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Saturday, 07 August 10
INDIAN COAL IMPORTS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN KEEPING THE FREIGHT MARKET FIRM IN FUTURE - VISTAAR
 COALspot.com: The freight market was volatile with market ending firmed and the BDI crossing 2000 points up by 3 pct, however the BCI was up by 14 pct closing at 2194 points. The panamax and Supramax was slightly down by 1.94 pct and 1.65 pct respectively, whereas handy size index was down by 3.56 pct.
Towards the end of the week the market seemed to be firmer with all the futures ending firmer. Chinese iron ore and coal imports are expected to improve towards fourth quarter 2010. The indian coal imports are likely to continue to be strong and will play an important part in keeping the freight market firm.
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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2030
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1967
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63↑
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3.2
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Baltic Cape Index
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2194
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1922
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272 ↑
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14.15
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Baltic Panamax Index
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2581
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2632
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51↓
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-1.94
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Baltic Supra Index
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1731
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1760
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29↓
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-1.65
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Baltic Handy size Index
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974
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1010
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36↓
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-3.56
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As of 6 August 2010
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The average charter hire was at Cape/$ 18422 per day, Panamax/$ 20733 per day, Supramax/$ 18096 per day and Handysize/$ 14307 per day.
The supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was down by $ 540 per day and closed at $ 17631 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route was also increased by $ 1192 per day and closed at $ 18119 per day. The S6 and S7 routes are likely to be steady/firm.
The futures for three years(2010-2012) was firm for cape and panamax vessels and was at around Cape/$ 26000 per day, Panamax/$ 21000 per day, Supramax/$ 18500 per day, Handy size/$ 13500 per day. Short period and one year period rates for Supramax vessels were around $ 20-21000 per day with delivery feast.
The congestion in EC Australian ports was at 124 vessels this week (last week 126 vessels). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/6, DBCT/65, Gladstone/5, Abbot Point/3, New Castle/43 vessels, Port Kembla/2 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting further reduced to 17 vessels (last week 27 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
The Brent crude prices was firm touching above $ 82 per barrel and closed at $ 80.39 per barrel (last week $ 78.24 per barrel). The bunkers prices also firmed up by about $ 20 pmt and prices ex Singapore and was at $ 465.50 pmt (IFO 380 cst ex Singapore) on 6th August 2010.
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Monday, 30 August 10
DRY BULK MARKET STABILIZES, ALBEIT AT A FALLING NOTE
The dry bulk market’s leading benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) ended the week at 2712 points, a marginal weekly loss of 1.6% or 44 points ...
Saturday, 28 August 10
THE FUTURES FOR THREE YEARS (2010-2012) WAS FIRM FOR CAPE AND PANAMAX VESSELS - VISTAAR
COALspot.com: The freight market appeared to be heading for correction with the indices coming off during later part of the week. The BDI closed 44 ...
Saturday, 28 August 10
KRISHNAPATNAM PORT SETS AN ALL INDIA COAL DISCHARGE RECORD
COALspot.com: Krishnapatnam Port has established all new record for coal discharged in India using the conventional system of coal unloading for por ...
Friday, 27 August 10
PAKISTAN WILL IMPORT 8 TO 10 PERCENT MORE COAL IN 2011
COALspot.com: Pakistan to import 4 million ton of coal in 2011 up by 8-10 percent compare to this year’s imports. "Pakistan's tota ...
Thursday, 26 August 10
CHARTERERS SWITCHING FROM PANAMAX TO CAPE STEMS DUE TO CAPE FALL
Handy
The activity picked up in the Atlantic with more enquiries seen for short period tonnage for end August/beg September - As the grain season ...
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- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- PTC India Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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