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Saturday, 08 January 11
SUPRAMAX VESSELS WERE FIXED AT AROUND $ 9000 PD FOR A TRIP VIA INDONESIA TO INDIA - VISTAAR


COALspot.com - The holiday season affect combined with severe flooding in Queensland ports continues to keep the market and pressure. “Supramax vessels opening far east were reported fixed at around usd 9000 pday levels for trip via Indonesia to India”, said Capt. Reddy, director of Vistaar Shipping, Singapore. He further said, Panamax vessels opening far east reported fixed around usd 8000 for trip via Australia and to India.

Short period rates for Supramax was at around usd 14000 pday for vessels opening far east and for Panamax vessels was around usd 16000 pday. The BDI has touched record lows and is at 1,519 points down by almost 15 pct and Cape size index touched 1,865 points down by about 20 pct since 24th Dec 2010. The Panamax saw a slight recovery and was up by about 5 pct and closed at 1936 points. The Supramax and Handy size was down by 10 pct and 7 pct respectively since 24th Dec 2010.

With the situation in Australia likely to continue for 2 to 3 weeks and with the Chinese New year coming first week of February , it is expected that the market is likely to be soft until mid February 2011.

The average charter rates was at Cape/usd 12,897 pday , Panamax/usd 15,416 pday , Supramax/usd 14,023 pday and Handy size/usd 11,196 pday.

The Supramax index in the feast (S6 route) was down by usd 3,252 pday (down by 26 pct) and closed at usd 9,218 pday (last week it was at usd 12,470 pday). The EC India/ China (S7 route) was also severely affected and was down by usd 26,88 pday (down by19 pct) and closed at usd 11,621 pday (last week was at usd 14,309 pday). The S6 and S7 route is likely to be soft and is expected to be under pressure next week also.

The futures for three years (2011-2013) was at around Cape/usd 22,000 pday, Panamax/usd 16,500 pday, Supramax/usd 16,000 pday , Handy size/usd 11,500 pday.

The congestion in EC Australia reduced slightly to 136 vessels this week (last week was 142  vessels). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/17, DBCT/44, Gladstone/18, Abbot Point/Nil, New Castle/54, Port Kembla/2 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was almost at same levels at 24 vessels (last week 24 vessels).

The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal except for Paradip, Haldia, Kandla where the berthing delays was still high.

The brent crude prices continued to be firm and was almost at same levels and closed at usd 93.61 per barrel (last week usd 93.46 per barrel). However bunker prices was firm and was at usd 520.50 pmt (last week usd 507.50 pmt) for IFO 380 cst ex Singapore on 7th Jan 2011.

Click here for Vistaar’s forecasted (terms & conditions apply) spot freight rates for coal & Iron-ore cargo for specific routes(cs)
Reported by Vistaar Shipping, Singapore



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