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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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Monday, 08 February 10
BLACK RIDGE MINING APPOINTS INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Australian-listed Black Ridge Mining has announced the appointment of David Tuit as an independent consultant to assist with the assessment of the c ...
Monday, 08 February 10
SOUTH AFRICAN EXPORT COAL RISES FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR WEEKS
Prices for coal shipped from South Africa’s Richards Bay, the continent’s biggest export facility for the fuel, posted their first gain ...
Monday, 08 February 10
NTPC HOPES TO START ON 500-MW PROJECT IN SRI LANKA BY FEB-END
NTPC sources told Business Standard, “All formalities from our government and NTPC have been completed.
The opinion of the Sri Lankan atto ...
Sunday, 07 February 10
AN AUSTRALIAN FIRM HAS SIGNED A $60BN DEAL TO SUPPLY COAL TO CHINESE POWER STATIONS
Clive Palmer, chairman of the company, Resourcehouse, said it was Australia's "biggest ever export contract".
Under the deal, the firm ...
Saturday, 06 February 10
FREIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR SHIPPING
COALspot.com (Singapore): The freight market continued to soften this week including the stock markets. The main reason seems to be Chinese ne ...
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
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