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