Colombian Steam Coal Exports in 2016

Coal

Stronger shipments to Asia helped lift Colombian steam coal exports to a record 88.6 Mt in 2016, up 8.1 Mt year-on-year, IHS Energy reports. Cargoes to Asia rose from almost nothing in 2015 to 7.7 Mt last year. However, shipments to Asia remain small compared to exports to Europe and the Americas which totalled 55.9 Mt (-1.7 Mt year-on-year) and 24.9 Mt (+2.0 Mt year-on-year) in 2016, respectively.