Monday, 05 Mar 2012
Macau Hub quoted Mr Paulo Zucula transport minister of Mozambique as saying that the Mozambican government has rejected a proposal put forward last year by Australian company Riversdale Mining and later supported by the Rio Tinto group, to transport coal along the Zambezi River.
He said that the environmental impact of the proposal was very negative and that it was not possible to use river transport to carry coal from Tete province to the coast.
Riversdale Mining proposed, in an initial phase, to carry 2 million tonnes of coal per year on barges along the Zambezi to the port of Beira, which would progressively be increased to 12 million tonnes.
He added that "Every four years we have problems with the Zambezi bursting its banks and killing people and if we dredge the river and widen its banks we are going to have more problems."
The current capacity for carrying the coal by rail from Tete to the port of Beira along the Sena line is limited to 6 million tons per year but the minister gave assurances that the mining companies would not have problems transporting the coal and the government planned to increase capacity on the Sena line and other railroads and port facilities.
Mr Zucula said that "The only problem is one of scheduling as the government is seeking funding to carry out existing plans. By the end of the year the Sena line would have the capacity to carry 10 million tons per year and that in 2013 the port of Nacala would start being repaired and two railroads would be built."
Source - Macau Hub
Showing posts with label coal transportation. Show all posts
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
PLN's Unit to Transport 7.3 Million Tons of Coal
Thu, 25 Jan, 2012
JAKARTA : PT Pelayaran Bahtera Adiguna (BAG), a subsidiary of state-utility PT PLN, will transport around 7.3 million tons of coal in 2012 from Tarahan Lampung port to several Steam Power Plant (PLTU).
The plants, which are part of PLN’s Phase I of 10,000MW project, are the PLTU Labuan Banten 2x300 MW, PLTU Suralaya Baru Banten 1x625 MW, PLTU Lontar Tangerang 3x315 MW, PLTU Indramayu West Java 3x330 MW, PLTU Rembang Central Java 2x315 MW, PLTU Paiton East Java 1x660 MW, PLTU Cilacap Central Java 1x660 MW, PLTU Pelabuhan Ratu West Java 3x350 MW, and PLTU Pacitan East Java 2x315 MW.
“To realize the vessel needs: tug and barge, self propeller barge, etc., BAG will also jointly operate with company’s partners in sea transportation provider,” President Director Bima Putrajaya said in a press statement.
According to Bima, ship procurement for 2012 fiscal year and beyond will be done through second hand market and from shipyards.
From the 10,000MW PLTUs operational, PLN needs at least 80 million tons per annum until 2014, and “BAG will only able to transport maximum of 20% from all coal needs,” Mr. Bima added.
BAG has previously operated two coal vessels: KM Kartini Baruna and KM Kartini Samudra, starting from Monday (16/1), representing the very first-owned vessels since becoming PLN’s subsidiary in August 2011.
The vessels are able to transport total of 136,274 tons of coal. The vessels’ destination is to supply the 2 x 662MW Tanjung Jati B Steam Power Plant Unit 3 and 4, Jepara, Central Java.
KM Kartini Baruna will transport 68,264 tons from Bontang Coal Terminal, East Kalimantan, while KM Kartini Samudra will deliver 68,010 tons from Tanjung Bara port, Kaltim Prima Coal. Additionally, KM Kartini Samudra is jointly operated between PBA and PT Jaya Samudra Karunia (JSK).
(sourced Theindonesiatoday.com)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Vale makes first Mozambique coal transhipment to India
Thursday, 19 Jan 2012
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique reported citing a statement from the company that Vale SA made its first transhipment of 37,600 tonnes of coal off the coast of central Mozambique.
The Maputo based agency said the exports were destined for India. Since September, Vale has exported 174,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique.
(Sourced from Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique)
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique reported citing a statement from the company that Vale SA made its first transhipment of 37,600 tonnes of coal off the coast of central Mozambique.
The Maputo based agency said the exports were destined for India. Since September, Vale has exported 174,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique.
(Sourced from Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Malawi, Brazil's Vale ink $1 bln rail line deal
Wed Jan 11, 2012
JOHANNESBURG Jan 11 (Reuters) - Malawi said on Wednesday it has signed a $1 billion deal with Brazil's Vale for the construction and rehabilitation of a rail line that will transport 18 million tonnes of coal from Mozambique.
"Vale will invest about $1 billion in Malawi over a period of three years for construction and rehabilitation of the railway line and it is expected to employ 4,500 workers of which 70 percent will be Malawians," Minister of Transport Sidick Mia told Reuters.
(sourced Reuters)
JOHANNESBURG Jan 11 (Reuters) - Malawi said on Wednesday it has signed a $1 billion deal with Brazil's Vale for the construction and rehabilitation of a rail line that will transport 18 million tonnes of coal from Mozambique.
"Vale will invest about $1 billion in Malawi over a period of three years for construction and rehabilitation of the railway line and it is expected to employ 4,500 workers of which 70 percent will be Malawians," Minister of Transport Sidick Mia told Reuters.
(sourced Reuters)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Big plan to move coal by river to Assam
Fri, Nov.18, 2011
Kolkata: Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is exploring the possibility of transporting coal to Assam by the river route on a big scale.
“NTPC wants about one million tonnes of imported coal transported annually by the river route to meet the requirements of its Bongaigaon thermal plant”, Ms Bhupinder Prasad, Chairperson of IWAI, told Business Line.
“We’re examining how to do it. The coal is to be unloaded from barges at Jogigopa for onward movement by road to Bongaigaon thermal plant”.
Located at Salakati, the Bongaigaon thermal plant is about 60 km from Jogigopa.
To invite bids
IWAI would invite bids from intending firms for undertaking the entire operation once the detailed project report was ready, she said.
The river route to Assam is through Bangladesh. “But it should pose no problem as there already exists a trade and transit treaty between the two countries”, she added.
Critical role
The river transportation of coal, as Ms Prasad pointed out, would steadily pick up in coming years and IWAI would play a critical role in it.
According to one estimate, about 70 million tonnes-80 mt of imported coal would have to be transported by the river route by 2017, the terminal year of the 12th Plan.
By that time the country would be required to import about 250 mt of coal for the power sector and the railways would be able to handle about 160/180 mt of it.
11 thermal power plants
A spokesman for IWAI said already 11 thermal power plants could be accessed from the National Waterway Number 1, i.e, Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system, and another nine plants, some with huge capacity, were due to come up along the river system.
“The potential for barge movement of coal by the river route, therefore, is huge”, he said. “Virtually sky is the limit”.
The existing plants are located at Kolaghat, Budge Budge, Bandel, Sagardighi, Farakka, Kahalgaon, Barauni, Barh, Muzaffarpur, Anpara and Opra and proposed plants are to be located at Katwa, Pir Painty, Bhagalpur, Lakhiseari, Buxar, Mirzapur, Meja, Bara and Karchhana.
Barge movement
Barring unforeseen developments, the barge movement of imported coal from the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river, to Farakka plant of NTPC, covering a distance of 650 km or so, should start within a year or so.
The Jindal ITF, the spv floated by the Jindal Group to implement the project, is to invest an estimated Rs 650 crore on acquisition of vessels, creation of handling facilities and construction of two-km long conveyor system from the Farakka jetty to the coal stacking yard of the plant to transport about three million tonnes annually.
“We’ll guarantee minimum required draft in the river to facilitate barge movement”, the spokesman added.
Keywords: Inland Waterways Authority of India, IWAI, coal transportation, river route, Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system, Bongaigaon thermal plant,
Sourced:Business Line
Kolkata: Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is exploring the possibility of transporting coal to Assam by the river route on a big scale.
“NTPC wants about one million tonnes of imported coal transported annually by the river route to meet the requirements of its Bongaigaon thermal plant”, Ms Bhupinder Prasad, Chairperson of IWAI, told Business Line.
“We’re examining how to do it. The coal is to be unloaded from barges at Jogigopa for onward movement by road to Bongaigaon thermal plant”.
Located at Salakati, the Bongaigaon thermal plant is about 60 km from Jogigopa.
To invite bids
IWAI would invite bids from intending firms for undertaking the entire operation once the detailed project report was ready, she said.
The river route to Assam is through Bangladesh. “But it should pose no problem as there already exists a trade and transit treaty between the two countries”, she added.
Critical role
The river transportation of coal, as Ms Prasad pointed out, would steadily pick up in coming years and IWAI would play a critical role in it.
According to one estimate, about 70 million tonnes-80 mt of imported coal would have to be transported by the river route by 2017, the terminal year of the 12th Plan.
By that time the country would be required to import about 250 mt of coal for the power sector and the railways would be able to handle about 160/180 mt of it.
11 thermal power plants
A spokesman for IWAI said already 11 thermal power plants could be accessed from the National Waterway Number 1, i.e, Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system, and another nine plants, some with huge capacity, were due to come up along the river system.
“The potential for barge movement of coal by the river route, therefore, is huge”, he said. “Virtually sky is the limit”.
The existing plants are located at Kolaghat, Budge Budge, Bandel, Sagardighi, Farakka, Kahalgaon, Barauni, Barh, Muzaffarpur, Anpara and Opra and proposed plants are to be located at Katwa, Pir Painty, Bhagalpur, Lakhiseari, Buxar, Mirzapur, Meja, Bara and Karchhana.
Barge movement
Barring unforeseen developments, the barge movement of imported coal from the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river, to Farakka plant of NTPC, covering a distance of 650 km or so, should start within a year or so.
The Jindal ITF, the spv floated by the Jindal Group to implement the project, is to invest an estimated Rs 650 crore on acquisition of vessels, creation of handling facilities and construction of two-km long conveyor system from the Farakka jetty to the coal stacking yard of the plant to transport about three million tonnes annually.
“We’ll guarantee minimum required draft in the river to facilitate barge movement”, the spokesman added.
Keywords: Inland Waterways Authority of India, IWAI, coal transportation, river route, Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system, Bongaigaon thermal plant,
Sourced:Business Line
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Rio Tinto calls for river based solution to transport coal from Moatize
Thursday, 03 Nov 2011
According to Mr Eric Finlayson CEO of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique, Rio Tinto considers using the Zambezi River to transport coal from Tete to be a better solution than the Nacala railroad.
Mr Finlayson during a visit by the President of Mozambique to Rio Tinto’s facility in the Karratha region, some 1,300 kilometres from the city of Perth, said that the Zambezi was an interesting alternative to the Nacala railroad as the distance between Moatize and the port was 900 kilometres by rail and only 500 kilometres by river.
The two options are a solution to the low transport capacity of the Sena railroad, with a current maximum of 6 million tonnes per year and Brazilian mining company Vale plans to invest in the construction/repair of the railroad between Moatize and the port of Nacala.
Mr Finlayson, cited by the Mozambican press as saying that “Coal resources of billions of tonnes are being developed by Rio Tinto and by Vale, amongst other companies, and the railroad from Moatize to Beira is the only operational facility for transporting the coal and massive investment is needed in infrastructure to achieve significant levels of production.”
During the visit, President Armando Guebuza watched the process of unloading trains, transport of the ore on a conveyor belt to the warehouse, amongst other operations and also visited other facilities.
The chief executive of Rio Tinto, Doug Ritchie, gave the Mozambican government assurances that his company had the technical and financial capacity to carry out the coal project in the central province of Tete successfully.
The Rio Tinto group took ownership of the Mozambican mining assets of Australia’s Riversdale Mining following a takeover bid that ended with the acquisition of the stakes owned by India’s TATA Steel and Brazil’s Company Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.
(Sourced from macauhub)
According to Mr Eric Finlayson CEO of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique, Rio Tinto considers using the Zambezi River to transport coal from Tete to be a better solution than the Nacala railroad.
Mr Finlayson during a visit by the President of Mozambique to Rio Tinto’s facility in the Karratha region, some 1,300 kilometres from the city of Perth, said that the Zambezi was an interesting alternative to the Nacala railroad as the distance between Moatize and the port was 900 kilometres by rail and only 500 kilometres by river.
The two options are a solution to the low transport capacity of the Sena railroad, with a current maximum of 6 million tonnes per year and Brazilian mining company Vale plans to invest in the construction/repair of the railroad between Moatize and the port of Nacala.
Mr Finlayson, cited by the Mozambican press as saying that “Coal resources of billions of tonnes are being developed by Rio Tinto and by Vale, amongst other companies, and the railroad from Moatize to Beira is the only operational facility for transporting the coal and massive investment is needed in infrastructure to achieve significant levels of production.”
During the visit, President Armando Guebuza watched the process of unloading trains, transport of the ore on a conveyor belt to the warehouse, amongst other operations and also visited other facilities.
The chief executive of Rio Tinto, Doug Ritchie, gave the Mozambican government assurances that his company had the technical and financial capacity to carry out the coal project in the central province of Tete successfully.
The Rio Tinto group took ownership of the Mozambican mining assets of Australia’s Riversdale Mining following a takeover bid that ended with the acquisition of the stakes owned by India’s TATA Steel and Brazil’s Company Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.
(Sourced from macauhub)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
141 coal rakes dispatched to the power sector
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011
In a bid to improve coal stock position with the power stations on 30.10.2011, a total of 141 rakes were dispatched to the power sector. In addition to that 7 rakes and another 1,88,000 tonnes coal was dispatched through MGR (Marry Go Round Transport mode, exclusive arrangement made by the power stations themselves) to the power stations.
During October, till 30th October, 2011, the overall average rail loading from CIL sources was 157 rakes, out of which 128 rakes were dispatched to the power stations.
The coal stock position in the power stations of Northern India has also been continuously reviewed. The average loading to these stations during the current month has been 44 rakes per day. On 30.10.2011, a total of 51 rakes were dispatched, out of which 24 rakes were sent to the power stations of Uttar Pradesh alone.
While Unchahar was dispatched 3 rakes, Dadri was sent 10 rakes. Supply to Faridabad was 10 rakes and Panipat 4 rakes. During the last three days, 166 rakes have been dispatched to the power stations of Northern India.
For the power plants of Andhra Pradesh also, regular coal supply is being maintained. On 30th October 2011, coal equivalent to 28 rakes were dispatched by SCCL to the power plants of AP. The coal companies have been advised to ensure priority movement of coal to the power stations of the country so as to improve the power generation.
Ministry of Coal is regularly reviewing the coal stock position with the power plants of the country and government coal companies have been directed to give the highest priority to coal dispatches for the power sector.
In a bid to improve coal stock position with the power stations on 30.10.2011, a total of 141 rakes were dispatched to the power sector. In addition to that 7 rakes and another 1,88,000 tonnes coal was dispatched through MGR (Marry Go Round Transport mode, exclusive arrangement made by the power stations themselves) to the power stations.
During October, till 30th October, 2011, the overall average rail loading from CIL sources was 157 rakes, out of which 128 rakes were dispatched to the power stations.
The coal stock position in the power stations of Northern India has also been continuously reviewed. The average loading to these stations during the current month has been 44 rakes per day. On 30.10.2011, a total of 51 rakes were dispatched, out of which 24 rakes were sent to the power stations of Uttar Pradesh alone.
While Unchahar was dispatched 3 rakes, Dadri was sent 10 rakes. Supply to Faridabad was 10 rakes and Panipat 4 rakes. During the last three days, 166 rakes have been dispatched to the power stations of Northern India.
For the power plants of Andhra Pradesh also, regular coal supply is being maintained. On 30th October 2011, coal equivalent to 28 rakes were dispatched by SCCL to the power plants of AP. The coal companies have been advised to ensure priority movement of coal to the power stations of the country so as to improve the power generation.
Ministry of Coal is regularly reviewing the coal stock position with the power plants of the country and government coal companies have been directed to give the highest priority to coal dispatches for the power sector.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
S.Africa's Transnet says moving RBCT coal at record
Thu,Oct 227, 2011
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's logistics group Transnet has been moving coal to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal at record rates in recent months, showing the market that it may be turning the corner and reversing years of underperforming infrastructure.
Chief Executive Brian Molefe said on Wednesday that the company had recently managed to move 1.6 million tonnes of coal per week and expected to keep up the pace, while exports from the terminal had been around 1.4 million tonnes.
Coal producers in South Africa, including Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Exxaro, Optimum Coal and Xstrata, have long been eager to export more coal to meet rising demand from India and China.
"In the last three months we had record numbers of trains going to RBCT ... there are stockpiles at the terminal of around 5 million tonnes," Molefe told journalists, adding the company was exploring options to also transport coal to alternative ports around RBCT to ensure more shipments go out.
"Maybe we caught them (coal exporters) by surprise. I'm sure in the next few weeks they will catch their breath and ramp up their export capacity," he said, adding that the allocation of coal export capacity to emerging miners needed to be increased.
Transnet moved 63 million tonnes of coal to RBCT last year, far below the terminal's capacity of 91 million tonnes, but the logistics firm is investing heavily to raise capacity on the rail line to 81 million tonnes by 2015.
SWAZI LINK
The group also plans to free up an additional 14 million tonnes of capacity on the coal line by moving non-coal cargo to a new line via Swaziland.
The Swazi link, expected within six years, will cost around 12.3 billion rand.
Some 7.3 billion of that will be financed by Swazi Rail, and Molefe said its counterpart in the landlocked African state was confident it would find the money to build the link, despite the impoverished country's current economic woes.
Molefe also said a planned rail link to the Waterberg coal fields would be completed within the same six-year period and would carry over 20 million tonnes of coal per year.
Waterberg is expected to become the country's next coal hub and supply domestic power plants and exports as reserves in the Witbank area near depletion.
For years Transnet and the private sector have been discussing the option of using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to up volumes on the coal, iron ore or manganese lines, but Molefe said the company should be able to do it on its own.
"I don't see much scope for PPPs on those lines because our performance is good and we are improving volumes quite rapidly. One shouldn't temper with what is not broken," he said.
The company is working to expand the capacity on the iron ore line to 60 million tonnes from 47 million, and Molefe said the company is already studying the option of expanding the line beyond that, going up to 70-80 million tonnes a year.
Molefe said Transnet had just signed a 6 billion rand loan facility with the African Development Bank, and he saw no problems in raising funds needed for future expansion.
State owned Transnet said its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the six months to end-September rose 27 percent to 9.4 billion rand, while revenue was up 20 percent to 22.4 billion rand.
(sourced Reuters)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's logistics group Transnet has been moving coal to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal at record rates in recent months, showing the market that it may be turning the corner and reversing years of underperforming infrastructure.
Chief Executive Brian Molefe said on Wednesday that the company had recently managed to move 1.6 million tonnes of coal per week and expected to keep up the pace, while exports from the terminal had been around 1.4 million tonnes.
Coal producers in South Africa, including Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Exxaro, Optimum Coal and Xstrata, have long been eager to export more coal to meet rising demand from India and China.
"In the last three months we had record numbers of trains going to RBCT ... there are stockpiles at the terminal of around 5 million tonnes," Molefe told journalists, adding the company was exploring options to also transport coal to alternative ports around RBCT to ensure more shipments go out.
"Maybe we caught them (coal exporters) by surprise. I'm sure in the next few weeks they will catch their breath and ramp up their export capacity," he said, adding that the allocation of coal export capacity to emerging miners needed to be increased.
Transnet moved 63 million tonnes of coal to RBCT last year, far below the terminal's capacity of 91 million tonnes, but the logistics firm is investing heavily to raise capacity on the rail line to 81 million tonnes by 2015.
SWAZI LINK
The group also plans to free up an additional 14 million tonnes of capacity on the coal line by moving non-coal cargo to a new line via Swaziland.
The Swazi link, expected within six years, will cost around 12.3 billion rand.
Some 7.3 billion of that will be financed by Swazi Rail, and Molefe said its counterpart in the landlocked African state was confident it would find the money to build the link, despite the impoverished country's current economic woes.
Molefe also said a planned rail link to the Waterberg coal fields would be completed within the same six-year period and would carry over 20 million tonnes of coal per year.
Waterberg is expected to become the country's next coal hub and supply domestic power plants and exports as reserves in the Witbank area near depletion.
For years Transnet and the private sector have been discussing the option of using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to up volumes on the coal, iron ore or manganese lines, but Molefe said the company should be able to do it on its own.
"I don't see much scope for PPPs on those lines because our performance is good and we are improving volumes quite rapidly. One shouldn't temper with what is not broken," he said.
The company is working to expand the capacity on the iron ore line to 60 million tonnes from 47 million, and Molefe said the company is already studying the option of expanding the line beyond that, going up to 70-80 million tonnes a year.
Molefe said Transnet had just signed a 6 billion rand loan facility with the African Development Bank, and he saw no problems in raising funds needed for future expansion.
State owned Transnet said its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the six months to end-September rose 27 percent to 9.4 billion rand, while revenue was up 20 percent to 22.4 billion rand.
(sourced Reuters)
Monday, September 19, 2011
Taipower expands its coal carrier ships fleet
Monday, 19 Sep 2011
CAN reported that state owned electricity provider Taiwan Power Company invested NTD 6.3 billion to expand its coal carrier ships fleet in an effort to save costs in transporting coal.
Besides its Dian Chang No 1 and 2 ships currently in service, Taipower purchased four more vessels this year. Among them, three ships have started operation while the fourth will be handed over from the shipbuilder next month.
According to Taipower, the six ship fleet can transport 8 million tonnes of coal per year. This cuts down the costs of shipping and raises the amount of coal transported in house from 10% of Taipower total coal imports to 30%.
Mr Hsu Chen-hu an official with the company said the expansion will not only lower transportation costs but help stabilize the domestic coal supply. He said that coal-fired power plants account for 40% of the power supply in Taiwan. Coal demand is expected to rise when the company remodels its Linkou and Dalin power plants.
Taipower is confident in this investment. Mr Hsu said the firm invested some NTD 2.8 billion in the first two ships in 2001 and the cost was recovered within five years.
He added that according to the figures from last year, Dian Chang No 1 and 2 saved the company NTD 5.5 billion compared with renting ships.
By 2018, Taipower expects domestic demand for coal to grow from 27 million tonnes this year to 30 million tonnes. The number will increase to 40 million tonnes by 2022.
(Sourced from CAN)
CAN reported that state owned electricity provider Taiwan Power Company invested NTD 6.3 billion to expand its coal carrier ships fleet in an effort to save costs in transporting coal.
Besides its Dian Chang No 1 and 2 ships currently in service, Taipower purchased four more vessels this year. Among them, three ships have started operation while the fourth will be handed over from the shipbuilder next month.
According to Taipower, the six ship fleet can transport 8 million tonnes of coal per year. This cuts down the costs of shipping and raises the amount of coal transported in house from 10% of Taipower total coal imports to 30%.
Mr Hsu Chen-hu an official with the company said the expansion will not only lower transportation costs but help stabilize the domestic coal supply. He said that coal-fired power plants account for 40% of the power supply in Taiwan. Coal demand is expected to rise when the company remodels its Linkou and Dalin power plants.
Taipower is confident in this investment. Mr Hsu said the firm invested some NTD 2.8 billion in the first two ships in 2001 and the cost was recovered within five years.
He added that according to the figures from last year, Dian Chang No 1 and 2 saved the company NTD 5.5 billion compared with renting ships.
By 2018, Taipower expects domestic demand for coal to grow from 27 million tonnes this year to 30 million tonnes. The number will increase to 40 million tonnes by 2022.
(Sourced from CAN)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Mechel’s Trade Port Posiet posts record coal shipment in August
September11,2011
Tags: coking coal , raw mat , Russia , CIS , Mechel , trading
sourced steelorbis
Russian mining and steelmaking group Mechel has announced record coal transshipment results achieved by its subsidiary Trade Port Posiet in August. In the given period, Trade Port Posiet loaded 26 cargo ships with a total of 509,000 mt of coal products, achieving the best monthly result in the port's history. The record was achieved due to improvements in the port's technical support made under the large-scale modernization program scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012.
According to the company statement, Trade Port Posiet is currently undergoing technical reequipment and expansion of the port's infrastructure, aimed at increasing the port's annual coal transshipment capacity to 9 million mt. Investment in Port Posiet coal complex's technical modernization will amount to $73 million.
According to the company statement, Trade Port Posiet is currently undergoing technical reequipment and expansion of the port's infrastructure, aimed at increasing the port's annual coal transshipment capacity to 9 million mt. Investment in Port Posiet coal complex's technical modernization will amount to $73 million.
Tags: coking coal , raw mat , Russia , CIS , Mechel , trading
sourced steelorbis
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Jindal ITF to carry coal for NTPC’s power plant
Thu,Aug11, 2011
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) State-run power major NTPC Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with logistics firm Jindal ITF and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for transportation of coal to one of its power plants in West Bengal.
‘Considering the current constraints of Indian port sector, this project is bound to bring a paradigm shift in the import of dry bulk cargo in Indian shipping sector,’ the company said in a statement.
Under the project coal from ships anchored near Haldia port would be loaded into barges and then transported to NTPC’s Farakka power station using inland waterways, it said.
‘Jindal ITF has been selected as an operator by NTPC and the IWAI through an international competitive bidding process,’ the statement said.
Probal Ghosal, chief executive, Jindal ITF, said: ‘Our partnership with NTPC will be a winning combination and is a step to leverage the opportunities existing in the inland waterways transportation domain.’
Ghosal added that the company has made a capital commitment of $140-170 million to this project, scheduled to commence within 15 months for phase-one operations.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) State-run power major NTPC Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with logistics firm Jindal ITF and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for transportation of coal to one of its power plants in West Bengal.
‘Considering the current constraints of Indian port sector, this project is bound to bring a paradigm shift in the import of dry bulk cargo in Indian shipping sector,’ the company said in a statement.
Under the project coal from ships anchored near Haldia port would be loaded into barges and then transported to NTPC’s Farakka power station using inland waterways, it said.
‘Jindal ITF has been selected as an operator by NTPC and the IWAI through an international competitive bidding process,’ the statement said.
Probal Ghosal, chief executive, Jindal ITF, said: ‘Our partnership with NTPC will be a winning combination and is a step to leverage the opportunities existing in the inland waterways transportation domain.’
Ghosal added that the company has made a capital commitment of $140-170 million to this project, scheduled to commence within 15 months for phase-one operations.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Australia court bars Fortescue from key Rio Tinto rail line
Wed May 4, 2011 8:36am GMT
SYDNEY May 4 (Reuters) - Fortescue Metals Group said an Australian federal court ruling which prevents its from gaining access to a key rail haul line operated by rival Rio Tinto would not affect its expansion plans.
Fortescue said its target to raise iron ore output to 155 million tonnes per annum was based on its own infrastructure and existing approvals.
Fortescue said in a statement it would consider legal options after reviewing the court decision.
(Reporting by James Regan, sourced Thomson Reuters)
SYDNEY May 4 (Reuters) - Fortescue Metals Group said an Australian federal court ruling which prevents its from gaining access to a key rail haul line operated by rival Rio Tinto would not affect its expansion plans.
Fortescue said its target to raise iron ore output to 155 million tonnes per annum was based on its own infrastructure and existing approvals.
Fortescue said in a statement it would consider legal options after reviewing the court decision.
(Reporting by James Regan, sourced Thomson Reuters)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Richards Bay coal derailment on Thurs minor loss
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:11pm GM
LONDON (Reuters) - A derailment on the Richards Bay coal line near Ermelo on Thursday is unlikely to result in large tonnage lost, rail and exporter sources said.
The derailment was caused by theft of power cables, a common problem on the South African rail system, they said.
A series of derailments in December and early January plus industrial action cut at least 3 million tonnes from South Africa's exports at the tail end of 2010 and beginning of this year, industry sources said.
South Africa is unlikely to be able to export 60 million tonnes in 2011 and the final total may be even lower if transportation continues to be beset by problems, they said.
"There was a minor derailment early on Thursday but repairs are being carried out and no tonnage has been lost yet although there will be some loss as a consequence," one source said.
Transnet Freight Rail had transports 1.45 million tonnes in the week to Thursday and is expected to quickly catch up after the latest derailment.(sourced:Thomson Reuters)
The derailment was caused by theft of power cables, a common problem on the South African rail system, they said.
A series of derailments in December and early January plus industrial action cut at least 3 million tonnes from South Africa's exports at the tail end of 2010 and beginning of this year, industry sources said.
South Africa is unlikely to be able to export 60 million tonnes in 2011 and the final total may be even lower if transportation continues to be beset by problems, they said.
"There was a minor derailment early on Thursday but repairs are being carried out and no tonnage has been lost yet although there will be some loss as a consequence," one source said.
Transnet Freight Rail had transports 1.45 million tonnes in the week to Thursday and is expected to quickly catch up after the latest derailment.(sourced:Thomson Reuters)
Sunday, February 13, 2011
China’s key power plants held 56Mt coal stocks
Feb 11, 2011
Coal stockpiled at China’s key power plants amounted to 55.9 million tonnes as of Feb 8, enough for the use of 16 days, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) revealed at its website on Feb 10.
Key power plants in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong, impacted badly by draught, held coal stocks of 2.24 million, 2.33 million, 2.94 million and 5.58 million tonnes respectively, sufficient for the use of 16, 10, 17, and 19 days, the commission said.
Qinhuangdao port, China’s top transferring port of the fuel, had coal stock of 7.73 million tonnes on Feb 8, growing 14 percent from Feb 1, it added.
During the Spring Festival, China’s railway authorities loaded 87,800 rail cars coal each day on average, jumping 8.7 percent on year, of which 47,500 rail cars were power coal, reflecting a year-on-year rise of 19.4 percent, the NDRC said earlier.
Meanwhile, coal transported to main power plants under China Southern Power Grid averaged 367,000 tonnes coal each day, against daily consumption of 311,000 tonnes, the grid operator said on Feb 11.
The coal-fired power plants in five provinces of southern China have 15.05 million tonnes coal in stock, enough for use of 19.2 days on the basis of maximal generating capacity, it added.
(sourced:en.sxcoal)
Coal stockpiled at China’s key power plants amounted to 55.9 million tonnes as of Feb 8, enough for the use of 16 days, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) revealed at its website on Feb 10.
Key power plants in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong, impacted badly by draught, held coal stocks of 2.24 million, 2.33 million, 2.94 million and 5.58 million tonnes respectively, sufficient for the use of 16, 10, 17, and 19 days, the commission said.
Qinhuangdao port, China’s top transferring port of the fuel, had coal stock of 7.73 million tonnes on Feb 8, growing 14 percent from Feb 1, it added.
During the Spring Festival, China’s railway authorities loaded 87,800 rail cars coal each day on average, jumping 8.7 percent on year, of which 47,500 rail cars were power coal, reflecting a year-on-year rise of 19.4 percent, the NDRC said earlier.
Meanwhile, coal transported to main power plants under China Southern Power Grid averaged 367,000 tonnes coal each day, against daily consumption of 311,000 tonnes, the grid operator said on Feb 11.
The coal-fired power plants in five provinces of southern China have 15.05 million tonnes coal in stock, enough for use of 19.2 days on the basis of maximal generating capacity, it added.
(sourced:en.sxcoal)
SDIC Jingtang port coal handling slips
Feb 12,2011
Coal handled at Jingtang port amounted to 704,600 tonnes in the week from Feb 1 to 7, sources learnt from Qinhuangdao Seaborne Coal Market.
The volume handled was a decrease of 110,000 tonnes or 13.5 percent from a previous week, averaging 100,600 tonnes each day, statistics showed.
Coal transported to the port by railway increased 12,100 tonnes or 1.39 percent from a week before to 949,700 tonnes, averaging 135,600 tonnes per day, according to the coal portal.
Vessels waiting off the port for loading were 104, 56 expected, and an average of 14 vessels was loaded, with 8 expected, it added.
Daily coal stockpiled at Jingtang port averaged 1.58 million tonnes, growing 61,400 tonnes from a week ago.
As of Feb 7, Jingtang port had 1.68 million tonnes coal in stock.
(sourced:en.sxcoal.com)
Coal handled at Jingtang port amounted to 704,600 tonnes in the week from Feb 1 to 7, sources learnt from Qinhuangdao Seaborne Coal Market.
The volume handled was a decrease of 110,000 tonnes or 13.5 percent from a previous week, averaging 100,600 tonnes each day, statistics showed.
Coal transported to the port by railway increased 12,100 tonnes or 1.39 percent from a week before to 949,700 tonnes, averaging 135,600 tonnes per day, according to the coal portal.
Vessels waiting off the port for loading were 104, 56 expected, and an average of 14 vessels was loaded, with 8 expected, it added.
Daily coal stockpiled at Jingtang port averaged 1.58 million tonnes, growing 61,400 tonnes from a week ago.
As of Feb 7, Jingtang port had 1.68 million tonnes coal in stock.
(sourced:en.sxcoal.com)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Indonesian energy minister has signed a degree for coal transportation permits on Friday
Saturday, 05 February 11
Minister of Energy, Darwin Minister Saleh said, that, he had signed a degree for transportation and sale of coal, which was the hot topic in Indonesian coal industry since early last month, as quoted by Investor Daily.
“I already signed the decree” minister said yesterday, Investor daily reported.
According to the minister, “ he was very cautioned to take a decision as any decision should not lead to any problem later date.
"We were not slow, but there should be a balance between speed and caution” he said. The extra caution was necessary because this is the delegation of authority from the minister to the director general. Moreover, coal is a strategic commodity, so the decision which ever we take should not be disturbed the national interest” minister further said, according to media.
He further explained, "the part of authority to handle coal sector has already transferred to local government. Therefore, central government must take the necessary safeguard to secure national interest", as quoted by Investor Daily.
Previously, Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) deplores, if the minister will not issue the mining permit production operations and sale soon, then it might affect coal ports.
On 24th January 2011, APBI has sent a letter to Minister of Energy to issue the IUP OP K PP as soon as possible. ICMA also has notified that, around 60 - 70 vessels were arrested at coal loading ports around Indonesia and losing around US$ 20000-30000 dollars per day.
Temporarily export restriction has cost around 3.5 million tons with around 227. 5 million dollars loses. If the export delay continues, then the coal which was piled for a longer period may catch fire itself.
Minister of Energy, Darwin Minister Saleh said, that, he had signed a degree for transportation and sale of coal, which was the hot topic in Indonesian coal industry since early last month, as quoted by Investor Daily.
“I already signed the decree” minister said yesterday, Investor daily reported.
According to the minister, “ he was very cautioned to take a decision as any decision should not lead to any problem later date.
"We were not slow, but there should be a balance between speed and caution” he said. The extra caution was necessary because this is the delegation of authority from the minister to the director general. Moreover, coal is a strategic commodity, so the decision which ever we take should not be disturbed the national interest” minister further said, according to media.
He further explained, "the part of authority to handle coal sector has already transferred to local government. Therefore, central government must take the necessary safeguard to secure national interest", as quoted by Investor Daily.
Previously, Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) deplores, if the minister will not issue the mining permit production operations and sale soon, then it might affect coal ports.
On 24th January 2011, APBI has sent a letter to Minister of Energy to issue the IUP OP K PP as soon as possible. ICMA also has notified that, around 60 - 70 vessels were arrested at coal loading ports around Indonesia and losing around US$ 20000-30000 dollars per day.
Temporarily export restriction has cost around 3.5 million tons with around 227. 5 million dollars loses. If the export delay continues, then the coal which was piled for a longer period may catch fire itself.
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