Richards Bay Coal Exports Fall 5 Per Cent In February

Coal exports from Richards Bay fell from 5.2 million tonnes in February last year to 4.94 million tonnes this year.

Stockpiles rose to 2.98 million tons at the end of February from 2.71 million in January. The terminal received 5.19 million tons in February when 714 trains offloaded coal.

Richards Bay is Africa’s largest coal terminal. By the end of this month export capacity is expected to hit 91 million tons a year.