STATISTICS released by the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) for coal exports during last month reveal that total coal exports for the first half of the year are level with volumes shipped in the first half of last year.RBCT shipped 5.3-million metric tonnes of coal last month, bringing the year-to-date total to 33-million tonnes. In June last year, the terminal moved 5.5-million tonnes, which saw total exports of 32-million tonnes for the first half of last year. That points to annualised total coal exports for this year of 66-million tonnes, which would be lower than actual total exports for last year of 67.7-million tonnes.RBCT has the installed capacity to ship 91-million tonnes of coal annually. At the halfway stage last year the annualised outlook was for 64-million tonnes. But RBCT usually steps up its shipments in the second half of the year, frequently achieving record throughputs during December.December shipments often include tonnage that goes out in the first week of Ja...
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