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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, 08 March 13
DRY BULK MARKET ON A RISING TREND - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market has continued its rising pattern set after China opened up again for business, following the Asian New Year Holidays. As a resul ...
Thursday, 07 March 13
PANAMAX : POSITIVE TREND; CAPESIZE : GRADUALLY SLIDE - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
The Atlantic saw more cargoes than last week and rates ticking upwards. The USG-Feast was at USD 22k and Black sea-feast was at USD 12k. The ...
Tuesday, 05 March 13
NEWCASTLE PORT SHIPPED 20.77 PERCENT MORE COAL W/E 4 MARCH 2013
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 2,631,562 MT of thermal and coking coal for a week ended 0700 hours 4 March 2013, Newcas ...
Sunday, 03 March 13
INDONESIAN THERMAL COAL SWAPS; CHINA CONTRACTS FALL W-O-W
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q2’ 2013 delivery has lost 0.75 percent and CFR South China coal shipment&nbs ...
Sunday, 03 March 13
FREIGHT MARKET FROM INDONESIA EXPECTED TO BE FIRM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com – The freight market has been fairly firm this week except for cape size index.
The BDI was up by 4.64 points closing at 776 p ...
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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