Colombia Coal Strike Halts 900,000 Tons of Cerrejon Cargo
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Coal Marketing Co., the exclusive shipper of coal from BHP Billiton Ltd.’s Cerrejon venture with Xstrata Plc and Anglo American Plc in Colombia, canceled about 900,000 metric tons of shipments because of a strike.
The miners’ stoppage, which has entered its 13th day, prompted the coal trader to cancel about 10 shipments, Chief Executive Officer Howard Gatiss said. Cerrejon confirmed the cancellations.