Thursday, 09 Feb 2012
It is reported that Russia's state railway company Russian Railways intends to build a train link to transport coal in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province on Borneo.
Mr Andrey Shigaev project director of Russian Railways said that the project will be financed by private investors and Russian state development bank Vnesheconombank.
Mr Awang Faroek governor of East Kalimantan said that "The first stage of the railway will be meant for coal, but hopefully we can also use it for crude palm oil plantation harvests, rubber and people."
It is expected that the first phase, covering 185 kilometers of track, will cost around USD 1.7 billion and is scheduled to enter service in the first quarter of 2017, bringing 20 million tonnes of capacity online in the first year.
A further 60 kilometers will be added as a second stage, representing an investment of USD 0.7 billion.
(sourced www.ifandp.com)
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Philippines offer transshipment options for Brazilian ore to Vale
Saturday, 28 Jan 2012
Lacking port entry permits into China, Vale had to come up with other options to unload it's massive 400,000 tonnes ore carrying ships.
Enter the 280,815 DWT Ore Fabrica, previously known as the crude oil tanker, Front Duchess. This vessel was converted by China State Shipbuilding Corporation from the crude oil tanker pictured above, to a specially designed platform based in the Philippines that will allow the transshipment of iron ore from these giant ore carriers, to smaller vessels for follow on transport to China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
The first of these transshipment loads will commence in early February with the arrival of the Vale Brazil and Vale China in Subic Bay.
Citing safety concerns after the VLOC Vale Beijing experienced structural issues in Brazil, China has yet to approve port entry permits. Safety concerns aside however, politics and family connections appear to play an important role in this developing drama as the 388,000 DWT Berge Everest was allowed to unload her Brazilian cargo of ore in Dalian recently.
The Berge Everest, despite being on long term charter to Vale, is owned by Berge Bulk an offshoot of Singapore based BW Maritime that is controlled by the Sohmen family, the descendants of the late mainland born shipping magnate Pao Yue kong.
(sourced Gcaptain.com)
Lacking port entry permits into China, Vale had to come up with other options to unload it's massive 400,000 tonnes ore carrying ships.
Enter the 280,815 DWT Ore Fabrica, previously known as the crude oil tanker, Front Duchess. This vessel was converted by China State Shipbuilding Corporation from the crude oil tanker pictured above, to a specially designed platform based in the Philippines that will allow the transshipment of iron ore from these giant ore carriers, to smaller vessels for follow on transport to China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
The first of these transshipment loads will commence in early February with the arrival of the Vale Brazil and Vale China in Subic Bay.
Citing safety concerns after the VLOC Vale Beijing experienced structural issues in Brazil, China has yet to approve port entry permits. Safety concerns aside however, politics and family connections appear to play an important role in this developing drama as the 388,000 DWT Berge Everest was allowed to unload her Brazilian cargo of ore in Dalian recently.
The Berge Everest, despite being on long term charter to Vale, is owned by Berge Bulk an offshoot of Singapore based BW Maritime that is controlled by the Sohmen family, the descendants of the late mainland born shipping magnate Pao Yue kong.
(sourced Gcaptain.com)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Aston seeks 8 million tonnes coal capacity at Newcastle Port
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011
Dow Jones reported that Australian coal developer Aston Resources Ltd has set plans in train to raise its coal exports to as much as 14 million tonnes a year.
Aston which plans to mine an average of 10.8 million tonnes a year from its Maules Creek project said it had requested port operator Port Waratah Coal Services to deliver an extra 1 million tons per year from 2014 and 3.5 million tons from 2015. Aston expects allocations to be confirmed in December.
Last December, Aston was awarded 2 million tons per year from 2012, 5 million tons from 2013, and 10.5 million tons from 2015 taking its full capacity potential to 14 million tons a year from 2015.
The company said it was in final negotiations over a tender for a company to carry its coal to port from the mine site in the Gunnedah Basin north of the Hunter Valley coal basin, and would award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2011.
Australia only major coal train operators, QR National Ltd and Asciano Ltd are competing fiercely for new haulage contracts in the Hunter region.
(Sourced from Dow Jones)
Dow Jones reported that Australian coal developer Aston Resources Ltd has set plans in train to raise its coal exports to as much as 14 million tonnes a year.
Aston which plans to mine an average of 10.8 million tonnes a year from its Maules Creek project said it had requested port operator Port Waratah Coal Services to deliver an extra 1 million tons per year from 2014 and 3.5 million tons from 2015. Aston expects allocations to be confirmed in December.
Last December, Aston was awarded 2 million tons per year from 2012, 5 million tons from 2013, and 10.5 million tons from 2015 taking its full capacity potential to 14 million tons a year from 2015.
The company said it was in final negotiations over a tender for a company to carry its coal to port from the mine site in the Gunnedah Basin north of the Hunter Valley coal basin, and would award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2011.
Australia only major coal train operators, QR National Ltd and Asciano Ltd are competing fiercely for new haulage contracts in the Hunter region.
(Sourced from Dow Jones)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Xinjiang port upgrades facility to transport Mongolian coal
Thu,Aug04, 2011 |By Xinhua
A six-kilometer path specially built for coal transport has been completed in northwest Takeshiken, the second largest port at the China-Mongolia border, as the import of coal from Mongolia picks up, local officials said Wednesday.
The project was first proposed by Mongolia in April over fears that increased truck hauling of coal might damage trade routes. Mongolia Energy Corporation Limited undertook the project and finished it at the end of July, officials said.
The Takeshiken port, located in the town of Takeshiken in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, imported 5,000 tons of raw coal from Mongolia in the first three months this year, official statistics show. Xinjiang, one of China's key energy and heavy industry bases, is estimated to be short of 1.6 million tons of charred coal for industrial use every year.
China has a huge demand for energy sources. The latest statistics available show that the demand for coal reached 3 billion tons in 2009. In 2010, 146 million tons of coal were imported, a 40.9-percent increase, according to the National Energy Bureau.
A six-kilometer path specially built for coal transport has been completed in northwest Takeshiken, the second largest port at the China-Mongolia border, as the import of coal from Mongolia picks up, local officials said Wednesday.
The project was first proposed by Mongolia in April over fears that increased truck hauling of coal might damage trade routes. Mongolia Energy Corporation Limited undertook the project and finished it at the end of July, officials said.
The Takeshiken port, located in the town of Takeshiken in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, imported 5,000 tons of raw coal from Mongolia in the first three months this year, official statistics show. Xinjiang, one of China's key energy and heavy industry bases, is estimated to be short of 1.6 million tons of charred coal for industrial use every year.
China has a huge demand for energy sources. The latest statistics available show that the demand for coal reached 3 billion tons in 2009. In 2010, 146 million tons of coal were imported, a 40.9-percent increase, according to the National Energy Bureau.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Daqin line to start overhaul on Mar 26
Mar 4, 2011
Daqin, China’s leading coal dedicated rail line, will launch a new round of maintenance lasting for one month starting from Mar 26, sources learnt from Taiyuan Railway Bureau.
During the overhaul, with 3-4 hours per day, coal transported via Daqin railway would decrease about 200,000 tonnes, 120,000 tonnes of which would be destined to loading ports, according to the bureau.
Daqin railway turns out to be one of the main northern channels transporting coal from Shanxi, Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia to eastern area.
In 2011, Daqin targets to transport 450 million tonnes of coal, an increase of 45 million tonnes from a year ago. |en.sxcoal |
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