US coal carrier departures reach eight-week high with 42 carriers: cFlow

Houston — Weekly US coal ship departures totaled 42 in the week ended April 18, up eight from the previous week, data from cFlow, Platts trade-flow software, showed.

Departures dropped to an eight-week high, and from the year-ago week they were up 20.

The departing laden and part-laden ships carried over 2.3 million dwt, up 28.4% from the week before.

US Gulf Coast departures totaled 20, up four from the previous week and at an eight-week high. Year on year, gulf departures were up 11.

The departing coal carriers held 1.1 million dwt, up 32.8% from the previous week.

From the gulf, nine coal carriers departed towards Central America, three to the North Atlantic, and one each to the ARA, the Arabian Sea and Gulfs, Canada, the Mediterranean, North Africa, North Asia, the Baltic Sea and the UK & Continent.

Departures off the Atlantic Coast jumped by four from the week before, with 12 ships leaving in the most recent week. Year-ago departures totaled seven in the corresponding week.

The ships carried 782,108 dwt, up 33.4% week on week.

Three ships departed to ports in the North Atlantic, two each went to the UK & Continent, the Baltic Sea, and Central America. One each left to Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean and the ARA.

Ten coal carriers left off the West Coast for the second consecutive week and continuing a 21-week high. Year on year, departures were up four.

In the most recent week the departing ships carried 467,755 dwt up 12.4% from the week before.

Four carriers left to ports within North Asia, three to Central America, two to Brazil and one to Southeast Asia.