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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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Sunday, 25 December 11
THERMAL COAL PRICES GAINED UP TO 4.32 PERCENT
COALspot.com - globalCOAL index gained 4.32 percent to US$106.36 per ton in RBCT, benchmark for South Asia and West Europe markets, for the week end ...
Saturday, 24 December 11
CHINAS LEVEL OF GROWTH TO DETERMINE COURSE OF DRY BULK MARKET IN 2012 SAYS SHIPBROKER - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
In its latest report, shipbroker Intermodal attempted to find a silver lining in the tough year that was 2011, as well as what one could expect from ...
Friday, 23 December 11
SPOT PACIFIC CAPESIZE VESSELS HAVE COMMANDED HIGH PREMIUMS - FEARNLEYS
Handy
Rates in the Atlantic kept stable from last week, with a touch of negativity closer to the end. Less spot cargoes seen, and owners are ...
Friday, 23 December 11
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION - THE JAKARTA POST
The government has been renegotiating mining contracts, especially those 30-40 years old, with almost all mining companies, including PT Freeport In ...
Friday, 23 December 11
LANCO JOINS HANDS WITH BUKIT ASAM FOR INDONESIAN POWER PROJECT
COALspot.com - PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam, Indonesia's state owned coal miner and Indian based Lanco Infratech Ltd plans to build steam power p ...
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Planning Commission, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
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