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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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Sunday, 20 January 19
OIL MARKET REPORT: A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT - IEA
Last month, we asked if there was a floor under prices following the signing of a new Vienna Agreement that aims to re-balance the oil market. Foll ...
Thursday, 17 January 19
EIA ESTIMATES THAT U.S. COAL EXPORTS WERE 116 MMST IN 2018, 20% HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT EXPORTED IN 2017
Coal Supply
EIA estimates that coal production declined by 20 million short tons (MMst) (3%) in 2018, despite a 19 MMst increase in U.S. coal e ...
Thursday, 17 January 19
U.S COAL OUTPUT IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY 3 PER CENT IN 2019 - EIA
EIA forecasts that U.S. coal production will total 729 million short tons (MMst) in 2019, down by 25 MMst (3%) from 2018.
Acco ...
Monday, 14 January 19
KOREA SOUTHERN POWER INVITES BIDS FOR 320,000 MT OF MIN 3,800 NCV COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 320,000 MT of min 3,800 kcal/kg NCV coal for ...
Friday, 11 January 19
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN ARENA HAD A MIXED START; LIMITED ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - THE BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Dashed hopes summed up the first full week of the New Year. A slow start followed by a busy 24 hours of improving rates and a firming ...
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Coal Association
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- The University of Queensland
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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