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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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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- The University of Queensland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- PTC India Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- MS Steel International - UAE
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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