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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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Saturday, 21 July 12
THE FREIGHT RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLAT TO SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market was soft this week as all the segments were down.
The BDI was down by 6.58 pct closing at 1,037 points and the ...
Saturday, 21 July 12
INDONESIAN COMPANIES ABM INVESTAMA AND AVRA ASIA WORK OUT LONG-TERM CONTRACT - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, one of the leading English news papaer in Indonesia reported that, ABM Investama, a company with diversified interests in coal mi ...
Friday, 20 July 12
INDONESIA-INDIA SUPRAS BEING FIXED AT $ 10K
Handy
After a stable last week, the Handysize market has experienced softening rates in the Atlantic. Ships are ballasting from India into the Atla ...
Friday, 20 July 12
HANDYSIZES PROVE RATHER ATTRACTIVE AMONG OTHER SHIPS, IN TERMS OF FUTURE RETURNS ON INVESTMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The Handysize segment of the dry bulk market appears to offer the best incentive among other ship types, for a ship owners to invest in, says Interm ...
Wednesday, 18 July 12
TAIWAN POWER COMPANY TO IMPORT 0.588 MILLION TONS OF LOW ASH AND EXTRA LOW SULFUR SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL
COALspot.com - Taiwan Power Company intends to procure 588,000 MT tons of extra low sulfur sub-bituminous coal for Taipower thermal power plant thro ...
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- PTC India Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
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