Hampton Roads coal exports reach 11-year high

Hampton Roads coal exports reach 11-year high

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose to the highest in over 11 years in May as shippers redirected volumes from Baltimore, Maryland. Terminals in Hampton Roads handled an estimated 4.62mn short tons (4.19mn metric tonnes) last month, up by 56pc from May 2023, the Virginia Maritime Association said on Tuesday. The last time […]

EIA: US coal exports to rise 2.8% YoY in 2024

The US is expected to export a total of 102.6 million short tons of coal in 2024, higher by 2.8% compared with last year, the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook issued by the country’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows. This was adjusted up from an estimation of 98.7 million short tons for this year revealed in […]

Utility demand spurs India’s April thermal coal imports

India’s thermal coal imports rose in April from a year earlier, led by utility restocking demand to meet summer electricity needs. India imported 16.99mn t of thermal coal in April, up by 3.2pc from 16.46mn t a year earlier, according to shipbroker Interocean data. The imports were also up from 14.27mn t in March. Last […]