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• Shipping freight rates fall sharply on excess supply and low demand

  24 Aug 2015

  The BDI continued to soften and was down 5.78 pct and falls back below 1000 points this week. Th... . ...Read More

• Government May Offload 10% in Coal India in FY16

  21 Aug 2015

  The government may sell a 10 per cent stake in Coal India this fiscal year itself through a public... . ...Read More

• Green tax on Odisha coal washery projects

  21 Aug 2015

  The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has proposed levy of environment cess at the rate of Rs 1... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: Court grants Congress MP Vijay Darda, 5 others bail

  21 Aug 2015

  Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and five others, including his son Devendra Darda and former coal secre... . ...Read More

• Australian Prairie sees coal price recovery ahead of Polish mine debut

  21 Aug 2015

  Australian coal company Prairie Mining expects coal prices to rebound by the time it ramps up a ne... . ...Read More

• Newcastle’s coal port price hike under scrutiny

  21 Aug 2015

  Mining conglomerate Glencore Coal is unlikely to win its appeal to undo a 60% price hike in the wo... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton brings contractors into coal mines to cut costs

  21 Aug 2015

  BHP Billiton coal president Mike Henry says the dire conditions in the metallurgical coal market c... . ...Read More

• Montana officials praise Cherry Point coal port plan

  21 Aug 2015

  Congressional and business leaders from Montana shrugged off the concerns of environmentalists and... . ...Read More

• Prince Rupert coal exports jump in July but still down year on year

  21 Aug 2015

  Coal exports from Canada's Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, totaled 575,00... . ...Read More

• Gansu Jan-Jul coal output down 4.06% on y-o-y

  21 Aug 2015

  Northwest China’s Gansu province produced a total 23.65 million tonnes of raw coal over Janu... . ...Read More

• Two coal-fired power plants set for Fukushima

  21 Aug 2015

  Five Japanese firms have joined forces to construct two coal-fired power plants in Fukushima. To... . ...Read More

• Loesche delivers first coal mill to PT Bhumiadya Indonesia

  21 Aug 2015

  Loesche has delivered the first vertical roller-grinding mill to PT Bhumiadya Indonesia’s li... . ...Read More

• Latvian GDP Could Contract by 1.7% Due to Russian Coal Transit Termination

  21 Aug 2015

  Russia’s suspension of coal and iron shipments through the country could lead to Latvia'... . ...Read More

• Panel on coal linkage auction to meet this week

  20 Aug 2015

  The inter-ministerial panel constituted for proposed auction of coal linkages through competitive ... . ...Read More

• Coalgate: Bail granted to ex-Coal Secy HC Gupta, 4 others

  20 Aug 2015

  On Wednesday, a special court granted bail to former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and four others, incl... . ...Read More