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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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Tuesday, 22 May 12
NEW ONE-YEAR TIME CHARTERS FOR TWO VESSELS OF EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD.
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportat ...
Tuesday, 22 May 12
DRY BULK MARKET STEADY, AWAITING FURTHER RISE IN DEMAND WHICH IS DOUBTFUL - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Traditionally, the second and third quarters of the year are the strongest for the dry bulk market, but this year, things seem to be quite subdued, ...
Sunday, 20 May 12
SPOT FREIGHT RATE DIPS FURTHER - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The BDI was marginally up by 3 points (0.26 pct) closing at 1,141 points.
The cape index was up by 1.17 pct closing at 1,633 point ...
Saturday, 19 May 12
INDONESIAN SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL SWAPS DROP US$ 2.88 PMT W-O-W
COALspot.com - Indonesian sub-bituminous coal swaps and CFR South China coal contracts for June deliveries have drops this week by 3.86 percent and& ...
Saturday, 19 May 12
INDONESIAN EXPORT TAX GIVES COAL MINERS A CHEAP RIDE: ANALYSTS - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe reported that, Indonesia’s policy to exclude coal from an export tax that has been applied to 14 other mineral commodities h ...
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- The University of Queensland
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- White Energy Company Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
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