India-Related Supramax and Panamax Freight Rates Report (Oct 27)

Supramax Freight Rates:

1. East Kalimantan to Navlakhi (West Coast India):
   • Estimated rate for a 55,000 mt coal cargo from East Kalimantan to Navlakhi on Oct 27: $ 13.75/mt, down 5 cents/mt from Oct. 24.

1. East Kalimantan to Paradip (East Coast India):
   • Estimated rate for a 55,000 mt coal cargo from East Kalimantan to Paradip on Oct 27: $ 12.75/mt, unchanged from Oct. 24.

1. Persian Gulf to Paradip:
   • Estimated rate for a 50,000 mt limestone cargo from Mina Saqr in the UAE to Paradip on Oct 27: $ 12.00/mt, unchanged from Oct. 24.

        4.   South Africa to Navlakhi:

• • Estimated rate for a 50,000 mt coal cargo from RBCT to Navlakhi on Oct 27: $ 19.20/mt, down 10 cents/mt from Oct. 24.

      Panamax Freight Rates:

1. East Australia to Paradip:
   • Estimated rate for a 75,000 mt (plus/minus 10%) metallurgical coal cargo from Hay Point to Paradip on Oct 27: $ 11.45/mt, unchanged from Oct. 24.

1. Indonesia to Krishnapatnam (East Coast India):
   • Estimated rate for a 75,000 mt (plus/minus 10%) thermal coal cargo from Banjarmasin to Krishnapatnam on Oct 27: $ 9.05/mt, unchanged from Oct. 24.

1. Indonesia to Dahej  (West Coast India):
   • Estimated rate for a 75,000 mt (plus/minus 10%) thermal coal cargo from Banjarmasin to Dahej on Oct 27: $ 10.75/mt, unchanged from Oct. 24.

1. South Africa to Paradip:
   • Estimated rate for a 75,000 mt (plus/minus 10%) thermal coal cargo from Richards Bay Coal Terminal to Paradip on Oct 27: $ 16.05/mt, down 5 cents/mt from Oct. 24.

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Asia-Pacific Supramax freight rates were largely steady on Oct. 27 amid limited activity at the start of the current trading week.

Trading action progressed fairly slowly for large parts of Asian trading hours.

Activity was thin for moving Indonesian coal to India.

Out of India, 50,000 mt +/- 10% iron ore cargo was heard from New Mangalore to Gangavaram on the east coast for the Nov. 5-7 laycan.

Fixing information out of South Africa was limited during Asian trading hours.

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Asia-Pacific Panamax freight rates were predominantly flat on Oct. 27 despite marginally improved sentiment in the latter half of Asian trading hours.

There were limited fresh cargoes out of Australia.

A 75,000-mt +/- 10% metallurgical coal was in the market from Gladstone to Visakhapatnam and Haldia for Nov. 21-30 laycan at $18.35/mt.

No fresh voyage fixtures were heard on the Indonesia-India coal route on the day.

Out of the Indian Ocean, a 75,000-mt +/- 10% coal was heard fixed from Nacala in Mozambique to Vizag for Nov. 21-30 laycan at $15.05/mt.

(THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO BE INFORMATIVE IN NATURE AND THE FIXTURES/FIGURES REPORTED ARE ABOUT & WITHOUT GUARANTEE)