We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Friday, 28 October 16
STEAM COAL IMPORTS: CHINA AND INDIA'S ROLE REVERSALS - BEN TRIMMEL
 While a sharp decline in European imports is a key driver of the expected fall in steam coal trade this year, China and India remain leading actors, together accounting for a third of global seaborne steam coal imports. In recent years the two have alternated between the ‘hero’ and ‘villain’ roles in coal trade, with either firm import growth supporting volumes, or a decline stifling steam coal trade growth, said Ben Trimmel of Clarksons in its latest analysis report published on Clarkson Shipping Intelligence Network.
China: From Hero To Zero
China has enjoyed a lead role in steam coal trade in recent years, accounting for 32% of global seaborne import growth in 2010-14. However, the country’s slowing economic growth, stricter coal quality regulations and an 11% y-o-y rise in domestic steam coal output to 3bn tons triggered a 33% drop in Chinese steam coal imports to 128mt in 2015. This represented a five-year low and a change in China’s role in steam coal trade.
India: A New Hope?
Meanwhile, Indian steam coal imports rose 13% y-o-y in 1H 2015 and it briefly seemed that India might fill the void left by China’s shrinking imports. However, an 8% y-o-y rise in Indian steam coal output to around 0.5bn tonnes in 2015 drove a 3% drop in Indian steam coal imports in the full year. This has continued into 2016, with a 13% y-o-y fall in imports to 64mt in January-May. It seems that hopes of a new steam coal ‘hero’ emerging might have been premature.
The Return Of The King?
The drop in Indian steam coal imports in early 2016 coincided with a recovery in Chinese imports. Beijing introduced strict policies to cut coal output in March, capping coal mining activity at 276 days pa, leading to a 10% y-o-y decline in Chinese steam coal output in January-July 2016 and a significant increase in coal prices and imports. The 5,550 kcal Qinhuangdao FOB spot price hit a 20 month high of $82/t in early October, while Chinese steam coal imports rose 12% y-o-y to 98mt in the first eight months of the year.
An Uncertain Future
However, in October, Beijing loosened its coal output regulations to help stabilize coal prices. While the full impact of this measure is unclear, it poses a downside risk to China’s future steam coal import demand. Nevertheless, an atypically cold winter is currently expected to help support an 8% rise in Chinese steam coal imports to 138mt in full-year 2016. Meanwhile, Indian steam coal output fell 8% y-o-y in August-September 2016, largely due to poor weather conditions and destocking at Indian power plants. While reports indicate limited Indian steam coal import demand in recent months, domestic output disruptions present a potential upside for imports in the near future. However, given the downturn in the year to date, Indian steam coal imports are still projected to drop 6% to 157mt in 2016.
By Ben Trimmel, Clarksons Shipping Intelligence Network
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Wednesday, 28 September 16
WITHOUT A DOUBT FREIGHT RATES HAVE MOVED UP A BIT TO HEALTHIER LEVELS - INTERMODAL
As we are approaching Q4, it is interesting to perform a review of the last nine months with respect to the second-hand prices of Supramax and Pana ...
Tuesday, 27 September 16
THE CAPESIZE RATE OF INCREASE HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE, UP 39% W/W AND 123% MONTH TO DATE - ALLIED
The Dry bulk market has seen a rare shine in its performance as the capesize sector manages to rally at an unprecedented rate compared to its perfo ...
Monday, 26 September 16
COAL PRICES HAVE BEEN MOVING STEADILY HIGHER AFTER YEARS OF DECLINE
COALspot.com: A rally in thermal coal prices over the past few months, after years of decline, is still continuing and it is expected to rally at l ...
Monday, 26 September 16
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS FIRM; ALL SEGMENTS WERE UP THIS PAST WEEK
COALspot.com: The Baltic Exchange, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose and ending in a positive note this past week. The BD ...
Friday, 23 September 16
"COLLATERAL LIES" DO NOT NECESSARILY UNDERMINE AN INSURANCE CLAIM
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
An insured was not precluded from recovering under an insurance policy even though it had made a false statement during t ...
|
|
|
Showing 2271 to 2275 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- The University of Queensland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Planning Commission, India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- PTC India Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
|
| |
| |
|
