India: Coal freights show mixed trends driven by route-specific demand-supply dynamics

Coal freights to India showed diverse trends w-o-w. Rates on the Hay Point-Paradip route gained on steady loadings and tighter prompt tonnage, while RBCT-Paradip and East Kalimantan-Navlakhi freights softened amid weaker demand.

• Hay Point-Paradip: Freights stood at $13.07/dmt (+$0.7/dmt w-o-w)
• RBCT-Paradip: Rates were assessed at $12.7/dmt (-$0.8/dmt w-o-w)
• East Kalimantan-Navlakhi: Freights were assessed at $10.9/dmt (-$0.1/dmt w-o-w)