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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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Friday, 22 June 12
GLOBAL ACTION NEEDED ON ENERGY POVERTY - WORLD COAL
Eradicating energy poverty is possibly the biggest challenge facing the world today. Like climate change it can only be addressed with a concerted g ...
Friday, 22 June 12
COAL: THE BACKBONE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY - ECOAL
Coal has been described as the "forgotten fuel," perhaps because many aren't aware of the huge role it plays in powering the global econo ...
Thursday, 21 June 12
DRY BULK MARKET ON THE RISE AGAIN - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market was on the rise once again yesterday, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the industry’s benchmark, rising by 18 points, or 1 ...
Wednesday, 20 June 12
BDI MOVING HIGHER, PANAMAX AND SUPRAMAX VESSELS STRONGER, CAPESIZE RATES NEAR TO HISTORICAL LOWS OF DECEMBER 2008 - MARIA BERTZELETOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry market seems to follow the dynamic of the previous week with the Baltic Dry Index showing daily increases since June 8th, but is still stand ...
Tuesday, 19 June 12
SMALLER DRY BULK CARRIERS LIFT UP MARKET, PANAMAXES SET TO FALL SAYS ANALYST - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Another rise for the dry bulk market was evident yesterday, as the industry’s benchmark, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up for a ninth straigh ...
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Planning Commission, India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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