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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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Friday, 27 January 12
DEMOLITION ACTIVITY NEEDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS YEAR AS WELL - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The oversupply of vessels in most shipping sectors is so intense that it’s become clear to ship owners that unless they scrap as many of their ...
Thursday, 26 January 12
ABM INVESTAMA SEALS US$100 MIO CONTRACT - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, PT Reswara Minergi Hartama, a subsidary of PT ABM Investama Tbk (ABMM), has sealed a 2 million tons of coal export co ...
Thursday, 26 January 12
DRY BULK MARKETS DOWNFALL KNOWS NO LIMITS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market’s demise seems to have no visible end, as China’s Lunar Year Holidays continue this week, thus leaving demand with n ...
Wednesday, 25 January 12
CLEAN AND CLEAR MINING PERMITS TO BE COMPLETED END OF 2012 - BISNIS.COM
Bisnis.com reported that, the government plans to announce 700 mining permits with "clean and clear" status without overlapping on other p ...
Tuesday, 24 January 12
ANOTHER SEVERE DROP IN THE CAPESIZE - BRS
The lunar year celebrations and the high number of new building deliveries (more than 35 Capes so far in January as owners push 2011 deliveries into ...
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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