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Sunday, 28 February 10
SUPRAMAX CHARTER RATES FOR ONE YEAR IS AROUND US$ 19,000/20,000 PER DAY - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
 COALspot.com : The freight market firmed up by almost 10 pct on Supramax and Handy size and about 7 pct on Panamax.
However it was interesting to see Cape Index down by almost 10 pct. The BDI had just increased by 24 points last week. Spot Supramax vessel opening far east were seen getting around US$ 18/19,000 per day and for short period around 24,000 per day. This week most owners were keen to fix on period to take advantage of the firm market sentiment.
The average charter hire was at Cape US$ 28,378 per day, Panamax US$ 27,326 per day, Supramax US$ 23,927 per day and Handy size US$ 16,872 per day.
BDI (Baltic dry index changes (As of 26 Feb 2010))
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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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2738
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24 ↑
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0.88
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Baltic Cape Index
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3174
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343 ¯
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9.75
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Baltic Panamax Index
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3399
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220 ↑
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6.92
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Baltic Supra Index
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2288
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211 ↑
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10.16
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Baltic Handy size Index
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98 ↑
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9.28
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The Supramax index in the far east (S6 route) was quite firm and was by US$ 3,660 per day (up by 23 pct) and closed at US$ 19,540 per day. Next seems will also be firm at least beginning of the week. The ECI/China (S7) route moved up quite sharply and was up by US$ 6,667 per day (up by 25 pct) and closed at US$ 33,617 per day. Ships from WC India to china were seen being fixed at healthy levels at around US$ 38/40,000 per day.
Supramax charter rates for one year is around US$ 19,000/20,000 per day.
THREE YEARS FUTURE
The futures for three years (2010-2012) remained unchanged and was at around Cape US$ 29,000 per day, Panamax US$ 20,000 per day, Supramax US$ 17,000 per day, Handy size, US$ 13,000 per day.
Iron ore and coal imports by China is continuing to be strong and is expected to keep the freight market firm. The coal import by India also is strong and will continue to increase.
PORT CONGESTION
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading continued to be on the rise at 150 vessels (last week 143 vessels). The congestion increased due to bad weather and some shippers declaring force majeure. The number of vessels waiting at DBCT and Newcastle was around 60 vessels. The waiting at DBCT was around 30 days , Hay point and Gladstone 7-10 days and Newcastle about 16 days. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was same as last week at 23 vessels (last week 24 vessels).
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days.
CRUDE OIL
The crude prices was almost stable and the Brent crude prices closed at US$ 77.65 per barrel (last week US$ 78.37 per barrel). The prices of bunkers also was up at US$ 455 pmts (ifo 380 cst ex Singapore) on 26th Feb 2010.
FREIGHT FORECAST
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Friday, 15 January 10
ADARO INDONESIA STILL TOPS IN INDONESIAN COAL EXPORT RANKING
COALspot.com (Indonesia): PT. Adaro Indonesia, the world first Envirocoal producer and Indonesia's second largest thermal coal producer is top coal ...
Friday, 15 January 10
NTPC TO ADD 6,000 MW EACH YEAR IN 12TH PLAN
Will raise total generation capacity to 75,000 Mw by 2017, up from 30,644 Mw at present.
India's largest power generator NTPC, which will launch ...
Friday, 15 January 10
POSCO SAYS 2010 COKING COAL AGREEMENT MAY BE DELAYED - BLOOMBERG
Posco, South Korea’s biggest steelmaker, said an agreement on coking coal prices for this year may be delayed because major suppliers of the s ...
Friday, 15 January 10
CHINA POWER FIRMS SEEK COAL IMPORTS, SUPPLY SCARCE
China's coal-hungry power plants have turned to imported coal to cope with widespread shortages, but spot supply is scarce, traders said on Thursda ...
Thursday, 14 January 10
INDONESIA POWER REDUCES COAL SUPPLY
PT Indonesia Power will reduce coal supplies from PT Tambang Batu Bara Bukit Asam to its Suralaya Power Plant. "The coal supply for the plant s ...
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Australian Coal Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- White Energy Company Limited
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- The University of Queensland
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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