Rail blockages chop Colombia's coal exports in Oct

Coal exports from Colombia, the world's sixth-largest coal exporter, retreated by 10% on month to 4.99 million tonnes in October, following a triple-digit monthly surge in September, though the volume remained 12.2% higher than the year-prior level, the latest data from the country's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) show.

The on-month decline could be partly attributed to several blockages on the rail line of Cerrejón, a large open-pit coal mine in Northern Colombia owned by Glencore, Mysteel Global noted. Since October 8, "multiple and simultaneous blockades on the railway line" significantly disrupted the transport of coal to Puerto