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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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Wednesday, 18 April 12
INDONESIA TO INTRODUCE EXPORT DUTY ON MINERAL ORES BY 6 MAY 2012
The Indonesian government is scheduled to issue regulation on export duty for minerals before May 6, 2012.
According to Bisnis Indonesia, as quot ...
Sunday, 15 April 12
THE SPOT FIXTURE RATES FOR SUPRAMAX IN SE ASIA SAW SOME SOFTENING OF CHARTER RATES - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The market seem to be holding and except for Supramax and handy size index all other index was up with BDI up by 4.74 pct closing at ...
Friday, 13 April 12
MINERS OPPOSE GOVTS EXPORT TAX PLAN - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesian mining companies have strongly protested the government’s plan to impose a 25 percent export tax on ...
Friday, 13 April 12
S&P CAUTIONS AGAINST NEW INDONESIAN MINING REGULATIONS - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe reported that, Investors may have expressed concerns about looming new mining regulations, but ratings agency Standard & Poor& ...
Thursday, 12 April 12
FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 SAW AN ADDITIONAL 24.2 MILLION DWT OF DRY BULK CARRIERS ENTERING THE FLEET - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The inflow of newbuilt dry bulk vessels was larger than expected in the first quarter of 2012. As much as 24.2 million DWT were added to the fleet. ...
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- The University of Queensland
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Planning Commission, India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- White Energy Company Limited
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Australian Coal Association
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
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