Australia turns to India for coal exports: Update

Australia turns to India for coal exports: Update

Australia is focused on growing the Indian thermal coal market for its exports, despite warnings that the demand profile in India is uncertain. Australia’s resources minister Matthew Canavan flew into Calcutta today to promote sales of Australian thermal coal into India armed with a report from the government’s commodity forecaster the Office of the Chief […]

Canada’s Ridley Terminals July coal exports climb 12.9% on month, 13.2% on year

Houston — Coal exports from the Ridley Terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, totaled 799,570 mt in July, up 12.9% from 707,925 mt in June and 13.2% from 706,639 mt in the year-ago month, according to data from the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The total, which combines metallurgical and thermal coal, was the third highest […]

Westshore Terminals Q2 coal exports reach highest level in past year: earnings

Houston — Thermal and metallurgical coal exports from Westshore Terminals near Vancouver, Canada, reached their highest level in four quarters during the second quarter of 2019, mainly due to an increase in met exports, the terminal’s earnings report said. Westshore, the largest coal export facility in North America, shipped 7.6 million mt in Q2, up […]

US rail traffic down on coal demand, trade war

Eastern US railroad CSX is the only major carrier to have increased coal shipments this year, with low natural gas prices driving down shipments at other railroads. The year-on-year increase in CSX’s coal volume has been relatively small, but it stands in sharp contrast with its competitors. CSX coal volume rose by 0.9pc during the […]

Vietnam mulls importing U.S. coal for power generation

Vietnam is considering importing coal from the United States to meet rising demand for the fuel for power generation, state media reported on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian country plans to build more coal-fired power plants. Vietnam is also seeking to import more U.S. goods to help narrow its trade surplus with the United States […]