Record U.S. Coal Shipment to China Highlights Australia’s Pain

China’s import ban on Australian coal is proving a boon to U.S. producers. On June 28, the Frontier Unity bulk vessel left the port of Newport News, Virginia with a 136,400-ton cargo bound for steelmakers in China. It was the biggest shipment of its kind from a U.S. east coast port, according to miner Coronado Global […]

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

HIGHLIGHTS The three terminals export 2.6 million st in June, up 66% on year DTA remains region’s largest coal export terminal 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 […]

US 2021 coal production estimates to rise 14.5% on year: EIA

HIGHLIGHTS Highest 2021 production forecast this year Coal makes up 23.6% of the 2021 power share; 21.8% in 2022 The US is estimated to produce 617.3 million st of coal in 2021, the US Energy Information Administration said in a July 7 report, raising its monthly estimate by roughly 17 million st, or 2.9%, from […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hampton Roads coal exports reach 14-month high

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose in the May to the highest level in more than a year, reflecting some of the recovery in seaborne metallurgical and thermal coal. Terminals at the port loaded about 2.52mn short tons (2.29mn metric tonnes) of coal for export during the month, according to data collected by […]

Chile, NE Asia Bolster Drummond’s Coal Exports

A spike in Chilean demand and firm loadings for northeast Asia supported Colombian coal producer Drummond’s thermal coal exports in May, company figures show. Drummond’s total loadings rose by 667,000t on the year and by 512,000t on the month to 2.89mn t in May. The mining company shipped 14.1mn t in the first five months […]

Wyoming AG Says Lawsuit Over Washington Coal Port Must Go On

The U.S. Supreme Court needs to stop the state of Washington from unconstitutionally blocking the delivery of Powder River Basin coal to foreign markets, according to the attorneys general for Wyoming and Montana. The two states, in a brief filed with the court, argued justices should take up their challenges to Washington’s denial of permits […]

CHENEY SAYS WASHINGTON STATE TERMINAL DENIAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says Washington state’s denial of a coal export terminal to send Wyoming coal to Asian nations violates the U.S. Consitution. The Biden Administration has come out in favor of dismissing a lawsuit by Millenium Bulk Terminals against Washington state for denying permits for an export facility. That prompted Cheney to issue these comments: “This case should […]