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US steam coal exports edge higher in April

US thermal coal exports rose for a second consecutive month in April after seaborne demand and prices jumped in the early stages of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Shipments of US steam coal and anthracite climbed to 4.29mn short tons (3.89mn metric tonnes) in the month from a revised 4.1mn st a year earlier, according […]

US coal producers squeezed as Iran crisis lifts demand and costs

US coal miners are gearing up to boost exports as the Iran crisis rattles energy markets, but soaring production and transport costs are complicating their ability to ship more tonnes. The blockage in the Strait of Hormuz has boosted demand for coal in European and Asian markets, which are increasing their use of coal-fired power plants. US […]

Trump announces new coal export terminal in Oakland

President Trump on Thursday said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including $75 million for the construction of a new West Coast coal export terminal in Oakland. Speaking from the White House, Trump said he will use the Defense Production Act, a 1950 […]

Trump Designates US$685 Million to Support U.S. Coal, Power

Summary President Donald Trump significantly expanded his administration’s support for coal and coal-fired electric generation on Thursday by committing the federal government to provide about $685 million to support coal mining, coal exports and coal-fired electric generation in the U.S. Presidential Actions Support Coal President Donald Trump, flanked by his secretaries of Energy and Interior, […]

U.S. coal exports surge to 8.47 Mt in March

U.S. coal exports totaled 8.47 million tonnes in March 2026, up 0.44% YoY and 43.85% MoM, according to data from the United States Census Bureau. Cumulative exports for the first quarter reached 21.49 Mt, down 3.05% YoY. View article here.

Global Coal Demand Surges as Middle East Energy Crisis Deepens

Global coal shipments and imports surged in March and April as buyers scrambled for fuel amid massively disrupted oil and gas supply from the Middle East. The trend has been accelerating in recent weeks, and global coal imports are on track to reach their third-highest monthly level on record, according to estimates by analytics platform […]

Coal is back – and Japan is driving the rally

Japan’s heavy dependence on imported energy is being put through a real-time stress test. The crisis triggered by the war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the structural vulnerabilities in one of the world’s largest energy importers. With roughly 90% of its crude oil sourced from the Middle […]

On the 11th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump holds the “clear guardian of beautiful and clean coal” trophy he received as a gift from former U.S. Coal Board Chairman Jim Grech at the White House. AP Yonhap News Agency

U.S. President Donald Trump said, “We have reached a trade agreement to dramatically increase coal exports,” citing South Korea, Japan and India, which is expected to intensify U.S. demand for coal imports from the South Korean government. The South Korean government, which joined the Decarbonization Alliance in November last year and vowed to reduce the […]

Hampton Roads coal exports rise by 25pc in Jan

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, climbed last month by 25pc from a year earlier, partly because mine production issues and weather disruptions hindered loadings at the port in January 2025. Hampton Roads terminals loaded nearly 2.74mn short tons (2.49mn metric tonnes) of coal in January, up from 2.2mn st in the same month […]

US Hampton Roads coal exports rise after 6 declines

US coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose from year-earlier levels for the first time in seven months in October. Terminals at the port loaded 3.19mn short tons (st) (2.89mn metric tonnes) of coal last month, compared with 3.01mn st in October 2024, according to estimates released by the Virginia Maritime Association on Tuesday. […]