Coal and Dry Freight

Barclays Capital offers price risk management to all companies exposed to the global thermal coal market. The coal desk offers a wide range of financial instruments in the main exports and import hubs. A range of coal producers, utilities, cement producers and steel mills across the world have been able to remove price uncertainty and lock-in favourable prices for future periods.

Coal could be offered as part of a Commodity Index Linked Note whose performance is directly linked to the price movements of coal in various locations. In the ever volatile world of dry bulk shipping, Barclays Capitals focus is providing trading services in Forward Freight Agreement and advice to both larger charterers and vessel owners and operators.