From Bloomberg, Jul 31, 2015 The destructive force of a collapse in world coal prices has been underscored by the sale of a mine valued at A$860 million ($631 million) three [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Jul 30, 2015   A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square under crimson clouds at sunset in Beijing, China. Photographer: Feng [Read more...]

PORT OF SAVANNAH INLAND OPTION FOR CONTAINERS… AND AUTOS Is such a short haul intermodal Port of Savannah inland corridor possible? Or just a boutique market? 355 [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Jul 29, 2015 There’s trouble in steel town. Global finished steel prices are in retreat as China’s mills put more products on the boat for export. The [Read more...]

From Bloomberg, Jul 28, 2015 Big oil companies are trying to spin off assets to generate cash and rebalance their Balance Sheets. South Africa’s government wants to [Read more...]

The North American freight rail-car market remains robust according to Economic Planning Associates Inc.’s (EPA)   Their Railcar Overview report of 2015 1Q report [Read more...]

South Africa With commercial assertions of possible steel finished product dumping, (as Chinese steel production at home exceeds the domestic market demand by customers), [Read more...]

What has taken senior iron ore – steel industry leadership so long to adjust their strategic plans? What are rail and port companies that provide logistics services to [Read more...]

The South African Steel Industry is hit hard by he global slowdown in the market DEMAND for steel. Reports today from multiple sources say for example that South Africa’s [Read more...]

Maybe. That according to a Pew Report Picked up on by Bloomberg on July 23rd. For example, “growth in Ethiopia has beaten every other sub-Saharan country over the past [Read more...]