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Sunday, 28 February 10
SUPRAMAX CHARTER RATES FOR ONE YEAR IS AROUND US$ 19,000/20,000 PER DAY - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
 COALspot.com : The freight market firmed up by almost 10 pct on Supramax and Handy size and about 7 pct on Panamax.
However it was interesting to see Cape Index down by almost 10 pct. The BDI had just increased by 24 points last week. Spot Supramax vessel opening far east were seen getting around US$ 18/19,000 per day and for short period around 24,000 per day. This week most owners were keen to fix on period to take advantage of the firm market sentiment.
The average charter hire was at Cape US$ 28,378 per day, Panamax US$ 27,326 per day, Supramax US$ 23,927 per day and Handy size US$ 16,872 per day.
BDI (Baltic dry index changes (As of 26 Feb 2010))
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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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2738
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24 ↑
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0.88
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Baltic Cape Index
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3174
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343 ¯
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9.75
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Baltic Panamax Index
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3399
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220 ↑
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6.92
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Baltic Supra Index
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2288
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211 ↑
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10.16
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Baltic Handy size Index
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98 ↑
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9.28
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The Supramax index in the far east (S6 route) was quite firm and was by US$ 3,660 per day (up by 23 pct) and closed at US$ 19,540 per day. Next seems will also be firm at least beginning of the week. The ECI/China (S7) route moved up quite sharply and was up by US$ 6,667 per day (up by 25 pct) and closed at US$ 33,617 per day. Ships from WC India to china were seen being fixed at healthy levels at around US$ 38/40,000 per day.
Supramax charter rates for one year is around US$ 19,000/20,000 per day.
THREE YEARS FUTURE
The futures for three years (2010-2012) remained unchanged and was at around Cape US$ 29,000 per day, Panamax US$ 20,000 per day, Supramax US$ 17,000 per day, Handy size, US$ 13,000 per day.
Iron ore and coal imports by China is continuing to be strong and is expected to keep the freight market firm. The coal import by India also is strong and will continue to increase.
PORT CONGESTION
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading continued to be on the rise at 150 vessels (last week 143 vessels). The congestion increased due to bad weather and some shippers declaring force majeure. 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 7-10 days and Newcastle about 16 days. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was same as last week at 23 vessels (last week 24 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
CRUDE OIL
The crude prices was almost stable and the Brent crude prices closed at US$ 77.65 per barrel (last week US$ 78.37 per barrel). The prices of bunkers also was up at US$ 455 pmts (ifo 380 cst ex Singapore) on 26th Feb 2010.
FREIGHT FORECAST
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Tuesday, 12 January 10
COAL PRICE FORECAST RAISED AT ANZ ON STRONGER CHINESE DEMAND
Power-station coal price forecasts for this year were raised 19 percent by Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. on rising demand from Chin ...
Tuesday, 12 January 10
BUMIS SALE CONTRACT ONLY REACHED 35 PERCENT
PT Bumi Resources has only completed 35 percent if its coal sale contract this year. “More than 65 percent of our sale volume did not have a c ...
Monday, 11 January 10
THE MARKET IS LIKELY TO BE STEADY - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
COALspot.com (Singapore): The freight market for the first week of the year was quite active and the market especially in the Panamax and Supramax s ...
Monday, 11 January 10
CHINAS COAL EXPORT MAY DECLINE 50% IN 2009
Preliminary data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Wednesday showed that China's coal export reached 2.05 million ton ...
Saturday, 09 January 10
THE FAR EAST MARKET STARTED TO STABILIZE - FEARNLEYS
Handy
The FEAST market started to stabilize after the quite holidays and we saw growing activity fed by Chinese coal and iron ore imports and Indi ...
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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