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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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- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Australian Coal Association
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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