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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, 09 December 12
LOW DEMAND PUSHES CHARTER RATES TOWARDS DOWN - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market has softened and BDI, The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for dry bulk goods, plunged below 10 ...
Friday, 07 December 12
A NEW PHASE FOR AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES - A FITCH STREET INTERVIEW
This week Matt Jamieson spoke with Andrew Colquhoun in Fitch's Asian sovereign rating team, and Vicky Melbourne, Fitch's commodity analyst based i ...
Friday, 07 December 12
SHIPPING INDUSTRY LOOKING ON YET ANOTHER TOUGH YEAR AS WE APPROACH 2013 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With shipping finance "on the ropes" as traditional lenders appear to be cutting their losses and tonnage oversupply still the most import ...
Thursday, 06 December 12
PANAMAX : THE POSITIVE VIBES IN THE ATLANTIC REMAINS - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
The Atlantic market is still depressed with dearth of cargoes and more ships. The trips from Continent to Feast fixed around USD 12k. Trips f ...
Thursday, 06 December 12
STRONG CHINESE DEMAND FOR DRY BULK COMMODITIES EXPECTED FOR 2013 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
A new analysis from BIMCO released yesterday suggests that 2013 is expected to be a stronger year in terms of China's "hunger" for commod ...
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
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- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- The University of Queensland
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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