Shipment delays for newcastle coal cargoes on lingering rail issues.

A collision between two coal trains on the Hunter Valley coal railway between Muswellbrook and Singleton on September 26 was causing some overhanging issues to Australian coal shipments at Newcastle port.

This is despite the rail line having reopened to train traffic on October 1 after repairs to 100 meters of track and signaling equipment damaged in the trains collision, rail operator Australian Rail Track Corporation said in an update emailed to SandP Global Platts, last week. Over a week later, one large Australian thermal...