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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, 28 February 13
INDIA HAS INCREASED CUSTOMS DUTY AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY FOR POWER PLANT COAL
COALspot.com : The government of India raised basic customs duty and countervailing duty on steam coal. In the meantime government has reduced& ...
Thursday, 28 February 13
SHIP OWNERS EXPECTED TO FACE A CHALLENGING YEAR, DESPITE THE FALL OF NEWBUILDING ORDERS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Tonnage oversupply and a lagging growth in world trade demand are expected to keep shipping in the "red", despite a series of measures ado ...
Thursday, 28 February 13
PANAMAX : MARKET HAS SEEN A GOOD UPTURN OVER THE LAST WEEK - FEARNLEYS
Handy
The Atlantic saw more cargoes than last week and rates ticking upwards. The USG-Feast was at USD 19k and Black Sea-Feast was at USD 11k. The ...
Wednesday, 27 February 13
NEWCASTLE PORT IN AUSTRALIA SHIPPED 0.358 MILLION MT MORE COAL W-O-W
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 2,178,869 MT of thermal and coking coal for week ended 0700 hours 25 February 2013, Newc ...
Wednesday, 27 February 13
NEWLEAD HOLDINGS LTD. ANNOUNCES COAL SUPPLY AND DELIVERY CONTRACT
NewLead Holdings Ltd. yesterday announced that the Company has signed an agreement to supply and deliver 1.48 million metric tons of steam coal to a ...
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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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