US coal cutting Australia’s lunch

China – which is Australia’s largest trade partner with a longstanding regional relationship – is in a tit-for-tat dispute with Australia. Meanwhile the US is capitalising on the situation even though it is encouraging its allies around the world to push back against the Chinese Communist party. The US is ramping up its exports of […]

On July 29, 2021

U.S. rising coal shipment to China shadows Australia’s mining

The U.S. mines have experienced a stark turnaround and boost in exports to China to the highest since 2013, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. According to miner Coronado Global Resources Inc., the Frontier Unity bulk vessel left the port of Newport News, Virginia with a 136,400-ton cargo bound for steelmakers in China, which was the […]

On July 27, 2021

Hampton Roads coal exports total 2.5 million st in May, hitting 15-month high: VMA

Coal exports out of the Hampton Roads terminals in Virginia totaled over 2.5 million st in May, up 1.7% from April and up 19.7% from the year-ago month, Virginia Maritime Association data showed June 23. May exports hit a 15-month high, and through five months of the year, shipments through the terminals totaled nearly 11.5 […]

On July 1, 2021