Daily settlement prices for the Newcastle contract remained strong throughout June due to tight supply conditions at Port of Newcastle. (Full Article)
ICE Coal Futures volumes experienced big growth in June 2009; an 80 per cent increase on the previous month (Full Article)
The weekly price index for power-station coal shipped from Newcastle advanced 3.3 percent mid-June to $76.75 a ton, the highest in almost four months, according to the globalCOAL NEWC index. Rio Tinto Group, Xstrata Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are among mining companies that ship coal through Newcastle. (Full Article)