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Saturday, 02 April 11
THE FREIGHT MARKETS LIKELY TO BE SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
 COALspot.com - The freight market softened this week affecting all sectors with BDI down by 65 points (down by 4.10 pct) and closed at 1,520 points. The cape index was marginally down by 13 points and closed at 1,792 points. Panamax index was the most affected , down by 153 points (down by 7.36 pct) and closed at 1,925 points. The Supramax index also dropped by 92 points (down by 5.74 pct) and closed at 1511 points, where as the handy size was almost at same levels and closed at 786 points.
The Supramax vessels opening Far East /SE Asia region continued to see healthy levels and ships were fixed around $ 16,000 Shanghai/Rizhao range. The freight markets likely to be soft at least in the beginning of the week and may pick towards end of the week. Probably the effects of Japanese ports and crisis in Libya, Yemen , Syria and Middle east seems to be affecting the shipping market. However overall the sentiments are that the markets could be softening in the coming weeks.
The average charter rates was at Cape/$ 10,554 per day , Panamax/$ 15,463 per day , Supramax/$ 15,795 per day and Handy size/$ 11,774 per day.
The Supramax index in the far east (S6 route) softened further by 1.19 pct (down by 191 points) and closed at $ 15,391 per day (last week $ 15,991 per day). The EC India/China (S7 route) also continued to softened and was down by 3.84 pct (down by $ 600 per day) and closed at $ 15,008 per day (last week $ 15,608 per day). The S6 route is likely to continue to be steady/soft , whereas the S7 is likely soften further.
The futures for three years (2011-2013) was at around Cape/$ 18,500 per day, Panamax/$ 16,000 per day, Supramax/$ 15,000 per day , Handy size/$ 11,250 per day.
The congestion in EC Australia almost at same levels at 84 vessels this week (last week 72 vessels). The vessels waiting at main coal loading ports were at Hay point/7, DBCT/21, Gladstone/12, Abbot Point/3, New Castle/34, Port Kembla/7 vessels. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting reduced to 39 vessels (last week 42 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal.
The crude oil prices continued to firm up and closed at $ 118.93 per barrel (last week $ 115.95 per barrel). Bunker prices also firmed up and closed higher at $ 657.00 pmt (last week $ 643 pmt) for IFO 380 cst ex Singapore on 1st April 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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Tuesday, 17 May 11
DRY BULK MARKET ENTERS WEEK ON WEAK MODE - HELLENIC SHIPPING
In yet another sign of softening freight rates for dry bulk carriers and oversupply issues, the dry bulk market entered this week on a downward path ...
Monday, 16 May 11
INDO TAMBANG 1Q SALES REVENUE UP - INSIDER STORIES
Thai Banpu Plc last week reported a 7.83% increase in coal sales revenue from its Indonesian operating unit via PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk (ITMG) ...
Sunday, 15 May 11
THE FREIGHT MARKET REMAINED SOFT - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - "The freight market overall remained soft", said Capt. Reddy, Director of Vistaar Shipping Singapore. He further added, &qu ...
Saturday, 14 May 11
WELSPUN TO ACQUIRE AN INDONESIAN COAL MINE - MEDIA
The India based Welspun Power and Steel Ltd is planning to acquire 456,000 shares in PT Batubara Energy Indonesia, representing 75% interest, accord ...
Saturday, 14 May 11
DRY BULK MARKET ON A DOWNFALL ONCE AGAIN - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
In what is now pretty clear will be yet another challenging year for dry bulk ship owners, the Baltic Dry Index returned to its usual pattern of dec ...
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- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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