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Sunday, 14 March 10
THERE IS NO INDICATION OF SLOWING DOWN OF IRON ORE AND COAL IMPORTS BY CHINA - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
 COALspot.com: The dry bulk freight market continued the upward trend and the BDI closed 8.14 pct this week.
The Cape index up by 10.32 pct and Supramax index was up by 10.47 pct. The Panamax and Handy size was up by 4.34 pct and 6.35 pct respectively. The Supramax opening Fareast seemed to be getting healthy rates and have been reported fixed on time charter around mid/high 20's.The freight rate of coal from Indonesia to India and China was up by almost about 8-10 pct.
BDI (Baltic dry index changes)
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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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3506
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3242
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264 ↑
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8.14
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Baltic Cape Index
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4328
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3923
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405 ↑
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10.32
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Baltic Panamax Index
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4177
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4003
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174 ↑
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4.34
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Baltic Supra Index
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2731
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2472
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259 ↑
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10.47
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Baltic Handy size Index
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1338
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1258
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80 ↑
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6.35
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As of 12 March 2010
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The average charter hire was at Cape US$ 41,877 per day, Panamax US$ 33,587 per day, Supramax US$ 28,561 per day and Handy size US$ 19,558 per day.
The Supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was firm and was by US$ 1,860 per day (up by 8.40 pct) and closed at US$ 23,980 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route continued to remain firm and was up by US$ 1,040 per day (up by 2.91 pct) and closed at US$ 36,717 per day.
Ships from WC India to china continued to be fixed at healthy levels at around US$ 38/40,000 per day and some vessels have ballasted from EC India to WC India.
THREE YEARS FUTURE
The futures for three years (2010-2012) was at around Cape US$ 31,000 per day, Panamax US$ 22,500 per day, Supramax US$ 18,500 per day, Handy size US$ 14,500 per day.
There is no indication of slowing down of iron ore and coal imports by China and market expected to remain firm next few weeks.
PORT CONGESTION
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading continued to be on the same at 151 vessels (last week 151 vessels). The weather seems to be improving , however the affect of bad weather previously continues. The number of vessels waiting at DBCT and Newcastle was around 60 vessels. The waiting at DBCT was around 30 days , Hay point - abt 10 days and Gladstone about 12-16 days and Newcastle about 16 days. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was at at 20 vessels (last week 20 vessels). The bad weather continues in Queensland and all four berths were closed for loading at Hay point.
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days , except for Paradip and Haldia which are congested. Waiting at Paradip is about 7/8 days. The Indonesian anchorages port also continued to experience delays.
CRUDE OIL
The crude prices was almost at same levels as last week and the Brent crude prices closed at US$ 79.26 per barrel (last week US$ 80.11 per barrel). The prices of bunkers was at US$ 461 pmts (IFO 380 CST ex.Singapore) on 12th March 2010.
FREIGHT FORECAST
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Tuesday, 09 March 10
STRONG REBOUND IN ALL THE DRY BULK SEGMENTS THIS WEEK
There was a strong rebound in all the dry bulk segments this week, leading to an 18% jump in the Baltic Dry Index.
The Cape and Panamax markets s ...
Tuesday, 09 March 10
L&T POWER EYEING COAL MINES IN AUS, INDONESIA
L&T Power Development Company, a part of the Larsen & Tubro Group, plans to acquire coal mines in Australia and Indonesia, a top company off ...
Tuesday, 09 March 10
BHP AGREES SHORTER-TERM COAL DEALS WITH EUROPEAN, ASIAN CUSTOMERS
Diversified miner BHP Billiton on Monday reported that it had reached sales terms for a significant portion of its hard coking coal volumes for 2010 ...
Monday, 08 March 10
KPCL TO IMPORT 0.9 MILLION TON OF 6000 GCV COAL
COALspot.com: India's Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd is seeking to import 0.9 million metric tons of 6000 kcal/kg (adb) Gross Calorific Value stea ...
Monday, 08 March 10
CHINA SHIPPING TO CARRY MORE COAL FOR SHENHUA
Hellenic Shipping News reported that, China Shipping (Group) Company will expect to ship 40 million tons of coal for Shenhua Group in 2010, Li Shaod ...
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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