Thermal coal exports from the US Gulf of Mexico to August reached 12.1 million mt, a 93% increase on the 2017 figure of 6.2 million mt. It follows total exports last year of 10.6 million mt, a more than 94% rise on 2016's total of more than 5.5 million mt. The data revealed that through August, the Gulf shipped two million mt more than its East Coast counterpart, with India the main destination, which took two million mt, followed by the Netherlands with 1.7 million mt.
Thermal coal exports from the US Gulf of Mexico to August reached 12.1 million mt, a more than 94% increase on the 2017 figure of 6.2 million mt. It follows total exports last year of 10.6 million mt, a 93% rise on 2016's total of more than 5.5 million mt. The data revealed that through August, the Gulf shipped two million mt more than its East Coast counterpart, with India the main destination, which took two million mt, followed by the Netherlands with 1.7 million mt.