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08 Jan 2014
January 8: Spot seaborne coal prices witnessed mixed trends on January 7 as rates of higher grade Indonesian varieties remained flat while those of South African and Australian origin were slightly down.
Heavy rains in Indonesia had affected loading from the country's ports between the Christmas and New Year holidays and this led to a slight firmness in spot coal prices, market sources said.
Meanwhile, the uncertainty relating to Colombian coal miner Drummond continued but there was not much impact on the market.
In the coking coal market, prices were slightly up over the weekend, sources added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 7:
|
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 07, 2014 |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Jan 06, 2014 |
Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Dec 31, 2013 |
6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jul 08, 2013 |
Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Jan 07, 2013 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
83.5 |
84.00 |
85.00 |
72.4 |
87.40 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
68.25 |
68.50 |
68.25 |
66.6 |
NA |
|
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
83.00 |
84.00 |
85.75 |
76.6 |
92.30 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
71.00 |
71.00 |
70.25 |
71.40 |
71.90 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
58.00 |
58.00 |
57.70 |
60.10 |
57.15 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
38.25 |
38.25 |
38.25 |
43.20 |
39.20 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
32.25 |
32.20 |
32.2 |
37.00 |
33.70 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
133.75 |
134.00 |
133.00 |
132.50 |
161.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
132.25 |
132.50 |
131.50 |
131.50 |
160.60 |
|
Semi Soft |
93.5 |
93.25 |
92.00 |
91.25 |
119.50 |
|
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
272 |
272.00 |
272.00 |
256.00 |
294.00 |
Freight Rate:
|
Destination |
As on Jan 07, 2014 (in $/ton) |
As on Jan 06, 2014 (in $/ton) |
Week Ago Dec 31, 2013 (in $/ton) |
6-month Ago Jul 08, 2013 (in $/ton) |
Year Ago Jan 07, 2013 (in $/ton) |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
16.10 |
16.25 |
17.40 |
15.00 |
13.00 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.40 |
16.60 |
17.70 |
15.30 |
13.90 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
10.50 |
10.50 |
11.8 |
10.00 |
8.40 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
9.00 |
9.00 |
10.3 |
8.50 |
7.50 |
|
Australia to India |
17.00 |
17.00 |
19.00 |
14.5 |
NA |
Source: ICMW (Traders)