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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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Sunday, 17 June 12
S7 & S8 ROUTES ARE LIKELY TO BE SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The BDI gained some increase after continues fall for several weeks.
The BDI increased by 47 points (up by 5.36 pct) closing at 92 ...
Saturday, 16 June 12
INDONESIAN SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL & CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL CONTRACT SWAPS ARE UNDER PRESSURE
COALspot.com - Indonesian sub-bituminous coal swaps and CFR South China coal contracts for July deliveries seems to be under pressure this week.&nbs ...
Friday, 15 June 12
CAPESIZE - THE LEVELS THAT DID FIX ARE DOWN W-O-W LEVELS - FEARNLEYS
Handy
Another slow-moving market with rates hovering at same level as last week. US Gulf positions fixed USD 25,000 for trips to Cont/Passero and S ...
Thursday, 14 June 12
SMALLER DRY BULK CARRIERS LIKELY TO FACE MORE CHALLENGES; DEMOLITION ACTIVITY SET FOR RECORD YEAR - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
In its latest update on the dry bulk markets, BIMCO said that China is partly “failing to deliver” on raw material imports that can affe ...
Wednesday, 13 June 12
LOW COAL PRICES COULD CHANGE SUPPLY SIDE DYNAMICS - FITCH RATINGS
Fitch Ratings believes that the weakness seen in thermal coal prices in recent months should reverse once demand from major importers recovers, alth ...
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Economic Council, Georgia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
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