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Panamax coal freight rates to India pressured by oversupply of vessels

Singapore (Platts)--17May2013/625 am EDT/1025 GMT

Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to lower on Friday as an oversupply of vessels outstripped demand, sources said.

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Coal Watch: China Coal Dynamics

April 29, 2012 (4:18 mins)

James O’Connell, Editor-in-Chief of coal, looks at the latest customs statistics data from China, explores recent supply/demand trends and discusses recent price movements which includes fresh news of potential defaults in the Asia Pacific market.

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US river segment closures affect coal barge markets
May 1, 2013 - Discussion on the US coal barge markets, specifically the closure of several locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and a barge accident leading to 16,500 tons of coal lost.

Low CV Indonesian thermal coal demand strong
April 11, 2013 - Examines low calorific value Indonesian thermal coal, especially 3,800 and 4,200 kcal/kg GAR coal, which is in strong demand from both India and China.

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Summer 2013 power price preview

March 8, 2013

As natural gas futures for summer 2013 show year-over-year increases and electric generation reserves tighten, the outlook for power prices across the continental US have risen, experts say.

Western US fuel mix changes

February 28, 2013

Coal's dominance is likely to decrease in the US Southwest and Rockies, say analysts.

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The Barrel: MidAmerican deal on coal shows that it may be Bloomberg bucks, not Obama, that leads the fight against it

Kathy Larsen on how MidAmerican's coal deal shows there may be a more important player than the President.

Citicism and praise for swaps rule as energy firms struggle for answers

Like he has dozens of times over the past two years, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler this week extolled the benefits of his agency’s intense efforts to reform US swaps market.

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The Rise of Futures in International Coal Markets

The evolution of a traded futures market in the international thermal coal sector could not have been timelier (published July 2009).

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