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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, 22 December 11
RI WILL NOT PLAY CATCH-UP WITH GLOBAL COAL DEMAND - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted in its Coal Market Report 2011 that over the next five years, gl ...
Thursday, 22 December 11
DRY BULK MARKET KEEPS LOSING TRACTION AHEAD OF HOLIDAY SEASON - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market kept retreating in the middle of the week, as charterers seem to be looking towards the holiday season and the start of the new ye ...
Tuesday, 20 December 11
THE COAL IMPORT INTO CHINA WAS QUIETER AS COAL STOCKS WERE AT HIGH LEVELS - BRS
The BDI ended the week at 1888 points (-1.8%), the BCI corrected to 3572 (-3.4%), the BPI was up at 1,775 (+3.6%), the BSI dropped to 1193 (-3.0%) a ...
Tuesday, 20 December 11
INDIA IMPORTS 66.41 PERCENT MORE COAL FROM INDONESIA LAST MONTH - SOURCES
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world largest coal exporter, shipped 33.476* mln mt of coal in November, which is slightly higher than its Octobe ...
Monday, 19 December 11
KOPEX COMMITS ADDITIONAL ONE MILLION DOLLAR FOR PT TRANSCOAL MINERGY
COALspot.com - Mining contractor Kopex has agreed to extend a further US$1 million to finance the remainder of the expanded drill program at PT Tran ...
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- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The University of Queensland
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- White Energy Company Limited
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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