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

  28 Jul 2021

  US coal exports from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia totaled 2.6 million st in June, up 2.2% ... . ...Read More

• As Glasgow approaches, China shuns coal projects in Belt and Road for first time

  28 Jul 2021

  China didn’t finance any coal projects via its Belt and Road Initiative in the first half, t... . ...Read More

• QRC welcomes State Govt approval of metallurgical coal mine extension in Central Qld

  28 Jul 2021

  The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) today welcomed the State Government’s decision to app... . ...Read More

• Global shipping industry disrupted again, this time by floods in Europe and China

  27 Jul 2021

  Shipping has already seen massive disruptions this year like the Ever Given running aground in the... . ...Read More

• Thailand to replace coal-fired plants with gas-fired complex

  27 Jul 2021

  Thailand’s state-owned Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT) will now no longer build two ... . ...Read More

• Australian coal exports at Newcastle are picking up again after multiple disruptions

  27 Jul 2021

  Newcastle port is a key for Australian coal exports, loading services have been disrupted in past ... . ...Read More

• U.S. EPA to set stricter requirements on coal-fired power plants -Washington Post

  27 Jul 2021

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it will set stricter requirements fo... . ...Read More

• G20 Environment Ministers: No Consensus on Phasing Out Coal

  26 Jul 2021

  The U.S., UK and other countries want world governments to commit to a phaseout of the use and fin... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings average 81.3 trains/day, up 9.8 trains/day on week: STB

  26 Jul 2021

  Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 81.3 trains/day in the week ended July 16, up 9.8 trains/da... . ...Read More

• NZ importing record amount of coal

  26 Jul 2021

  New Zealand is likely to import more coal this year than it has in any other year, in the midst of... . ...Read More

• Australia’s largest gas and coal export partner slashes demand

  26 Jul 2021

  Japan, Australia’s largest thermal coal and gas buyer, has announced a switch to renewables ... . ...Read More

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

  23 Jul 2021

  Chaina's import ban on Australian coal is providing boon to American producers.   Sou... . ...Read More

• Global electricity demand and coal use are soaring after COVID-19

  23 Jul 2021

  Electricity use and economic growth go hand in hand. And as global electricity demand continues to... . ...Read More

• Vistra to close Ohio coal plant 5 years early

  23 Jul 2021

  Vistra, the largest power supplier in Texas, is accelerating its move away from coal with an earli... . ...Read More

• Japan’s power plan will rattle coal, LNG exporters, including Qatar

  23 Jul 2021

  Japan has been largely forgotten as a source of demand for energy commodities, overshadowed by the... . ...Read More