Coal inventories at Indonesian coal-fired power plants are currently ample, according to state-owned utility PLN.

There's been a peak in terms of the investment cycle over the last 30 or 40 years as the coal business internationally has gone through an expansion in various places.

Australian longwall and safety protocols will constrain UK-South African mining firm Anglo American's metallurgical coal production, leading it to cut its guidance for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The deal is expected to be announced later on Wednesday on the sidelines of a summit of EU and Southeast Asian leaders in Brussels.

Railroads have been trying to address the persistent delays by hiring more people and making other adjustments.

There were 30 vessels queued off the port on 5 December, which was in line with 7 November.

The Australian government's plans to cap the price of natural gas and thermal coal for domestic consumers has provoked the predictable howls of protest from the industry and warnings of dire consequences.

In order to ensure security of energy supply during winter, the German government has decided to temporarily return to coal-fired power plants. The first plant was already reactivated in early August.