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Sunday, 14 March 10
THERE IS NO INDICATION OF SLOWING DOWN OF IRON ORE AND COAL IMPORTS BY CHINA - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
 COALspot.com: The dry bulk freight market continued the upward trend and the BDI closed 8.14 pct this week.
The Cape index up by 10.32 pct and Supramax index was up by 10.47 pct. The Panamax and Handy size was up by 4.34 pct and 6.35 pct respectively. The Supramax opening Fareast seemed to be getting healthy rates and have been reported fixed on time charter around mid/high 20's.The freight rate of coal from Indonesia to India and China was up by almost about 8-10 pct.
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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3506
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3242
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264 ↑
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8.14
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Baltic Cape Index
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4328
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3923
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405 ↑
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10.32
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Baltic Panamax Index
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4177
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4003
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174 ↑
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4.34
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Baltic Supra Index
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2731
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2472
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259 ↑
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10.47
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Baltic Handy size Index
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1338
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1258
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80 ↑
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6.35
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As of 12 March 2010
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The average charter hire was at Cape US$ 41,877 per day, Panamax US$ 33,587 per day, Supramax US$ 28,561 per day and Handy size US$ 19,558 per day.
The Supramax index in the Fareast (S6 route) was firm and was by US$ 1,860 per day (up by 8.40 pct) and closed at US$ 23,980 per day. The ECI/China (S7) route continued to remain firm and was up by US$ 1,040 per day (up by 2.91 pct) and closed at US$ 36,717 per day.
Ships from WC India to china continued to be fixed at healthy levels at around US$ 38/40,000 per day and some vessels have ballasted from EC India to WC India.
THREE YEARS FUTURE
The futures for three years (2010-2012) was at around Cape US$ 31,000 per day, Panamax US$ 22,500 per day, Supramax US$ 18,500 per day, Handy size US$ 14,500 per day.
There is no indication of slowing down of iron ore and coal imports by China and market expected to remain firm next few weeks.
PORT CONGESTION
The congestion at Australian ports in the EC for coal loading continued to be on the same at 151 vessels (last week 151 vessels). The weather seems to be improving , however the affect of bad weather previously continues. The number of vessels waiting at DBCT and Newcastle was around 60 vessels. The waiting at DBCT was around 30 days , Hay point - abt 10 days and Gladstone about 12-16 days and Newcastle about 16 days. On the WC Australia iron ore vessels waiting was at at 20 vessels (last week 20 vessels). The bad weather continues in Queensland and all four berths were closed for loading at Hay point.
The waiting at Indian ports for coal vessels was quite normal around 3/4 days , except for Paradip and Haldia which are congested. Waiting at Paradip is about 7/8 days. The Indonesian anchorages port also continued to experience delays.
CRUDE OIL
The crude prices was almost at same levels as last week and the Brent crude prices closed at US$ 79.26 per barrel (last week US$ 80.11 per barrel). The prices of bunkers was at US$ 461 pmts (IFO 380 CST ex.Singapore) on 12th March 2010.
FREIGHT FORECAST
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Saturday, 20 March 10
NO MAJOR CHANGES ON SUPRAMAX MARKET FOR NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS - VISTAAR
COALspot.com: “The dry bulk freight market continued to be firm on the Panamax and Supramax and Handy size vessels”, said Capt. Reddy MD ...
Friday, 19 March 10
COAL INDIA TO HIT CAPITAL MARKETS IN JULY
India’s largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd (CIL), expects to hit the capital markets by July, company chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya said ...
Thursday, 18 March 10
COAL IMPORTS SOAR IN NANTONG PORT OF JIANGSU PROVINCE CHINA
BloombergUTV reported that, Coal imports at Nantong Port, located in coastal China's Jiangsu Province, soared 13 times to 581,000 tonnes in the fir ...
Thursday, 18 March 10
INNER MONGOLIA TO CAP COAL OUTPUT AT 700 MLN TONS IN 2010
Alibaba / China Knowledge reported that, Inner Mongolia, China's northern border autonomous region, plans to control coal output at 700 million ton ...
Thursday, 18 March 10
THE INDIAN MARKET WAS QUIET, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT TONNAGE SITUATION STILL FIRM - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
Activity continues to be solid in the Atlantic.
Supramax physical market is strong which pushed the BSI to a 17 month high at ...
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Planning Commission, India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Economic Council, Georgia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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