Stevedore company Terminal Astafiev located in Russia’s Far East, has cut its coal handling by 95,500 tons, or by about 50%, to reduce handling of dust-forming cargoes and to improve environment in the city of Nakhodka, the Primorsky region’s government said in a statement on February 9. The region’s acting governor Andrei Tarasenko and the…
In January Ukraine increased coal imports 1.8-fold, or by 1 million tons YoY, to 2.25 million tons. According to the State Fiscal Service, the value of the coal imported was $281.16 million, up by 64.5% YoY ($170.897 million). In particular, Russia supplied $170.579 million worth of coal (60.67%), USA – $91.017 million (32.37%), Canada –…
Vostochny Port JSC, Russia’s largest dedicated coal port (run by Port Management Company, PMC LLC), handled about 2 million tons of export coal in January, up by more than 4% YoY (1.8 million tons). In the reporting period the company unloaded 27,200 rolling stock units (+85 units). The share of innovative rail cars with increased…
According to the Ministry of Economy, in 2017 Uzbekistan consumed 4.8 million tons of coal. The needs have been completely covered. As the coal consumption grows with the increase of the population, a program for coal industry development has been approved. It envisages both new construction and modernization of existing capacities. Coal output is expected…
In 2017, 12.5 million tons of Kazakhstan coal were shipped for utility needs. “In 2017 coal production was higher by 8.3% than in 2016. 12.5 million tons were supplied for household and utility needs”, said Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev when visiting Pavlodar region. According to Bozumbayev, in Kazakhstan there is a stable growth of…
In 2017 Shubarcol Komir mined 10.45 million tons of coal, including 3.3 million tons for the household needs of the population, up by 100 thousand tons YoY. The company is the main supplier of social coal. One third of coal for household needs is produced there. This year Shubarcol intends to mine some 12 million…
Uzbekistan plans to increase coal production to 11.1 million tons by 2021 to meet the needs of the population and industry. The Uzbek Ministry of Economy announced the approval of the Program for the further development and modernization of the coal Industry for 2017-2021. Given that in 2017 the volume of coal mining amounted to…
A 25-year-old man died in a collapsed mine in Kara-Tyt village, Aksy district of Jalal-Abad region, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. According to it, the resident of a village located near the pit illegally mined coal when it collapsed. Rescuers of the ministry took out the body and handed it over to relatives. (24.kg/Ukrainian…