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29 Jan 2014
January 29: There was little change in the overall sentiment in international coal markets so far as spot prices were concerned, industry sources said.
There were practically no enquiries from China amidst concerns over cutting off the country's imports through a ban on low calorific value coal.
Indian buyers were active for Indonesian cargo where availability ranging from 4,000 GAR to 5,200 GAR for February loading remained a challenge due to high demand and supply constraints amidst monsoons in that country.
Sources said that the number of vessels in queue has risen at Indonesian ports amidst disruption in production, inland logistics and loading issues because of the poor weather.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 29:
|
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 28, 2014 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 27, 2014 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 21, 2014 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jul 29, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 29, 2013 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
81.50 |
82.60 |
84.75 |
72.00 |
85.50 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
66.00 |
65.70 |
67.50 |
64.50 |
NA |
|
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
81.00 |
81.15 |
82.25 |
78.50 |
93.80 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
71.00 |
69.75 |
70.00 |
69.25 |
73.75 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
57.00 |
56.60 |
57.00 |
57.30 |
57.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
38.00 |
38.00 |
38.00 |
42.10 |
39.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
31.50 |
31.75 |
31.80 |
36.25 |
33.90 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
126.50 |
127.00 |
130.50 |
134.50 |
169.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
125.00 |
125.00 |
129.00 |
133.00 |
168.50 |
|
Semi Soft |
87.50 |
87.00 |
91.50 |
93.25 |
121.50 |
|
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
265.00 |
264.00 |
272.00 |
245.00 |
302.00 |
Freight Rate:
|
Destination |
As on Jan 28, 2014 (in $/ton) |
As on Jan 27, 2014 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Jan 21, 2014 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Jul 29, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Jan 29, 2013 (in $/ton) |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
16.00 |
15.90 |
15.50 |
15.60 |
13.60 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.40 |
16.25 |
15.75 |
15.90 |
14.50 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
9.40 |
9.25 |
9.20 |
9.90 |
7.80 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
8.40 |
8.25 |
8.25 |
8.60 |
7.00 |
|
Australia to India |
16.75 |
16.50 |
16.50 |
16.00 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)