Editorial: Why the future of Appalachian coal may depend on India

We write a lot about coal — and its long, slow demise as an energy source — for lots of reasons. We have some counties in the corner of Southwest Virginia whose economy has been based on coal, and which are in dire need of building a new economy. These are counties that are easy […]

BROUILLETTE TOURS LAMBERT’S POINT COAL TERMINAL

This week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette toured Norfolk Southern’s Lambert’s Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia, and met with Norfolk Southern employees. Lambert’s Point is a major coal export hub, as more than one-third of America’s coal exports leave from the site. During the visit, Brouillette highlighted the importance of coal in America’s […]

Opinion: Coal from Hampton Roads serves nation’s interests

Norfolk and Newport News are synonymous with American naval power and national security. Since the late 19th Century, Virginia has built and deployed the ships that provided the naval supremacy to win two world wars and keep our nation safe to this day. But along the coast of the James River, there is another, less […]

Port Sets Record for Met Coal Export Shipment

Bulk carrier NSU Welfare in early October loaded 146,479 short tons, equal to 132,883.5 metric tons, of Alabama metallurgical coal bound for Asia, where it fuels steel making. The load set a new export coal shipment record for the Alabama State Port Authority at the Port of Mobile. NSU Welfare is a Newcastle Max class […]

Port sets new record for coal export

The Alabama State Port Authority announced Monday its McDuffie Coal Terminal has set a new record for tonnage loaded and exported from the Port of Mobile in one shipment. The NSU Welfare, a massive Newcastle Max class bulk carrier was filled with 132,883.5 metric tons of metallurgical coal bound for Asian markets where it will […]

US East Coast thermal coal exports rise in August: Census

Thermal coal exports out of the US East Coast rose slightly in August to 719,518 mt, from 716,435 mt in July, despite exports out of Norfolk, Virginia, falling to a four-month low, according to US Census Bureau data. Exports from the Baltimore Census district increased to 508,626 mt in August, up from 415,065 mt in […]

Hampton Roads coal exports rise from June lows

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, rose in July from June’s nearly four-year low but still lagged year-earlier levels. Terminals at the port loaded 2.29mn short tons (2.08mn metric tonnes) of coal for international shipment in July, according to Virginia Maritime Association estimates. That was a 48pc increase from June but still 7.2pc below […]

How Coal Can Help The Billions Without Electricity

Over 600 million Africans are still without energy and electricity. The movie “Juice” brilliantly illustrates through a visual representation of how billions are without electricity; and without electricity and the energy from mainly fossil fuels, life returns to the Dark Ages. Whereas liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore exposes the fallacy, human misery, and environmental degradation that occurs when towns, cities, counties, […]

A Giant New Coal-Fired Power Plant Rises in Japan

How does a utility make money in the midst of one of the worst hits to power demand in modern history? By burning a little coal. At least, that’s what Kyushu Electric Power Co. did. The utility in the southern Japanese island known for its beaches and active volcanoes surprised analysts Friday by beating forecasts […]

All US ports open post-Isaias; damage at Wilmington

US ports have reopened following tropical storm Isaias, after closures earlier in the week at the east coast wood pellet export facilities of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia. The US Coast Guard has restricted vessel traffic to daylight operations only at Wilmington. US wood pellet producer Enviva exports from Wilmington and Norfolk. The North […]