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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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Thursday, 11 February 10
THE INDIAN MARKET SOFTENING A BIT - FEARNRESEARCH
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JSW STEEL IS CLOSE TO ACQUIRING TWO COAL MINES IN THE US
“We are in advanced stages of negotiation and the deal will be completed in a month or two,” a company official told DNA Money on the co ...
Wednesday, 10 February 10
BHP TAKES MARUWAI SALE OFF THE TABLE, MINISTRY SAYS
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Wednesday, 10 February 10
JPMORGAN FORECASTS A 5.7% GROWTH IN SEABORNE IRON ORE SHIPMENTS, 3.8% FOR COAL AND GRAIN THIS YEAR
This year volumes of iron ore transportation by sea may grow to 5.7%, coal and grain up 3.8% over numbers in 2009, Ukrrudprom reports citing analyst ...
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- White Energy Company Limited
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Australian Coal Association
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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