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Wednesday, 16 January 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
 As we go through the first days of the year and just a few weeks before the Chinese New Year, the ship repair sector is witnessing a big difference between the current workload and the one expected a few months down the line. Indeed, shipyards around the world are going through a relatively slack beginning of the year, which includes also includes backlog from the end of 2018, while at the same time they are expecting the start of one of the busiest periods for ship repair sector within the next couple of months. The workload, which is anticipated to be well above the working capacity of yards, is estimated to last till mid-2020.
After almost 4 years of recession in ship repair sector, we are looking at an obvious upturn which is going to pencil a full year and a half of clear benefit to the shipyards. Additionally, shipyards are looking into allocating their work force into the most efficient way, securing the slots for repeated customers and trying to select projects which will give them maximum returns.
Knowing that the boosting factor for the booming repair market derives from the scrubber retrofit wave, the main challenges for the yards are the specialized piping workforce required and of course the long-lasting occupancy of shipyard’s berthing facilities. With regards to the piping workforce, respective certified pipe workers with relatively adequate workmanship are required in order to ensure the success of the respective project. If this requirement is not met, Owners will most likely face delays during installation and post refit malfunctions.
While accessing the overall trend for scrubber retrofits, demand for further retrofits has slowed down, with the number of owners investing in retrofits pretty much defined. Owners that have already purchased scrubber units are those giving almost the full picture of the current scrubber market, which is not likely to expand a lot. Nevertheless, those Owners already involved are still considering
retrofitting more of their ships based on speculation or charterer demands.
Once more, projections in regards to the fuel price spread are also highly diversified. Following the conservative side, some predict the fuel spread price will become more and narrower. The one thing that hasn’t changed is the commitment made by Oil Majors that they will be ready by 2020, but without disclosing the exact technicalities on how they will achieve a stable fuel. This is adding into the uncertainty in regards to the range of the fuel price spread.
After the decision of the Singaporean and Chinese port authorities to not accept open loop scrubbers, another option Owners are taking into consideration is the hybrid or closed loop scrubbers. However, with hybrid scrubber retrofits being a much more expensive solution when it comes both to OPEX and CAPEX compared to open loop, Owners are trying to avoid this more complicated and expensive investment. A good choice for Owners remains the hybrid-ready scrubbers, which can be converted to hybrid in case of need but initially are planned to be used as open loop, having this way all the advantages of the open loop.
By Vassilis Vassiliou
Ship-repair Broker
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms Eva Tzima
George Panagopoulos
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Wednesday, 13 February 19
MALAYSIA WAS THE REGION'S LARGEST COAL IMPORTER WITH 34 MT IN 2018, UP 25% Y-O-Y
Although coal market in 2018 started with strong prices, starting in the beginning of the second half of 2018, the international spot prices for co ...
Wednesday, 13 February 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
If there is one word that can describe the current shipping environment then that this word is most probably “volatility.” The sentimen ...
Saturday, 09 February 19
SUPRAMAX: A 63,000-TONNER WAS REPORTED FIXED DELIVERY FOR AN EAST KALIMANTAN TRIP, REDELIVERY WEST COAST INDIA, AT $9,250 - THE BALTIC BRIEFING
Cape
The Vale disaster weighed heavily on the market for big ships, with uncertainty about shipments/future exports leading to a sharp drop in ...
Friday, 08 February 19
LOWER-QUALITY INDONESIA EXPORTS ROSE 39 MT IN 2018 YOY PRIMARILY IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED DEMAND FROM CHINA AND INDIA - PEABODY
"Underlying seaborne met and thermal coal conditions remain quite positive and the pace of U.S. coal-fueled power plant retirements is expecte ...
Thursday, 07 February 19
QATAR CAN GAIN FROM DECLINING COAL - THE PENINSULA
With North America and Europe closing down their old coal and nuclear plants, major gas exporters like Qatar can and should gain market share. With ...
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- White Energy Company Limited
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Australian Coal Association
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- The University of Queensland
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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