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Saturday, 13 February 10
THE FREIGHT MARKET CONTINUED TO BE WEAK THIS WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
 COALspot.com (Singapore): The freight market continued to be weak this week. There have been quite a few spot vessels open Far east and have been forced to fix at low numbers. The trend may continue at least until next week till the Chinese New year holidays are over.
BDI INDEX
The BDI dropped by 144 points by 5 pct and closed at 2,571 points. The cape index dropped by 215 points by 6 pct and closed at 3,259 points. The Panamax dropped only by about 4 pct this week compared to 8 pct last week and was down by 113 points and closed at 3,141 points. The Supramax index dropped by 108 points by 5 pct and closed at 2,048 points.
The handy size index dropped by 18 points by about 2 pct and closed at 1,038 points.
CHARTER HIRE
The average charter hire was at Cape US$ 29,649 per day, Panamax US$ 21.,412 per day, Supramax US$ 21,112 per day and Handy size US$ 15,169 per day.
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“Short period rates for Supramax was around US$ 21,000 – 22,000 per day for vessels opening Far East / SE Asia” - Vistaar Shipping
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The Supramax index in the Far East (S6 route) continued to softened and was down by US$ 1,572 per day and closed at US$ 14,998 per day. Next week also would continue to be soft because of Chinese new year holidays . The ECI/China (S7) route was almost at same levels with a drop of only US$ 528 per day and closed slightly lower at US$ 25,335 per day mainly.
Short period rates for Supramax was around US$ 21/22000 per day for vessels opening Far East/SE Asia. Supramax charter rates for one year is around US$ 19000 per day.
THREE YEARS FUTURE
The futures for three years (2010-2012) remained unchanged and was at around Cape US$ 28,000 per day, Panamax US$ 18,500 per day, Supramax US$ 15,500 per day, Handy size US$ 12,500 per day.
PORT CONGESTION
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading continued to be high at 148 vessels (last week 148 vessels), which is highest in 3 yrs. The congestion increased due to bad weather. The number of vessels waiting at DBCT and Newcastle was around 60 vessels. The waiting at DBCT was around 30 days , Hay point and Gladstone 10-12 days and Newcastle about 16 days. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was same as last week at 22 vessels (last week 25 vessels). The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
CRUDE
The crude prices firmed up this week and the Brent crude prices was at US$ 72.90 per barrel (last week US$ 70.23 per barrel). The prices of bunkers also was up at US$456 pmts (IFO 380 cst ex Singapore) on 12th Feb 2010.
FREIGHT FORECAST
Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (subject to terms & conditions) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)
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Sunday, 28 February 10
CONTINENTAL TARGETS COAL SALES FROM S AFRICA MINE IN Q2 - MINING WEEKLY
Mining weekly reported that, Junior coal explorer Continental Coal would start coal sales from its Vlakvarkfontein mine, in South Africa, in the sec ...
Friday, 26 February 10
BANPU PROFITS SURGE BY 54% TO RECORD B14BN ON BRISK SALES
Banpu Plc, Asean's largest coal miner, said its earnings surged to a record high of 14.23 billion baht last year, an increase of 54% on the previou ...
Thursday, 25 February 10
INDO / INDIA COAL TRIPS SUPRAS CAN ACHIEVE AROUND MID 10S - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
The BSI regained positive momentum exactly a week ago and the Atlantic rema ...
Thursday, 25 February 10
STEEP RISE IN COAL IMPORTS REQUIRED TO POWER INDIA - MONEYLIFE
The power ministry has estimated coal imports of 48 million tonnes in FY10-11, sharply higher than the expected imports of 28mt in the current fisca ...
Wednesday, 24 February 10
CHINA IMPORTED 8.81 MLN TONS OF INDONESIAN COAL IN JANUARY 2010
COALspot.com: Indonesia, the world largest coal exporter, exported 24.38 million tons of coal last month, compared with 27.46 million tons in a ...
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Planning Commission, India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The University of Queensland
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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