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• Atlantic met coal: US pricing falls to compete with Australia

  26 Oct 2015

  The Atlantic met coal market saw a further round of price falls Friday as limited spot demand and ... . ...Read More

• Is Govt turning cautious on Coal India disinvestment?

  26 Oct 2015

  Is the government looking at selling 10 per cent stake in Coal India Ltd in tranches? Caught bet... . ...Read More

• Coal India CMD asks employees to raise coal output in sync with targets

  26 Oct 2015

  Coal India CMD S Bhattacharaya has asked employees to raise production, the key performance criter... . ...Read More

• India Eyeing South African Coal Mines

  26 Oct 2015

  India plans to acquire coking coal mines in South Africa in an attempt to boost its steel industry... . ...Read More

• Captive coal mines production rises 34% to 53 MT in FY15

  26 Oct 2015

  Coal production from captive mines last fiscal witnessed a significant rise of 33.64 per cent at 5... . ...Read More

• Limited ordering in the dry bulk market bodes well for future of market

  23 Oct 2015

  A key difference between the current bear market that is the dry bulk market and past downward cyc... . ...Read More

• Greek shipowners continued secondhand dry bulk buying spree in September

  23 Oct 2015

  Greek shipowners continued to invest heavily in secondhand dry bulk ships in September, purchasing... . ...Read More

• Asia Dry Bulk -Capesize rates seen steady-to-lower on limited cargo volumes

  23 Oct 2015

  Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are likely to hold steady or slip next week with owners u... . ...Read More

• Australia to tighten grip on coking coal as U.S. rivals suffer

  23 Oct 2015

  Australia is set to boost its dominance of the global trade in steel-making coal, as cost cutting ... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto gets preliminary nod to expand Australian coal mine

  23 Oct 2015

  Rio Tinto on Thursday came a step closer to gaining approval to expand its Warkworth coal mine in ... . ...Read More

• US OTC thermal coal markets see light trading as November expiry nears

  23 Oct 2015

  Trading remained light in the US over-the-counter thermal coal markets Thursday, with only a pair ... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads fall below 100,000 for 17th time this year: AAR

  23 Oct 2015

  US railroads originated 95,822 coal carloads during the week that ended Saturday, down 2.9% from t... . ...Read More

• US Congress delegation in India to explore coal use efficiency

  23 Oct 2015

  A delegation of the US Congress is visiting India to explore cooperation between the countries in ... . ...Read More

• Centre may halve Coal India offer for sale

  23 Oct 2015

  A beaten-down stock coupled with perceived low appetite among foreign investors could force the go... . ...Read More

• FY15 coal import bill spills over Rs 1 Lakh crore

  23 Oct 2015

  The country’s thermal power producers and steel manufacturers had to shell out over Rs 1 lak... . ...Read More