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Thomas Shewski, Owner
High Energy Services
April 14, 2008
BNSF Fuel Surcharge on Coal Transportation – By the Numbers
Analysis of: Railroad Fuel Surcharges Make Shippers Cry Foul (www.desmoinesregister.com)
    The BNSF and other railroads charge in new coal transportation tariffs and contracts a fuel surcharge to recover the cost of fuel.  Other freight moves also come under fuel surcharges.  The commentary that follows discusses by the numbers the BNSF’s fuel surcharge on...
Thomas Shewski, Owner
High Energy Services
April 14, 2008
Court Case Against EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule Offers Sulfur Allowance Opportunity
Analysis of: EPA Announces Results of the Sixteenth Annual Sulfur Dioxide Auction (yosemite.epa.gov)
    The EPA is currently being challenged in the courts by both the states and industry over various aspects of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).  The outcome of the case could provide an opportunity for those trading SO2 allowances.
Thomas Shewski, Owner
High Energy Services
April 14, 2008
Current Price of SO2 Allowances Lower Generating Costs and Lower Coal Suppliers’ Realized Prices
Analysis of: EPA Auctions SO2 Allowances for $65.8 Million (uk.reuters.com)
    SO2 allowances are traded daily in the broker and private party markets.  The value of these credits are down, affecting both the cost to generate electricity on coal and the realized sales price received by coal suppliers.
Thomas Shewski, Owner
High Energy Services
April 14, 2008
Dispatch Costs on Coal to Rise in 2009 Due to CAIR NOx Rules
Analysis of: The Green Exchange Reports Robust First Week Trading Volume in Carbon, US Emissions Contracts (sev.prnewswire.com)
    The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) requires a further reduction in NOx from coal-fired power plants starting in 2009.  This reduction in NOx will add to the dispatch cost from coal-fired generation.
Craig Marston, Managing Director
Craig Marston, Managing Director
CEM Marine
April 11, 2008
VLCC Conversion Problems Are Predictable
Analysis of: Trouble on VLCC conversion front (www.tradewinds.no)
Reports of stress fractures on the Hebei Innovator, one of the first VLOC conversions, is likely to be a common problem for other conversion vessels.
Jean-Pierre James Elsener, Owner
Jean-Pierre James Elsener, Owner
Elsener Consulting & Trading LLC
April 10, 2008
Is Technology The Way Forward?
Analysis of: Daimler seeks to clear the air on SCR (fleetowner.com)
SCR, EGR and Scrubber Technologies are an important step into the right direction. Nature shows different ways too.
Craig Marston, Managing Director
Craig Marston, Managing Director
CEM Marine
April 10, 2008
Petrobras OSV Order Not Good News for Oilfield Support Industry
Analysis of: Brazil preps huge order (www.tradewinds.no)
Tradewinds reported that Brazilian oil major Petrobras is preparing to announce a $10b order for 100 OSV's to serve their offshore segment.  With a world order book already prompting experts to predict a glut by 2010, this is not welcome news.
Craig Marston, Managing Director
Craig Marston, Managing Director
CEM Marine
April 10, 2008
Consolidation In The PR Jones Act Market A Good Thing
Analysis of: Trailer Bridge buyers crowd thins (www.tradewinds.no)
Jones Act liner shipping company Trailer Bridge (Nasdaq:TRBR) appears headed for a takeover by rival Crowley Maritime.  TRBR's market, the Puerto Rico trade, has been beset by overcapacity and anemic demand.  Consolidation should improve rates.
Craig Marston, Managing Director
Craig Marston, Managing Director
CEM Marine
March 24, 2008
Conversions Not A Significant Issue In The Short Term
Analysis of: Conversion tally climbs even higher (www.tradewinds.no)
A new Clarkson's report indicates that the number of potential tanker conversion candidates are even higher than earlier reported, raising the issue of a potential positive impact on tanker rates and negative impact on dry bulk rates.  Neither is likely to happen before mid-2009.
Craig Marston, Managing Director
Craig Marston, Managing Director
CEM Marine
March 24, 2008
Tough Year For The Transpacific Trade
Analysis of: Experts predict bleak picture for 2008 West Coast shipping year (www.americanshipper.com)
Speakers at the 2008 Annual Peak Season Forecast Conference in Long Beach cast a gloomy view of the transpacific container shipping market.

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