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Saturday, 20 March 10
NO MAJOR CHANGES ON SUPRAMAX MARKET FOR NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS - VISTAAR
 COALspot.com: “The dry bulk freight market continued to be firm on the Panamax and Supramax and Handy size vessels”, said Capt. Reddy MD of Vistaar Shipping Singapore. Vistaar Shipping an experienced ship operator operating from Singapore and India .
The Cape index softened by 18.62 pct and the BDI was down by 3.62 pct. The Panamax index was up by 4.00 pct , Supramax index up by 7.25 pct and Handy size index up by 9.71 pct. The Fareast /SE Asia market was quite firm and vessels for being fixed at around US$ 29/30000 per day. The Supramax out of India also were being fixed in excess of US$ 40000 per day.
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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3379
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3506
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127¯
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3.62
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Baltic Cape Index
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3522
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4328
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806 ¯
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18.62
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Baltic Panamax Index
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4344
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4177
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167 ↑
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3.99
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Baltic Supra Index
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2929
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2731
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198 ↑
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7.25
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Baltic Handy size Index
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1468
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1338
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130 ↑
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9.71
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As of 19 March 2010
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According to Vistaar, the average charter hire was at Cape US$ 32157 per day, Panamax US$ 34906 per day, Supramax US$ 30629 per day and Handy size US$ 21420 per day.
The Supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was firm and was by US$ 1860 per day (up by 8.40 pct) and closed at US$ 23980 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route continued to remain firm and was up by US$ 1040 per day (up by 2.91 pct) and closed at US$ 36717 per day. Ships from WC India to china continued to be fixed at healthy levels at around US$ 38/40000 per day and some vessels have ballasted from EC India to WC India.
The futures for three years (2010-2012) was at around Cape US$ 29000 per day, Panamax US$ 22000 per day, Supramax US$ 18750 per day, Handy size US$ 14500 per day. With the cape index down by 18 pct and futures also showing slight softness on all other the market may be steady next week. However do not expect the market to soften or major changes on the Supramax and Handy size for next couple of weeks.
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading was high at 158 vessels (last week 151 vessels). The weather seems getting worse, with Hay point closed since 11th March and DBCT since 17th March and several shippers declaring Force Majaure for ships loading from Gladstone. Except for Abbot Point and Port Kembla , all other ports are experiencing uncertain delays. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting increased to 27 vessels (last week 20 vessels).
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.
The crude prices was up beginning of the week however closed almost at same levels by end of the week on Friday at US$ 79.79 per barrel (last week US$ 79.26 per barrel). The prices of bunkers was slightly soft at US$ 456 pmts (ifo 380 cst ex Singapore) on 19th March 2010.
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Tuesday, 30 March 10
CHINA'S DROUGHT RAISES COAL PRICES, LOWERS HYDROPOWER
Bloomberg reported that, Benchmark coal prices at Qinhuangdao, China’s largest port handling the fuel, rose for the first time in 10 weeks aft ...
Tuesday, 30 March 10
PRICES FOR COKING COAL, IRON ORE TO SOAR AMID BURGEONING STEEL DEMAND: SCOTIABANK
Winnipeg Free Press reported that, Strong steel demand from China and a recovery in the developed world will push coking coal prices 56 per ce ...
Sunday, 28 March 10
DEMAND FROM INDIA RESHAPING THE GLOBAL COAL MARKET - DAVE FOREST
Attention international coal industry. There's a new kid on the block.
The nation of India.
India is emerging as a major re-shaping force for ...
Sunday, 28 March 10
SHIPS FROM WC INDIA TO CHINA CONTINUED TO BE FIXED AT HEALTHY LEVELS AT AROUND US$ 50/52,000 PER DAY - VISTAAR
COALspot.com: The dry bulk freight market seemed to be heading for a correction with all the indices dropping by 8-10 pct except for handy size whic ...
Saturday, 27 March 10
CHINA DROUGHT MAY RAISE COAL DEMAND, BOOST PRICES, CLSA SAYS - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, Droughts in southwest China may increase demand for coal used in power plants, and ‘support” prices in the &ldq ...
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- White Energy Company Limited
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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