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McCloskey Steam Coal Forecaster
McCloskey Steam Coal Forecaster features our quarterly online publication offering comprehensive data on the global steam coal trade. Three issues each year contain 18-24 month forecasts for supply, demand and price, while the remaining issue offers a 10-year outlook.
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McCloskey Steam Coal Forecaster
Distribution: Quarterly, available by PDF, hard copy and online
Key contents:
- Global steam coal trade data
- Country-by-country surveys of demand and supply:
- Stockpiles (producers, consumers)
- Hydro and generation activity
- Rail and port developments
- Highly detailed forecast of supply and demand for global steam coal
- Outlook for freights
- Conclusions about steam coal price outlooks, with a special focus on Northwest Europe and eastern Asia
- 18-24 month forecasts in three of the four issues
- 10-year forecast in one of the four issues
Who uses the service? Why? Steam coal exporters, importers, traders To gain an independent view on market direction and the value of positions Shipbrokers and shipping companies To assess future coal trade trends, changing distribution patterns and potential effect on ship requirements Finance houses, banks To keep track on the value of holdings and external loans Logistical service providers To plan demands on systems Market analysts Steam coal exporters, importers, traders
Benefits:McCloskey Steam Coal Forecaster Online provides you with:
- A high value short and mid-term market forecasting on the international seaborne steam coal trade.
- A clear, authoritative view of the future that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s like having an analyst on your team at a fraction of the cost.
- A mid-range forecast that you can use to contextualize the short-term outlooks, giving you a complete range of planning and analytical tools
- Projections of the supply and demand balance in both the Atlantic and Pacific steam coal markets
- Alerts of impending market shortages or surpluses, indicating where price direction changes are likely to occur
