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• 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

• Chinese traders keep keen eye on new domestic emissions trading system

  22 Jul 2021

  Traders in China have been keenly tracking the newly launched emissions trading system with a lot ... . ...Read More

• China Ramps Up Coal Production To Meet Growing Energy Demand

  22 Jul 2021

  While the rest of the world is trying to come to grips with the European Union’s proposed ca... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads total 69,186, up 18.3% on week: AAR

  22 Jul 2021

  Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 69,186 in the week ended July 17, up 18.3% from the pr... . ...Read More

• Revised energy plan in Japan has big implications for Australian coal and gas exports

  22 Jul 2021

  Japan’s powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has revised its draft energy plan f... . ...Read More

• Dalian coking coal futures rise to over 2-month high as supply remains tight

  21 Jul 2021

  Futures for steelmaking ingredients on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose on Tuesday, wi... . ...Read More