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Saturday, 01 May 10
THE PERIOD ACTIVITY WAS QUITE FIRM DURING THE WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com: The BDI was up by 11.32 pct which was mainly due to the firmness in capsize index which was up by 21.55 pct .
The other sectors Panamax, Supramax and handy size only increased marginally by 3.80 pct , 2.22 pct and 0.37 pct respectively. “The period activity was quite firm during the week”, said Capt. Reddy, MD of Vistaar Shipping Singapore.
Capsize vessels were reported fixed at around US$ 33000 per day for one year and short period rates were reported at US$ 35/36000 per day . Panamax vessels for short period were reported around US$ 28/30000 per day and for US$ 21/22000 per day for 2 years. Supramax vessels short period rates reported at around US$ 25/26000 per day and one year period rate was rates reported at around US$ 22/23000 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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3354
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3013
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341↑
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11.32
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Baltic Cape Index
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3956
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3238
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698 ↑
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21.55
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Baltic Panamax Index
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3900
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3757
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243 ↑
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2.80
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Baltic Supra Index
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2715
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2656
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59 ↑
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2.22
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Baltic Handy size Index
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1356
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1351
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5 ↑
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0.37
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As of 30 April 2010
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“There are indications that there could be slowing down of iron ore imports by China and will be interesting to see if there would be freight market will soften. The indices and futures were soft on Friday and seems the next week could be soft at least for the early part of the week”, - Capt Reddy
The average charter hire was at Cape / US$ 38611 per day , Panamax / US$ 31382 per day , Supramax / US$ 28384 per day and Handy size / US$ 19861 per day .
The Supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) softened slightly by US$ 241 and closed at US$ 21639 per day . The ECI/China (S7) route firmed up slightly this week and was up by US$ 993 pday and closed at US$ 30031 per day .
The futures for three years (2010-2012) was at around Cape / US$ 29000 per day , Panamax/ US$ 21000 per day , Supramax / US$ 18500 per day , Handy size / US$ 14000 per day .
The congestion in EC Australian ports reduced to 123 vessels this week (last week 141 vessels ). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point / 3, DBCT / 64, Gladstone / 12, Abbot Point / 1, New Castle / 41 vessels, Pot Kembla / 2 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting also reduced to 22 vessels (last week 29 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3-4 days. Waiting at Haldia is only about 1-2 days .
The Brent crude prices continued to be firm up and was at 87.38 per barrel (last week US$ 85.93 per barrel). The prices of bunkers was quite firm at 499.00 mts (IFO 380 CST ex. Singapore) on 30th April 2010.
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Sunday, 16 May 10
INDIKA ENERGY & COAL ASSETS EXPANSION
Insider stories reported that, PT Indika Energy Tbk (INDY) has three portfolio coal assets, PT Kideco Jaya Agung, coal asset in East Kalimanta ...
Saturday, 15 May 10
THE AVERAGE CHARTER HIRE FOR CAPE REACHES US$ 49,931 PER DAY - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
COALspot.com: "The freight market was extremely buoyant this week with BDI almost up by 9 pct and the market was very firm in Feast/SE Asia sec ...
Saturday, 15 May 10
DRY BULK MARKET POSTS HEALTHY WEEKLY GAINS
The dry bulk market has reached new highs this week, the second consecutive solid one, with the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BD ...
Friday, 14 May 10
JSW BUYS COAL MINES IN US, PRODUCTION STARTS IN SEPT
JSW Steel on Friday said it has completed $100 million acquisition of coking coal assets in the US and will start production from September to parti ...
Friday, 14 May 10
KANGAROO RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE INDONESIAN COAL PROJECTS - PROACTIVE INVESTORS
Proactive Investors reported that, Kangaroo Resources (ASX: KRL) is preparing to complete the acquisition of its five outstanding Indonesian coal pr ...
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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