COALspot.com keeps you connected across the coal world

Submit Your Articles
We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining, shipping, etc.

To Submit your article please click here.

International Energy Events


Search News
Latest CoalNews Headlines
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)

BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
 
This week
Last week
Change
Change %
Baltic Dry Index
2030
1967
63
3.2
Baltic Cape Index
2194
1922
272
14.15
Baltic Panamax Index
2581
2632
51
-1.94
Baltic Supra Index
1731
1760
29
-1.65
Baltic Handy size Index
974
1010
36
-3.56
As of 6 August 2010
 


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.

Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (Terms & Conditions Apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)



If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.

Recent News

Tuesday, 15 January 13
GRANT SMITH APPOINTED GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BRAEMAR ADJUSTING
The Board of Braemar Adjusting is delighted to announce the appointment of Grant Smith as Group Managing Director of the company with immediate effe ...


Tuesday, 15 January 13
2ND MYANMAR MINING SUMMIT & OFFICIAL HOST MINISTRY OF MINES TO WELCOME OVER 200 DELEGATES NEXT WEEK
Press Release: The Ministry of Mines is hosting the 2nd Myanmar Mining Summit in Yangon on 21-24 January to unravel the local mining climate, prospe ...


Monday, 14 January 13
NEWCASTLE PORT SHIPPED 2.32 PERCENT LESS COAL W/E 14 JANUARY 2013
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 3,123,312 MT of thermal and coking coal for week ended  0700 hours 14 January 2013, Newca ...


Monday, 14 January 13
THE COAL MONGOLIA - 2013 OFFICIALLY IN COOPERATION WITH TOP MINING COMPANIES
Press Release: Mongolian first mining portal site Mining.mn has already started its preparation of the International Conference “COAL MONGOLIA ...


Monday, 14 January 13
NTPC INVITES BIDS FOR 500K MT OF IMPORTED COAL
COALspot.com - NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation) is the largest Indian state-owned electric utilities company called for a ...


   883 884 885 886 887   
Showing 4421 to 4425 news of total 6871
News by Category
Popular News
 
Total Members : 28,700
Member
Panelist
User ID
Password
Remember Me
By logging on you accept our TERMS OF USE.
Free
Register
Forgot Password
 
Our Members Are From ...

  • EIA - United States
  • Tamil Nadu electricity Board
  • Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
  • Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
  • SGS (Thailand) Limited
  • MEC Coal - Indonesia
  • Malco - India
  • Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
  • Aditya Birla Group - India
  • Sical Logistics Limited - India
  • Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
  • Heidelberg Cement - Germany
  • GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
  • Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
  • Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
  • Cement Manufacturers Association - India
  • Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
  • Idemitsu - Japan
  • Romanian Commodities Exchange
  • Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
  • Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
  • Commonwealth Bank - Australia
  • Gupta Coal India Ltd
  • Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
  • Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
  • Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
  • ANZ Bank - Australia
  • Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
  • SUEK AG - Indonesia
  • JPower - Japan
  • Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
  • Cosco
  • AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
  • J M Baxi & Co - India
  • Marubeni Corporation - India
  • Minerals Council of Australia
  • Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
  • Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
  • WorleyParsons
  • bp singapore
  • Runge Indonesia
  • Gresik Semen - Indonesia
  • CNBM International Corporation - China
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
  • ICICI Bank Limited - India
  • Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
  • Britmindo - Indonesia
  • Carbofer General Trading SA - India
  • Freeport Indonesia
  • Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
  • Pinang Coal Indonesia
  • Indorama - Singapore
  • PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
  • Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
  • Platts
  • Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
  • San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
  • Coal Orbis AG
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
  • Shenhua Group - China
  • Indika Energy - Indonesia
  • GB Group - China
  • Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
  • Tata Power - India
  • Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
  • Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ministry of Transport, Egypt
  • Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
  • Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
  • Medco Energi Mining Internasional
  • Coaltrans Conferences
  • Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
  • Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
  • Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
  • SASOL - South Africa
  • Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
  • UBS Singapore
  • GMR Energy Limited - India
  • Indonesia Power. PT
  • Parry Sugars Refinery, India
  • TANGEDCO India
  • NTPC Limited - India
  • Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
  • India Bulls Power Limited - India
  • Thomson Reuters GRC
  • Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
  • Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
  • Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
  • Sucofindo - Indonesia
  • Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
  • Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
  • Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
  • Thermax Limited - India
  • Coeclerici Indonesia
  • Russian Coal LLC
  • Mechel - Russia
  • SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
  • Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
  • Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Deloitte Consulting - India
  • Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
  • CCIC - Indonesia
  • JPMorgan - India
  • U S Energy Resources
  • Barclays Capital - USA
  • Surastha Cement
  • Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
  • Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
  • Siam City Cement - Thailand
  • Sojitz Corporation - Japan
  • Indogreen Group - Indonesia
  • KOWEPO - South Korea
  • Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
  • Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Thai Mozambique Logistica
  • Thiess Contractors Indonesia
  • Wilmar Investment Holdings
  • Trasteel International SA, Italy
  • RBS Sempra - UK
  • PLN - Indonesia
  • Kobe Steel Ltd - Japan
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
  • CESC Limited - India
  • IMC Shipping - Singapore
  • White Energy Company Limited
  • European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
  • Bhushan Steel Limited - India
  • Agrawal Coal Company - India
  • The Treasury - Australian Government
  • Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
  • Bangladesh Power Developement Board
  • Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
  • Arch Coal - USA
  • Bangkok Bank PCL
  • Vedanta Resources Plc - India
  • Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
  • TNPL - India
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
  • Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
  • EMO - The Netherlands
  • Mjunction Services Limited - India
  • Maruti Cements - India
  • Geoservices-GeoAssay Lab
  • The India Cements Ltd
  • Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
  • TRAFIGURA, South Korea
  • Chamber of Mines of South Africa
  • Videocon Industries ltd - India
  • Xindia Steels Limited - India
  • Renaissance Capital - South Africa
  • PowerSource Philippines DevCo
  • Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
  • Dalmia Cement Bharat India
  • Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
  • Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
  • Ministry of Mines - Canada
  • Singapore Mercantile Exchange
  • Petron Corporation, Philippines
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
  • Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
  • Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
  • The University of Queensland
  • SMG Consultants - Indonesia
  • BNP Paribas - Singapore
  • Cemex - Philippines
  • PLN Batubara - Indonesia
  • APGENCO India
  • ETA - Dubai
  • Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
  • GNFC Limited - India
  • Shree Cement - India
  • World Bank
  • CoalTek, United States
  • Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
  • Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
  • Bank of China, Malaysia
  • Australian Coal Association
  • Fearnleys - India
  • Eastern Coal Council - USA
  • DBS Bank - Singapore
  • Mitra SK Pvt Ltd - India
  • Enel Italy
  • Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
  • IOL Indonesia
  • Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
  • Core Mineral Indonesia
  • Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
  • ACC Limited - India
  • Thailand Anthracite
  • Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
  • Arutmin Indonesia
  • Indian Energy Exchange, India
  • Panama Canal Authority
  • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
  • The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
  • Energy Development Corp, Philippines
  • Electricity Authority, New Zealand
  • Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
  • Coal India Limited
  • Credit Suisse - India
  • GHCL Limited - India
  • Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
  • Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
  • Samsung - South Korea
  • globalCOAL - UK
  • Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
  • KPMG - USA
  • Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
  • Clarksons - UK
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Independent Power Producers Association of India
  • LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
  • TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
  • Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
  • Asia Cement - Taiwan
  • Platou - Singapore
  • Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
  • Qatrana Cement - Jordan
  • GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
  • McConnell Dowell - Australia
  • Inco-Indonesia
  • Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
  • Goldman Sachs - Singapore
  • Planning Commission, India
  • Indonesian Coal Mining Association
  • UOB Asia (HK) Ltd
  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
  • Indian School of Mines
  • Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
  • Bank of America
  • Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
  • Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
  • Star Paper Mills Limited - India
  • Malabar Cements Ltd - India
  • Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
  • Economic Council, Georgia
  • McKinsey & Co - India
  • Tanito Harum - Indonesia
  • Glencore India Pvt. Ltd
  • World Coal - UK
  • Argus Media - Singapore
  • Mitsui
  • KPCL - India
  • Anglo American - United Kingdom
  • Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
  • ING Bank NV - Singapore
  • Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
  • Lafarge - France
  • GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
  • Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
  • Humpuss - Indonesia
  • Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
  • Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
  • Noble Europe Ltd - UK
  • PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
  • SRK Consulting
  • South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
  • Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
  • Moodys - Singapore
  • Reliance Power - India
  • Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
  • London Commodity Brokers - England
  • Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
  • Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
  • Cargill India Pvt Ltd
  • Bhatia International Limited - India
  • Coal and Oil Company - UAE
  • Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
  • MS Steel International - UAE
  • TGV SRAAC LIMITED, India
  • Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
  • Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
  • Jatenergy - Australia
  • OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
  • Thriveni
  • PTC India Limited - India
  • Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
  • Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
  • Merrill Lynch Bank
  • Ince & co LLP
  • TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
  • Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
  • New Zealand Coal & Carbon
  • Vale Mozambique
  • PetroVietnam
  • Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
  • Cebu Energy, Philippines
  • Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
  • International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
  • Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
  • Interocean Group of Companies - India
  • Petrosea - Indonesia
  • Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
  • IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
  • IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
  • Mercator Lines Limited - India
  • Deutsche Bank - India
  • KEPCO - South Korea
  • Cardiff University - UK
  • Rudhra Energy - India
  • Maersk Broker
  • Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
  • Eastern Energy - Thailand
  • VISA Power Limited - India
  • Posco Energy - South Korea
  • Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
  • Permata Bank - Indonesia
  • Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
  • Adani Power Ltd - India
  • Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
  • Maybank - Singapore
  • OCBC - Singapore
  • HSBC - Hong Kong
  • NALCO India
  • Parliament of New Zealand
  • Latin American Coal - Colombia
  • Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
  • Georgia Ports Authority, United States
  • Central Java Power - Indonesia
  • Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
  • SMC Global Power, Philippines
  • Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
  • Peabody Energy - USA
  • Vitol - Bahrain
  • Berau Coal - Indonesia
  • Xstrata Coal
  • Total Coal South Africa
  • Adaro Indonesia
  • Baramulti Group, Indonesia
  • ASAPP Information Group - India
  • Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
  • Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
  • Inspectorate - India
  • Japan Coal Energy Center
  • CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
  • BRS Brokers - Singapore
  • Edison Trading Spa - Italy
  • Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
  • Central Electricity Authority - India
  • Infraline Energy - India
  • Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
  • Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea