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Tuesday, 25 January 11
DRY BULK RATES CONTINUED TO TUMBLE LAST WEEK - BRS
With weather-related problems affecting the short-term outlook, and new building deliveries the longer-term picture, dry bulk rates continued to tumble last week and the BDI and Capesize 4TC are now at their lowest levels for 2 years. Thursday saw the BDI bottom out at 1,438 points, a result mainly of softness in the Cape market. Rising commodity prices indicate there is still good demand for product, which suggests new building deliveries are the main issue affecting rates. After two weeks of 2011, 20 new Capes have been delivered, 9 Panamaxes, 28 Supramaxes, and 21 Handysizes, indicating the pace of delivery is increasing. In the FFA market, 2H 2011 is now trading at around US$21,000 per day compared to US$24,000 six months ago.
Capesize
Another period of softening rates in the Cape market, and the BCI lost a further 15% or 270 points Friday-to-Friday. The Cape 4TC, at just under US$9,700, is now below the time charter equivalent for all the other bulk sizes. Players reported a sharp drop in Australian business, with coal operations still disrupted due to weather factors, and a lacklustre demand for ore. In the period market, it was reported that a 161,000 tonner was taken for 3-5 months at US$13,000 per day. However the sole one-year charter was signed at a BCI index-linked rate. On Monday however the BCI lost just 5 points, raising hopes among owners that the market may be bottoming out.
Panamax
The Panamax 4TC average stayed flat this week and hovered between US$15,300 and US$15,400 per day. However the two basins went in opposite directions. The Pacific showed some resistance due to the number of ballasters going to the USG and ECSA, and ships caught in the congestion in Queensland created some opportunities for the other vessels. The Nopac route gained US$500 and closed the week at US$10,000 per day. West of Suez, in the Atlantic, the market eased by US$1,000 as very few fresh requirements hit the market and the fleet supply end Jan was growing day by day. Regarding the period market, all major operators were quiet and the few ships which went on short period for delivery China or India were getting fixed at US$16,500 per day.
Supramax/Handy
The Baltic Supramax Index has shown a few signs of recovery with most of the routes following a slight upward trend. Delays in the southern part of the Atlantic due to bad weather/congestion have resulted in charterers having to come on the market looking for substitute vessels, of which very few are available. The Baltic gained 48 points to finish at 1,393 points last week, while the average of the TC routes gained US$506 to finish at US$14,570. The US Gulf and the Continent were the drivers of the Atlantic where fewer fixtures were seen from East Coast South America. A Supra delivery west Africa for a trip via Brazil/ Argentina to the Singapore/Japan range was rumoured to have fixed at US$24,000 dop. From the USG, modern Supras were fixed to the Continent around the mid US$20,000s, and to the Singapore/Japan range in the low/ mid to mid US$30,000s. For the smaller sizes, the trend of the Baltic Handysize index has been steady, finishing at 765 points with no difference noted as it had started at 765 points. Only the TC Handysize average showed very minor signs of improvement, as it gained US$25 to finish the week at US$11,129 per day.
For Handies, the driver has been East Coast South America which has been more active than the US Gulf or the Continent (which has seen a few scrap orders back to the east Med), and the Black Sea which remains silent. A couple of Modern Supramaxes ex Far East for 2-4 month periods were fixed between US$12-13,000. The Pacific has continued to weaken with Supramaxes being fixed for backhauls at around US$7,000 ex Taiwan, while ex Japan to Australia/Nopac were fixed around US$7,500.
Source: Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS)
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Wednesday, 26 January 11
DRY BULK MARKET TAKES YET ANOTHER NOSEDIVE, CAPESIZES LOOK RATHER UNATTRACTIVE AT THE MOMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The downturn of the dry bulk market sees no boundariers, disproving even those who thought that at least for the capesize market, the worst had pass ...
Tuesday, 25 January 11
R-POWER TO INVEST $5BN IN INDONESIA - THE TIMES OF INDIA
The Times of India reported that, In what is being seen as one of the largest foreign investments in Indonesia, Reliance Power will infuse $5 billio ...
Monday, 24 January 11
GOVT PROMISES COAL FOR PLN DESPITE PRICE SPIKES - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, the government says state electricity company PT PLN will receive enough coal to fire its power plants, despite pric ...
Monday, 24 January 11
DRY BULK MARKETS DOWNTURN SEES NO RELIEF - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market has kept falling for yet another week, with the industry’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) losing an additional 4.79 ...
Sunday, 23 January 11
THE AVERAGE CHARTER RATE FOR CAPE SIZE VESSELS WAS AT $ 8,859 PD ALMOST CLOSE TO 2008 LOWS - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The BDI continues to drop and saw a drop of about 5 pct this week closing at 1,370 points. “ In May 2010 the BDI touched ...
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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