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• Botswana Wants to Ship 115 Million Tons of Coal to Asian Buyers

  20 Mar 2014

  Botswana plans to ship 115 million metric tons of coal per year within a decade to meet growing... . ...Read More

• Coal Exporter United Bulk sued for polluting Mississippi River

  20 Mar 2014

  A coalition of environmental advocacy groups filed a lawsuit earlier this week against United Bulk... . ...Read More

• Turkish coal import restriction change could spur Colombian competition: sources

  20 Mar 2014

  Turkey's environment ministry is considering a proposal to increase a limit on the volatile co... . ...Read More

• An end to coal investments

  20 Mar 2014

  Chief of the World Coal Association, Mr Milton Catelin, visited the Norwegian Parliament last mont... . ...Read More

• Making the case for coal

  20 Mar 2014

  Lobbying for coal in Brussels is a struggle. Coal is widely perceived as an industry of the past, ... . ...Read More

• Global coal prices remain largely unchanged

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Spot coal prices remained largely unchanged in international markets on March 18 amidst ... . ...Read More

• Production affected at NCL, MCL mines of CIL

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Production of coal from at least three mines of Coal India Ltd's Northern Coalfields... . ...Read More

• CIL to meet power generators on imported coal issue next wk

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has convened a meeting next week with power generators, including t... . ...Read More

• IMG slaps BG on NTPC for tardy progress of Talaipalli block

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) has imposed a bank guarantee (BG) on NTPC for the tard... . ...Read More

• Paradip Port again extends RFP submission date for berth

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Paradip Port Trust has once again extended the last date of submission for the "req... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Magdalla Port falls 39.97% in Feb m-o-m

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Coal handling at Magdalla Port fell sharply by 39.97% during February 2014 and stood at ... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Okha Port falls 45.06% in Feb m-o-m

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Coal handling at Okha Port stood at 54,750 tons in February 2014, down 45.06% from 99,65... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Dahej Port up 13.55% in Feb m-o-m

  19 Mar 2014

  March 19: Coal handling at Dahej Port stood at 426,613 tons in February 2014, up 13.55% from 375,7... . ...Read More

• Steel, cement companies to pay for captive coal blocks

  19 Mar 2014

  Steel, cement and sponge iron companies will now pay for their captive coal blocks that were given... . ...Read More

• Coal India refuses to pay for supply shortfall

  19 Mar 2014

  State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) says it will not pay the stipulated penalty to customers for fa... . ...Read More