COALspot.com keeps you connected across the coal world

Submit Your Articles
We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining, shipping, etc.

To Submit your article please click here.

International Energy Events


Search News
Latest CoalNews Headlines
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)

BALTIC DRY INDEX CHANGE
 
This week
Last week
Change
Change %
Baltic Dry Index
2030
1967
63
3.2
Baltic Cape Index
2194
1922
272
14.15
Baltic Panamax Index
2581
2632
51
-1.94
Baltic Supra Index
1731
1760
29
-1.65
Baltic Handy size Index
974
1010
36
-3.56
As of 6 August 2010
 


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.

Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (Terms & Conditions Apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)



If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.

Recent News

Thursday, 15 March 12
RESOURCE ALAM FY11 PROFIT UP 171% - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal mining company PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (KKGI) reported a 171.16% jump in net profit last year on the back ...


Wednesday, 14 March 12
GLOBAL THERMAL TRADE FLOW CHANGES WILL ENSURE SECURITY OF THERMAL COAL SUPPLY, ALBEIT AT A HIGH PRICE - WOOD MACKENZIE
Wood Mackenzie Says Global Thermal Trade Flow Changes Will Ensure Security of Thermal Coal Supply, Albeit At a High Price Seaborne thermal demand by ...


Wednesday, 14 March 12
COKAL TAKES ANOTHER STEP IN DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE TO FACILITATE METALLURGICAL COAL PRODUCTION
Global coal group, Cokal Limited (ASX-CKA), has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU’s) to develop two river ports and two small scale coa ...


Tuesday, 13 March 12
CLARIFICATION OF GR 24 OF 2012 REQUIRING DIVESTMENT OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OVER TIME
ASX Announcement Global metallurgical coal group, Cokal Limited (ASX-CKA), is responding to the recent announcement of the Indonesian Ministry of ...


Tuesday, 13 March 12
EUROPEAN COAL CONTANGO: FURTHER STEEPNESS REQUIRED TO MAKE LARGE SCALE PHYSICAL TIME SPREAD ARBITRAGE MORE ATTRACTIVE - MISWIN MAHESH, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
COALspot.com - "With the contango between the Y+1 and M+1 ARA delivered contract now averaging above the $14/t level, there is an increasing in ...


   960 961 962 963 964   
Showing 4806 to 4810 news of total 6871
News by Category
Popular News
 
Total Members : 28,623
Member
Panelist
User ID
Password
Remember Me
By logging on you accept our TERMS OF USE.
Free
Register
Forgot Password
 
Our Members Are From ...

  • CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
  • Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
  • IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
  • Coeclerici Indonesia
  • EMO - The Netherlands
  • GNFC Limited - India
  • Medco Energi Mining Internasional
  • Merrill Lynch Bank
  • Core Mineral Indonesia
  • Indonesian Coal Mining Association
  • Mechel - Russia
  • Economic Council, Georgia
  • Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
  • Glencore India Pvt. Ltd
  • Wilmar Investment Holdings
  • Indian School of Mines
  • Parry Sugars Refinery, India
  • Mitsui
  • Gresik Semen - Indonesia
  • Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
  • JPMorgan - India
  • SUEK AG - Indonesia
  • Qatrana Cement - Jordan
  • Kobe Steel Ltd - Japan
  • Asia Cement - Taiwan
  • CoalTek, United States
  • Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
  • Trasteel International SA, Italy
  • ICICI Bank Limited - India
  • Aditya Birla Group - India
  • Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
  • Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
  • Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
  • Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
  • Bank of China, Malaysia
  • Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
  • Carbofer General Trading SA - India
  • Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
  • Cardiff University - UK
  • Credit Suisse - India
  • Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
  • TNPL - India
  • EIA - United States
  • Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
  • South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
  • Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
  • Central Electricity Authority - India
  • Arch Coal - USA
  • MS Steel International - UAE
  • World Coal - UK
  • WorleyParsons
  • White Energy Company Limited
  • Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
  • Chamber of Mines of South Africa
  • Agrawal Coal Company - India
  • Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
  • The Treasury - Australian Government
  • Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
  • U S Energy Resources
  • Indorama - Singapore
  • Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
  • Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
  • Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
  • Maruti Cements - India
  • Britmindo - Indonesia
  • Surastha Cement
  • Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
  • Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
  • Independent Power Producers Association of India
  • Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
  • CESC Limited - India
  • Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
  • Ministry of Transport, Egypt
  • Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
  • Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
  • Tanito Harum - Indonesia
  • Cemex - Philippines
  • Ministry of Mines - Canada
  • Platts
  • DBS Bank - Singapore
  • Parliament of New Zealand
  • Russian Coal LLC
  • Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Eastern Energy - Thailand
  • Pinang Coal Indonesia
  • Cebu Energy, Philippines
  • Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
  • TANGEDCO India
  • Vitol - Bahrain
  • Sojitz Corporation - Japan
  • Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
  • Idemitsu - Japan
  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
  • Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
  • ACC Limited - India
  • Dalmia Cement Bharat India
  • Inspectorate - India
  • Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
  • Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
  • KPCL - India
  • OCBC - Singapore
  • GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
  • Freeport Indonesia
  • Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
  • Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
  • Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
  • Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
  • Malabar Cements Ltd - India
  • Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
  • BNP Paribas - Singapore
  • Posco Energy - South Korea
  • Baramulti Group, Indonesia
  • SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
  • Energy Development Corp, Philippines
  • Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
  • Barclays Capital - USA
  • GHCL Limited - India
  • Bhushan Steel Limited - India
  • PowerSource Philippines DevCo
  • Deloitte Consulting - India
  • Tamil Nadu electricity Board
  • Samsung - South Korea
  • Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
  • Heidelberg Cement - Germany
  • Petron Corporation, Philippines
  • Siam City Cement - Thailand
  • Minerals Council of Australia
  • ING Bank NV - Singapore
  • Argus Media - Singapore
  • Platou - Singapore
  • Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
  • Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
  • Gupta Coal India Ltd
  • Mercator Lines Limited - India
  • Total Coal South Africa
  • Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
  • Anglo American - United Kingdom
  • Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
  • Sucofindo - Indonesia
  • Shenhua Group - China
  • Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
  • PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
  • India Bulls Power Limited - India
  • Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
  • Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
  • Sical Logistics Limited - India
  • Maersk Broker
  • PLN Batubara - Indonesia
  • Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Maybank - Singapore
  • TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
  • GB Group - China
  • World Bank
  • Malco - India
  • Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
  • Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
  • SMG Consultants - Indonesia
  • Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
  • Star Paper Mills Limited - India
  • PLN - Indonesia
  • Vedanta Resources Plc - India
  • Indian Energy Exchange, India
  • Electricity Authority, New Zealand
  • Mitra SK Pvt Ltd - India
  • Asian Development Bank
  • JPower - Japan
  • Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Xindia Steels Limited - India
  • Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
  • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
  • Shree Cement - India
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
  • Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
  • San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
  • Infraline Energy - India
  • GMR Energy Limited - India
  • Geoservices-GeoAssay Lab
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
  • Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
  • Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
  • Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • IMC Shipping - Singapore
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
  • Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
  • Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
  • The University of Queensland
  • Enel Italy
  • Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
  • PetroVietnam
  • KOWEPO - South Korea
  • Thermax Limited - India
  • bp singapore
  • Cargill India Pvt Ltd
  • Ince & co LLP
  • Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
  • Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
  • The India Cements Ltd
  • Coal India Limited
  • Coal Orbis AG
  • Indogreen Group - Indonesia
  • Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
  • LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
  • Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
  • Marubeni Corporation - India
  • Indonesia Power. PT
  • TRAFIGURA, South Korea
  • Georgia Ports Authority, United States
  • Jatenergy - Australia
  • Central Java Power - Indonesia
  • Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
  • MEC Coal - Indonesia
  • The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
  • Bank of America
  • Planning Commission, India
  • Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
  • Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
  • Videocon Industries ltd - India
  • NALCO India
  • Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
  • IOL Indonesia
  • European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
  • SGS (Thailand) Limited
  • New Zealand Coal & Carbon
  • CNBM International Corporation - China
  • Commonwealth Bank - Australia
  • CCIC - Indonesia
  • Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
  • McConnell Dowell - Australia
  • Peabody Energy - USA
  • Japan Coal Energy Center
  • Thriveni
  • TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
  • APGENCO India
  • McKinsey & Co - India
  • Australian Coal Association
  • International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
  • Petrosea - Indonesia
  • GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Adaro Indonesia
  • Interocean Group of Companies - India
  • Mjunction Services Limited - India
  • Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
  • TGV SRAAC LIMITED, India
  • Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
  • Edison Trading Spa - Italy
  • KEPCO - South Korea
  • Latin American Coal - Colombia
  • ASAPP Information Group - India
  • SMC Global Power, Philippines
  • NTPC Limited - India
  • AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
  • Arutmin Indonesia
  • Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
  • PTC India Limited - India
  • Renaissance Capital - South Africa
  • Berau Coal - Indonesia
  • Lafarge - France
  • Noble Europe Ltd - UK
  • Xstrata Coal
  • Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
  • Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
  • Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
  • Adani Power Ltd - India
  • Bangkok Bank PCL
  • Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
  • IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
  • Bhatia International Limited - India
  • Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
  • globalCOAL - UK
  • Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
  • ETA - Dubai
  • Clarksons - UK
  • Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
  • VISA Power Limited - India
  • Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
  • OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
  • Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
  • Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
  • Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
  • Moodys - Singapore
  • Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
  • UOB Asia (HK) Ltd
  • Reliance Power - India
  • Goldman Sachs - Singapore
  • Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
  • Permata Bank - Indonesia
  • Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • BRS Brokers - Singapore
  • Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
  • PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
  • Fearnleys - India
  • Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
  • London Commodity Brokers - England
  • HSBC - Hong Kong
  • UBS Singapore
  • Runge Indonesia
  • Indika Energy - Indonesia
  • Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
  • Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
  • Cosco
  • Eastern Coal Council - USA
  • Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
  • Coaltrans Conferences
  • Humpuss - Indonesia
  • Thai Mozambique Logistica
  • Thailand Anthracite
  • SRK Consulting
  • Tata Power - India
  • KPMG - USA
  • Inco-Indonesia
  • Romanian Commodities Exchange
  • SASOL - South Africa
  • Vale Mozambique
  • Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
  • Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
  • Coal and Oil Company - UAE
  • Bangladesh Power Developement Board
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
  • J M Baxi & Co - India
  • ANZ Bank - Australia
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
  • Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
  • Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
  • Rudhra Energy - India
  • Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
  • Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
  • Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
  • Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
  • Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
  • Singapore Mercantile Exchange
  • Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
  • Cement Manufacturers Association - India
  • RBS Sempra - UK
  • Thomson Reuters GRC
  • Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
  • Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
  • Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
  • Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
  • GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
  • Deutsche Bank - India
  • Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
  • Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
  • Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
  • Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
  • Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
  • Panama Canal Authority
  • Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
  • Thiess Contractors Indonesia