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• Panamax coal freight rates edge down on key Pacific routes

  01 Nov 2013

  Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesi... . ...Read More

• Obama doesn’’t want poor countries to use coal power

  01 Nov 2013

  The  “war on coal” may be coming to a poor country near you. The Obama administra... . ...Read More

• Poland, Wedded to Coal, Spurns Europe on Clean Energy Targets

  01 Nov 2013

  They call it Poland’s biggest hole in the ground. The coal mine here is more than eight-and-... . ...Read More

• Environmentalists target $4bn coal plant

  01 Nov 2013

  Environmental groups called on Poland's prime minister on Wednesday to stop an investment of a... . ...Read More

• 4 turnaround PSUs including Bharat Coking Coal and NFDC report profits for 3 yrs in a row

  01 Nov 2013

  Four state-owned firms including Bharat Coking Coal and NFDC that turned-around following the revi... . ...Read More

• Coal miner cut out of carbon tax scheme

  01 Nov 2013

  Gujarat Coking Coal has been cut off from a federal government scheme designed to help companies d... . ...Read More

• Coal prices correct further down

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: As expected, spot steam coal prices corrected further down on lack of fresh enquiries ... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at Indian power plants fall to 17.38 mt

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: After rising continuously from March-April this year and touching a peak of over 23 mi... . ...Read More

• Coal handling by Indian ports falls 10.56% in Sept m-o-m

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Total coal handling by the major Indian ports during the month of September 2013 fell ... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp to invest Rs 950 crore in four states

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Birla Corporation Limited, the flagship company of the MP Birla Group, would invest ar... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port signs MoU to set up LNG terminal

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Paradip Port Trust has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GAIL (India) Lt... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Dahej port falls 13.99% in Sept m-o-m

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Handling of coal at Dahej port stood at 748,814 tons during the month of September 201... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Porbandar port almost doubles in Sept

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Handling of coal at Porbandar port stood at 41,290 tons during the month of September ... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Vizag port up 32.58% m-o-m in Sept

  31 Oct 2013

  October 31: Coal handling at Vizag port surged by 32.58% to 826,000 tons in September 2013 compare... . ...Read More

• Myopia on Coal

  31 Oct 2013

  The brouhaha over Coalgate has pushed the genuine long-term issues in coal to the background. Indi... . ...Read More