Imports surged 62% in 2023 to an unprecedented 474 million tons as the government supplemented record production at home.

The miner on Monday posted a near 50% drop in second-quarter metallurgical coal output.

“Interest is very, very strong” in relation to a stake in Blackwater, Whitehaven CEO says.

Two lines have been out of service since Sunday morning after two trains collided.

Annual production was impacted by challenges across operations through the year.

The disruption comes as Transnet struggles to improve its performance, particularly on the line that transports coal from mines in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China.