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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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Thursday, 05 January 12
DRY BULK MARKET TAKES A PLUNGE OF LOW ACTIVITY - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
As was widely expected the first days of the new year are characterized by significantly low chartering across the board of the dry bulk market, pus ...
Wednesday, 04 January 12
NEWBUILDING ORDERS PICKED UP IN 2011, BUT 2012 EXPECTED TO BE A DIFFERENT STORY - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) starting the year on a sour note, losing 114 points and ending yesterday’s session, the first of the new year, ...
Wednesday, 04 January 12
MAHAGENCO TO IMPORT LOW MOISTURE COAL
COALspot.com - Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. is the state power generation utility owned by Government of Maharashtra, intends to proc ...
Tuesday, 03 January 12
INDONESIA COAL REFERENCE PRICE FELL AGAIN
COALspot.com - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia has sets the January 2012 coal reference price at US$ 109.29 per ton or US$ 3.3 ...
Tuesday, 03 January 12
WHICH WAY WILL THE DRY BULK MARKET HEAD ON FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR? - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Dry bulk ship owners will be wondering which way will the BDI (Baltic Dry Index), the industry’s benchmark, will head during the first days of ...
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Planning Commission, India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- PTC India Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- The University of Queensland
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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