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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, 04 October 12
CAPESIZE : IN SPITE OF THE HOLIDAYS IN CHINA, RATES ARE CLIMBING UP - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
Atlantic market remains quiet due to lack of cargoes and more supply of ships. Rates from Continent to east Med were around USD 13k and Black ...
Wednesday, 03 October 12
BARCLAYS'S PRICE FORECAST FOR NEWCASTLE COAL HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOWN
“ The main story in the global coal markets has been the growth in supply, with all of the major exporters adding volumes into a market which ...
Sunday, 30 September 12
SUB-BIT INDONESIA COAL SWAPS: MIXED TREND
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for November 2012 delivery lost 0.73 percent w-o-w but gained 0.41 percent d-o-d on Friday, 28 Se ...
Sunday, 30 September 12
INDONESIA HAS NO PLAN TO CAP COAL PRODUCTION
COALspot.com - “The current low coal prices were mainly due to a global oversupply condition, spurred by numerous mining exploitations in the ...
Sunday, 30 September 12
FREIGHT MARKET UNDER PRESSURE; OVERALL SENTIMENTS ARE STILL BEARISH
COALspot.com - The freight market seemed to have lost steam and all indices were down except for cape index.
The BDI was slightly down by 6 point ...
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Australian Coal Association
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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