The wait time for ships to pick up coal has stretched to three weeks

Pakistan’s thermal coal importers will have to discharge all of their cargoes at Port Qasim from August, after the country’s Supreme Court banned the unloading of thermal coal at the nearby Karachi port, shipping sources said

Maintenance at Russia’s Ust Luga coal terminal will have a temporary effect on thermal coal export capacity from Russia, but this is not expected to have much of an impact on the delivered-Europe price, sources said

The $5 billion-plus Terminal 4 coal export expansion planned for Newcastle has been scrapped after demand for the fossil fuel failed to increase as expected

Cleaner alternatives to coal slag blasting available in Hampton Roads...Daily PressIn light of concerns about the presence of a toxic substance in an abrasive blasting material widely used inshipbuilding, a group of companies with Hampton Roads ties claim to provide cleaner alternatives. Coal slag, a byproduct of coal-fired power...and more »

CSX coal pier damaged byship, out of serviceBaltimore SunA CSX Corp. coal pier in Baltimore is out of service for the foreseeable future as the railroad assesses the"substantial" damage caused by ashipthat hit the structure. The Bayside Coal Pier, on Benhill Avenue in Curtis Bay, was struck Saturday by a...CSX coal pier shut down after being hit byshipabc27all 7 news articles »

Despite the best efforts from ship owners to help alleviate the current tonnage oversupply issue in the dry bulk segment, especially in the larger vessel types of Capesizes, shipbrokers have suggested that it will be the demand aspect of the equation, which will determine whether the market will return to healthier levels during 2013. According to a report from shipbroker firm Intermodal, the rall...