Seaborne hard coking coal prices were resilient on Tuesday July 30, underlined by the spot transactions involving premium category cargoes heard during the day.
A premium low-vol hard coking coal cargo, to be loaded in the first half of September, traded at $183 per tonne cfr China, according to sources. A premium mid-vol shipment with the same loading window changed hands at $180 per tonne cfr, they added. While some market participants were worried that restrictions on coal imports at Chinese ports would continue to dent seaborne coking coal demand and in...