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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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Tuesday, 16 October 12
DRY BULK FREIGHT RATES COULD IMPROVE ON CHINESE STIMULUS AND WINTER CARGO DEMAND SAYS BIMCO - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
BIMCO has given out its forecast for the next six weeks, in terms of freight rates for dry bulk carriers. According to them, Capesize TC Average rat ...
Monday, 15 October 12
IT'S STRICTLY COME CHARTERING - CLARKSON RESEARCH SERVICES
The charter market is a bit of a dance between ship owner and charterer: one leader, one follower; one step, two steps, turn... The dance is symbiot ...
Sunday, 14 October 12
SUB-BIT INDONESIA COAL AND CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAPS: SOFT
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for December 2012 delivery lost 0.329 percent w- w but gained 0.248 percent d-d on Friday, 12 Oct ...
Sunday, 14 October 12
SUPRAMAX FREIGHT STEADY: PANAMAX FREIGHTS FIRM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The shipping market saw some hectic activity in the Cape and panamax sector and quite a lot of fixtures reported.
The BDI was up b ...
Friday, 12 October 12
HOW REAL IS THE THREAT OF PIRACY? - BIMCO
The threat of modern piracy remains serious, regardless of its seasonal variations and the fact that it is chiefly confined to the Indian Ocean, Gul ...
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
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