Baltimore terminal operators plan coal diversion via railway

About two million tonnes of dry bulk cargo (mostly coal), will be affected each month if the current situation does not improve, according to Drewry.

Coal cargoes may release toxic gases, including carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are harmful to human health.

Hunter Harrison is the new CEO of CSX Corporation, subject to shareholders agreeing to pay the US$84M cost of his departure from CP.

U.S coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy will idle its Fola coal mining operations near Bickmore, West Virginia, as domestic demand continues to fall.

U.S. coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy has said that it will idle its Northern West Virginia Blacksville No. 2 longwall mining unit and reduce its continuous mining operating schedule to 4 days per week.

U.S coal producer Alpha Natural Resources has said that it will reduce coal production at some of its mines in the Central Appalachia region due to market conditions that have decreased coal demand.