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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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Tuesday, 13 December 11
CAPESIZES AND PANAMAXES LEAD DRY BULK MARKET HIGHER - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market inched closer to the 2,000 mark on Monday, with Panamaxes rebounding firmly and leading the gains. As a result, the industry&rsq ...
Monday, 12 December 11
DRY BULK MARKET LOOKING FOR BALANCE AS WE ENTER 2012 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
During the past few months, freight rates for dry bulk carriers, especially Capesizes have increased significantly, providing ship owners with a muc ...
Sunday, 11 December 11
THE PANAMAX INDEX ENDED ON POSITIVE DIRECTION - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The BDI and Cape index continued the upward trend this week also with BDI up by 3.00 pct closing at 1,922 points and Cape index up by ...
Saturday, 10 December 11
MAHAKAM RIVER RESUMES COAL TRANSPORTATION
COALspot.com - East Kalimantan local government has resumed limited coal barging through Mahakam River after two weeks of suspension following the c ...
Friday, 09 December 11
DRY BULK MARKET REBOUNDS ON HEALTHIER DEMAND OUTLOOK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market edged forward yesterday, at the highest rate of the past couple of weeks, as a result of stonger iron ore demand, backed by lowe ...
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
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