US Gulf coal terminals resume loadings after Francine

US Gulf coal terminals resume loadings after Francine

Some coal terminals on the US Gulf Coast have resumed operations this week after power was restored following Hurricane Francine. SunCoke Energy said today that the Convent Marine Terminal in Louisiana returned to full operations on 15 September. The company said last week that the terminal was not damaged but did lose electricity after the […]

Hampton Roads coal exports rise again in August

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose to their highest level in three months in August, reflecting slightly more robust international thermal coal markets and possibly more consistent operations at one of the coal terminals in the region. Terminals in Hampton Roads loaded 3.37mn short tons (3.06mn metric tonnes) of coal last month, up […]

US coal exports to Africa on the rise

Exports of thermal coal from the US to Africa increased 60% in the first half of this year to 5.3 million tons, compared with 3.1 MMst in the same period in 2023, the International Energy Agency said. In the first half of 2024, U.S. exporters shipped virtually all (98%) of this thermal coal to Egypt […]

US Thermal Coal Exports to Asia and Africa Rise as European Shipments Decline

In the first half of 2024, U.S. thermal coal exports to Asia and Africa saw a substantial increase, pushing overall U.S. coal exports—both thermal and metallurgical—to 53 million short tons (MMst), up from 49 MMst in the same period of 2023. Thermal coal exports to Asia rose by 19%, or 2.3 MMst, compared to the […]

US thermal coal exports recover in July

US thermal coal exports rose from year-earlier levels in July after declining the previous month. Shipments from US ports climbed to 4.41mn short tons (4mn metric tonnes) during the month from 2.84mn st a year earlier, preliminary figures from the US Commerce Department showed today. The year-on-year increase for July may have at least partly […]