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US Hampton Roads coal exports continue ascent

US coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in November topped volumes from both one and two years earlier. Terminals near the port handled 2.83mn short tons (2.57mn metric tonnes) of coal during November, up from 2.28mn st a year earlier and 2.76mn st in November 2019, according to Virginia Maritime Association data. Loading volumes […]

US Hampton Roads coal exports hit 20-month high in November

A 20-month high 2.83 million st of coal was exported from the terminals in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia in November, Virginia Maritime Association data released Dec. 10 showed. November’s coal exports were the highest since 2.88 million st in March 2020. The volume was 3.3% higher than October and 24.4% higher than the […]

Settlement bans coal storage in California city by 2027

A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped to Asia has been given until 2027 to continue those operations under terms of a settlement. Officials in Richmond, where the port is located, agreed to the deal with the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corp. that runs the port, […]

US Hampton Roads coal exports jump to 19-month high in October

Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia jumped to 2.75 million st, a 19-month high, in October, up 6.8% from September and 40.7% above the year-ago month, according to Virginia Maritime Association data released Nov. 16. October’s exports were the most since 2.88 million st in March 2020 and […]

US coal exports rose in September despite disruptions

US coal exports continued to rise from year-earlier levels in September even as one of the main exit points for thermal coal experienced extensive disruptions. Shipments out of the US climbed to 6.52mn short tons (5.91mn metric tonnes) from 5.37mn st in September 2020, according to US Census Bureau data released today. Both metallurgical and […]

Hampton Roads coal exports up again in September

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose on a year-over-year basis for the sixth consecutive month in September. Terminals at the port loaded an estimated 2.57mn short tons (st) (2.33mn metric tonnes) of coal last month, up from 2.06mn st a year earlier, the Virginia Maritime Association said. September’s estimated volumes were about 2.6pc […]

Collier Ships are back on the Horizon

Coal is back. According to the US Energy Information Administration, coal exports are projected to climb to 83.8 million st (short ton) in 2021, up from the four-year low of 69.1 million st in 2020. Exports are expected to increase again in 2022 to 99.1 million st. Thermal coal export volumes are estimated at 36.9 […]

Hampton Roads coal exports rose by 8pc in July

Coal exports from Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose by 8pc in July amid high international demand for coal. The terminals handled 2.46mn short tons (2.23mn metric tonnes) of coal last month, compared with 2.29mn st in July 2020, according to estimates from the Virginia Maritime Association. July loadings were slightly below the 2.49mn st handled in […]

Hampton Roads coal exports tick higher in June as global demand picks up

US coal exports from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia totaled 2.6 million st in June, up 2.2% from May and up 66% from June 2020, according to data released July 27 by the Virginia Maritime Association. US coal continued to find markets as prices for global thermal coal and metallurgical coal continued to push […]