Rail Disruptions Reduce South African Coal Exports to 1992 Stage

Shipments from South Africa’s largest coal export facility dropped to the bottom in over three many years in 2023 as rail disruptions weighed on deliveries from mines.

Richards Bay Coal Terminal shipped 47.2 million tons of coal final yr, the bottom quantity since at the very least 1992, Chief Govt Officer Alan Waller advised reporters in a web-based briefing. State rail firm Transnet SOC Ltd. had set a goal to ship 60 million tons to the power, however ongoing challenges from a scarcity of locomotives to derailments and crime resulted in a sixth annual decline in quantity.