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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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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Minerals Council of Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PTC India Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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