Coal intelligence

Kpler provides comprehensive coal market intelligence covering global seaborne trade flows, freight analytics, supply and demand balances, and market research.

Users can track cargo movements, vessel activity, pricing trends, and regional supply-demand dynamics across both thermal coal used in power generation and metallurgical coal used in steel production.

The platform combines cargo tracking, freight analytics, and fundamental market analysis to help traders, analysts, and procurement teams understand how global coal markets are evolving.

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Kpler provides granular visibility into seaborne coal cargo movements, enabling users to track shipments across the global coal supply chain.

Customers can monitor:

• Coal exports and imports by origin and destination country
  
  
• Cargo movements by buyers, sellers, and installations
  
  
• Shipments across specific coal grades and qualities
  
  
• Trade flows between major exporting and importing regions
  
  

This allows users to understand how coal moves from key production hubs such as Indonesia, Australia, Russia, Colombia, South Africa, and the United States to major demand centers including China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Europe.

Kpler tracks a wide range of coal types used in both power generation and steel production.

Thermal coal coverage includes:

• High calorific value coal above 5500 kcal/kg
  
  
• Medium CV coal 4000–5500 kcal/kg
  
  
• Low CV coal below 4000 kcal/kg
  
  
• Anthracite
  
  
• Thermal bituminous coal
  
  
• Sub-bituminous coal
  
  
• Lignite
  
  

Metallurgical coal coverage includes:

• Hard Coking Coal (HCC)
  
  
• Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI)
  
  
• Semi-Soft Coking Coal (SSCC)
  
  
• Metallurgical coke
  
  

This detailed classification allows users to analyze how different coal qualities are traded and consumed globally.

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Yes. Kpler provides mine-level and brand-level coverage across major coal producing regions.

Users can track shipments from leading metallurgical coal brands including:

• Leer
  
  
• Goonyella
  
  
• Moranbah North
  
  
• Saraji
  
  
• Peak Downs
  
  
• Illawarra
  
  
• Buchanan
  
  
• Blue Creek
  
  
• Byerwen
  
  
• Hail Creek
  
  
• Oaky North
  
  
• Sonoma
  
  

This level of detail helps market participants monitor specific coal qualities and better understand pricing dynamics in steelmaking markets.

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Kpler’s freight analytics provide deep visibility into the shipping dynamics behind global coal trade.

Users can analyze:

• Fleet utilization across bulk carrier markets
  
  
• Vessel activity by location, ownership, and vessel state
  
  
• Deadweight capacity deployment across trade routes
  
  
• Whether vessels are laden, ballast, idle, or active
  
  

This helps market participants understand shipping capacity, freight availability, and how vessel deployment impacts global coal flows.

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Kpler provides detailed insights into vessel congestion and port activity across key coal export and import terminals.

Users can track:

• Vessel queues at major ports
  
  
• Waiting times for loading and discharge
  
  
• Changes in port congestion levels
  
  
• Operational delays affecting cargo movements
  
  

Monitoring port congestion helps traders anticipate potential delays and understand how logistics disruptions may influence coal delivery schedules and freight costs.

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Kpler provides freight market indicators including ton-mile demand and vessel speed metrics.

These indicators allow users to:

• Measure global shipping demand for coal and other bulk commodities
  
  
• Track changes in average vessel speed
  
  
• Analyze ton-mile growth across trade routes
  
  
• Evaluate shipping efficiency and fleet utilization
  
  

These metrics provide deeper insight into freight market conditions and the broader dynamics shaping global bulk commodity trade.

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