Supply concerns in the seaborne coking coal market eased on Thursday November 29 with the lifting of a suspension of services on a major rail line for the steelmaking raw material in Queensland, Australia.
Coal services "are recommencing on the Blackwater corridor following visual inspections of the track this morning," a spokesperson for rail freight operator Aurizon said via email during the day. The operator had just a day earlier shut down train services on the Blackwater rail system amid bushfires across Queensland, Australia's coal-producing hub, following advice from the state's fire and emergency services.While market...