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China opened two railways at the start of this week to ensure the movement of coal from Shanxi province in the north to coal-consuming provinces across the country, China Railway Zhengzhou Group said on Monday July 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russian metallurgical coal producer Sibanthracite Group intends to ship more than 1 million tonnes of coal in Capesize-class vessels from the Black Sea port of Taman in 2021, it said on Monday March 15. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coal shipments from Australia's main coking coal export hub, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), dropped by 19.7% year on year in May, according to data released by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A major Japanese steelmaker has agreed with Australian suppliers on contract prices for shipments of pulverized coal injections (PCI) materials and semi-soft coking coal in the fourth quarter of 2019, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 7. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices dropped sharply on Friday January 4, in line with market participants' expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Peabody has declared force majeure over coal shipments from its North Goonyella mine in Queensland, Australia following a fire late last month and is expecting the suspension of operations at the site to affect it financially. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal spot prices moved in opposite directions on Friday October 12 following the emergence of a lower offer in the fob Australia segment, even as a cargo of premium hard coking coal fetched a higher cfr China price. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coal exports from Australia's metallurgical coal hub of Queensland fell in September compared with a year earlier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the strong prices of seaborne coking coal as of January 30, 2018. Topics include the status of domestic coal transportation in China, expected closure of some coal mines in the Chinese province of Shanxi, and coking coal futures contract trading in the Dalian Commodity Exchange.

Russian miner Mechel saw its coking coal concentrate shipments to the Asia-Pacific region - including China - rise by 6% year on year to 3.16 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BHP Billiton is using existing contracted capacity to transport coal by rail to the ports at Gladstone and Abbot Point in Queensland, Australia a company spokesman told Metal Bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will invest $204 million in the Caval Ridge Southern Circuit (CRSC) project, in central Queensland's Bowen Basin coal hub, the miner said on Friday April 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Goonyella coal rail system in Queensland, Australia, is expected to reopen on Wednesday April 26 - around one-and-a-half weeks ahead of the previous estimate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne coking coal prices continue to drop, with concerns over tight Australian supply in the wake of Cyclone Debbie being tempered this week while desperate purchasing comes to an end. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers metal industry news briefs. Topics discussed include the slight rise of seaborne iron ore due to high demand, the reopening of the Newlands coal rail system in Queensland, Australia following the outage caused by cyclone Debbie, and the decline of hot rolled coil in China despite the rising inventory pressure in the Chinese market.

Disruptions on the rail systems in Queensland, Australia as a result of Cyclone Debbie are preventing Peabody Energy from transporting coal from its mines to port, it said on Monday April 3. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A derailment occurred last weekend at Aurizon's Newlands Coal Rail System, which delivers both coking coal and thermal coal to the Abbot Point terminal in Queensland, Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spot prices for second-tier hard coking coal experienced a spike on Tuesday August 23, with buyers finding that they had no other alternative but to pay up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on developments pertaining to the coking coal market as of January 7, 2016. Topics discussed include the demand for the steelmaking raw material in China, the decrease in buying interest, the resumption of coal freight services in New South Wales, and the premium hard coking coal index freight-on-board (fob) Australia.

The article reports on the resumption of coal freight services in New South Wales in January 2016. Topics discussed include the cancellation of services due to heavy rain and flooding, the efforts of rail freight operator Aurizon to work closely with customers and supply chain partners, and the impact of the closure on coal operations.

The article focuses on the re-tender of the proposed Karachi to Punjab coal transportation railway by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in Pakistan. It notes that a build, operate and transfer concession will be used in the railway tender to minimize its upfront funding obligation. The tender will be awarded by the State-owned railway operator Pakistan Railways. It notes that the final decision for the tender will be taken by the MoF.

The article reports on a pre-feasibility study conducted by Pakistan's Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF) for a coal transportation railway from Karachi to Punjab.

The article reports that Norfolk Southern, a railway operator, lifted force majeure for all coal and coke traffic on January 9, 2014 which was enforced for all traffic originating, terminating or moving through to several states due to unusually low temperatures and high winds.

The article reports on the announcement by Kazakh miner ENRC that it will launch a tender for its 1,200 kilometer (KM) Mozambique rail line in February 2013. Graham Bishop, project manager at project development consultancy Mott Macdonald expects to see Chinese contractors bidding for the tender. The line with an initial capacity of 40-60 million tonnes per year (tpy) will transport thermal coal produced by its Estima project in the Tete region to the port of Nacala.

The article reports on the delay in Brazilian miner Vale's upgrade of Mozambique's Sena rail line until the end of 2012 because the contractor did not keep to schedule. The line transports coking coal from its Moatize project in Tete province to the port of Beira. The upgrade to the Sena rail line would see capacity increase to 20 million tonnes per year (tpy) by 2014.

The article reports on the first shipment of coal that was made by Coal of Africa (CoAL) from its Vele mine in South Africa to Asian markets.

The article focuses on forecasts provided by two of U.S. largest railroads for 2012 during their fourth-quarter earnings calls, mentioning the rebound in carloads in 2011. Union Pacific Corp. chairman, president and chief executive officer Jim Young considered 2011 as the most profitable year in the railroad's 150-year history. Kansas City Southern predicts low-double-digit growth in 2012, including coal shipments.

The article reports on the plan of South African rail group Transnet and Swazi Rail to pursue a greenfield rail project, which would free capacity for coal freight on the existing line to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal on the south coast of South Africa (SA). According to Transnet chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Molefe, the new link would increase rail capacity to the coal port terminal to almost 100 million tonnes. The line will run between Lothair in SA and Sidvokodvo in Swaziland.

The article reports on the build up of coal stocks at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa which could mean a decline in buyers' market, even if national rail freight carrier Transnet decided to increase its efficiency in transporting material from mines to the port. Transnet Freight Rail chief Brian Molefe said that coal stockpiles at the port had increased to almost 5 million tonnes.

The article looks at the state of the shipment of coal and metallic ores on U.S. railroads in April 2011. Based on reports released by industry groups, coal volumes moved by Great Lakes carriers declined. A decline in iron ore shipments was seen on the St. Lawrence Seaway from February 16, 2011. However, coal shipments increased during the period.

The article reports on the decision of coking coal supplier Mongolian Mining Corp. to suspend coal hauling from the Tavan Tolgoi area to Tsagaan Khad, in South Gobi starting April 21, 2011. The suspension was made due to transportation safety concerns. According to the company, coal hauling will be resumed as soon as the road conditions in the area improve.

The article deals with the plan of the Port of Gladstone to load ships with a total of 500,000 tonnes of coal in the fourth week of January 2011 as it returns to normal operations following the widespread flooding in Queensland.

The article reports that Australia's Gladstone port in Queensland state will be taking coal shipments from the Blackwater rail line in the third week of January 2011. The port will also run at full capacity by the end of the first quarter. The line will be opened by haulage provider QR National at a throughput rate of 100,000 tonnes-per-day (tpd) after the flooding in Queensland.

The article reports an increase in Australian coking coal offers to China to 230 U.S. dollars to 235 U.S. dollars per tonne cost and freight (cfr). The trend reflects a more than 15 U.S. dollar rise from average prices in September 2010. According to industry analysts in Beijing, China, the anticipated tightening-up of railroad capacities for increased thermal coal transportation in winter will result in coking coal supply disruptions.

The article reports on the commencement of shipment by BHP Billiton from its Hay Point coal terminal in Queensland after over three weeks.

The article reports on the expected increase in the iron ore and metallurgical coal production and shipments from the North American business unit of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. in 2009. According to unit president Donald J. Gallagher, they are seeing improvements in orders as customers are increasing steel production and restarting blast furnaces. Shipments are forecast to total 16 million long tons, while production is projected to reach 17 million tons. The recall of workers at its Tilden Mine is cited.

The article reports on the increase in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) due to rising orders for iron ore cargoes and coal in June 2009. BDI has increased from 3,703 to 3,734. According to the article, Capesize vessels have emerged as market leader. There was a 1.6% improvement in the daily rate on general routes. A source noted that the BDI is expected to remain strong for the coming days due to the increased activity.

The article reports that the failure of the contractor to meet the schedule has delayed Brazilian miner Vale's upgrade of the Sena rail line in Mozambique, which transports coking coal from its Moatize project in Tete province to the port of Beira. The completion date for the upgrade work has been delayed until the end of 2012. The upgrade would enable an increase in capacity of the Sena rail line to 20 million tonnes per year (tpy) by 2014.

The article reports that a transport strike has affected the coal supplies of Eskom to its power stations. The company transports 25-30 percent of its coal to its power stations yet but does not expect power interruptions due to the strike. Disruption of deliveries to the power stations was due to concerns about the level of violence and intimidation during the truckers' strike.