTS JUMPED 20.87 PER CENT ON WEEK TO 3.07 MMT
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 3,077,431 tons of thermal and coking coal for week ended 0700 hours 15 April 2013, Newca ...
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The University of Queensland
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Planning Commission, India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- PTC India Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
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