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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, 29 November 11
DRY BULK MARKET BEGINS WEEK ON HIGHER NOTE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
Contrary to what had been the case during the past few weeks, this one began on a high note for the dry bulk market, with the Capesize sector pullin ...
Monday, 28 November 11
CITING CONTRACTS, MINING FIRMS ARE NOT PAYING ROYALTIES UNDER LAW - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, when the 2009 Law on Minerals and Coal was endorsed, hopes that Indonesia could maximize its revenue from the minera ...
Monday, 28 November 11
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MARINE REGULATIONS TO IMPACT SHIPPING IN 2012 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
August of next year will see some major changes for marine navigation. It’s when the North American ECA will come into force, introducing a 1% ...
Sunday, 27 November 11
INDIA'S KPCL TO IMPORT 50 MMT OF COAL FOR 10 YEARS
COALspot.com - Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) will buy 5 million metric tonnes of coal annually for 10 years starting from 2015.
In a ...
Saturday, 26 November 11
INDIAN PORTS ARE BECOME COAL STOCKPILES..!!
COALspot.com - The Indian coal stocks and power tariff situation is the hot topic among the world coal producers as well as Indian coal importers.&n ...
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- Australian Coal Association
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Parliament of New Zealand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- White Energy Company Limited
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
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