EU thermal coal imports at lowest this century

EU thermal coal imports at lowest this century

Intense competition from natural gas cut the EU’s net monthly thermal coal imports to their lowest this century in July, according to provisional Eurostat data. Net EU thermal coal imports from countries outside of the region fell by 3.7mn t on the year to 5.5mn t in July. This was down from 5.7mn t in […]

Richmond Says “Yes” to Coal

After a contentious summer rally between environmentalists and union workers, the Richmond Planning Commission voted unanimously to keep coal in Richmond.   On a warm evening in late July, the “No Coal in Richmond” organizers gathered on the steps of Richmond’s City Hall to urge the city’s Planning Commission to phase out the storage and handling of […]

US rail agency to act soon on rate review changes

The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) is expected within the next two weeks to begin a process for rethinking how it determines whether rail transportation rates are reasonable, agency vice chairman Patrick Fuchs said yesterday. Updating those rules is the agency’s top priority, Fuchs said yesterday at the National Coal Transportation Association’s annual meeting in […]

Southeast US ports brace for Hurricane Dorian: Update

Updates port conditions and category of Hurrican Dorian. New York, 3 September (Argus) — The US Coast Guard (USCG) closed the port at Brunswick, Georgia, and the Florida ports of Canaveral and Jacksonville as Hurricane Dorian, downgraded to a category 2 storm this afternoon, moved up the east coast. The USCG said it expected to […]