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  Holman Fenwick Willan is an international law firm advising in all matters connected with the international coal industry. Our clients include international mining groups, traders, power generators, steel companies and other industrial users, financial institutions, insurers (including captives), shipowners and charterers. We advise on a broad range of corporate transactions and commercial contracts. In addition we have extensive experience of disputes in the coal sector, in multiple jurisdictions. As a result our lawyers are recognised as market leaders in the provision of legal services to our coal clients.
  

  
  

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  Established in 1970, Argus is a privately held, UK-registered publishing company. Headquartered in London, Argus also has offices in Houston, Moscow, Singapore, and Washington with bureaux in Beijing, Dubai and Tokyo. Argus provides business intelligence, price information and market data for the international energy markets including coal. Supplied in multiple formats to suit individual requirements, Argus will ensure that you are kept informed about the latest developments in your sector. For further information, please visit our website: www.argusmedia.com

  
  
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  BulkInside is the leading global resource for the bulk processing market. With an interactive multimedia platform BulkInside connects buyers and suppliers in specific industry sectors including mining and quarrying. Decision makers choose BulkInside for its trusted content, up-to-date industry news, and dynamic online marketplace of suppliers.  Thousands of website visitors and e-newsletter subscribers use BulkInside to find comprehensive information on products, suppliers and current news. BulkInside is utilised by advertisers to promote products, generate sales leads and increase brand awareness to industrial and b2b decision makers.
  

  
  
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  Whether it is information about new mining regulations or technical articles concerning new technologies, Coal Age is the magazine that American coal suppliers look to for information. First published in 1916, Coal Age has continued a tradition of editorial excellence and relevence to the demands of one of America’s most important industries.
  
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  Coal International is probably the oldest English language coal magazine in the world, having started in 1858 as the Colliery Guardian. It expanded to become an international publication when the UK coal industry was privatised, and is now regarded worldwide as the No.1 journal within the coal industry.

  
  
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  Coalportal is a subscription based, online newsletter and coal price index service for the international coal market. Subscribers can download newsletters covering key coal producing regions such as Australia, China, South Africa, and Indonesia. Contact info@energypublishing.biz

  
  
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  COALspot.com, the ultimate, independent and one of the youngest coal news portals which provides related information on coal & bulk shipping industries as well as an interactive platform for the industry players on the net, was founded by a group of highly experienced panelists in early 2009. The portal provides most comprehensive & independent coal market coverage through inputs drawn from various sources with the objective of assisting the industry players in planning and decision making. Our value added services include a platform for coal suppliers & buyers to sell and buy coal through coal dealing desk directly without any fee to COALspot from the transacting parties, weekly actual and freight forecasts updates, coal technical desk, coal blending calculators and conversion tools, information on coal handling ports worldwide etc. Registration at COALspot.com is FREE for Coal & Bulk Shipping related Firms and Individuals. Once registered, Members can post their services and/or list their companies in our databases free of cost for increased global exposure. For more information on how we can help your business grow, please visit www.COALspot.com.

  
  
• Dry Cargo International (DCi) is the only monthly magazine covering the dry bulk industry. It is essential reading for all senior executives and decision makers in the industry, and is the leading source of vital market information. The publication owes its success to an innovative approach to the provision of key information on the global dry market in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner. It does so by understanding and responding to the needs of today’s senior executives and decision-makers.
  
• e-Coal Consultancy provides consulting services and market information to the international coal industry and has high profile clients in every continent. We focus on quality, informed analysis, reasoned commentary, and innovation. Information is provided by a network of long-standing professionals throughout the industry including marketing managers, mining engineers, economists, lawyers, port operators, shipbrokers, traders, and coal consumers. e-coal.com is able to reach thousands of professionals throughout the world through our extensive contacts database which has been growing over some 25 years. Our weekly subscription-based newsletter, Coal Market Intelligence, covers 11 spot markets worldwide, gives key information on the latest deals and tenders, company news, people and jobs, industrial relations, and ports, shipping, and freight rates. e-coal.com has been particularly pleased with the continued positive response from clients on the superior quality of price reporting which is unbiased and totally independent.

  
  
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  Energy Publishing, Inc is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based publishing company that produces a variety of newsletters and databases for the U.S. and international coal and energy industries. Energy Publishing features the daily market newsletter, Coal & Energy Price Report and the weekly industry publication, U.S. Coal Review. The company also produces Coal Americas, a fortnightly newsletter that focuses on U.S. and Canadian imports and exports, North American metallurgical coal & coke and Latin American production, exports & mine/market developments. Energy Publishing also features a monthly petroleum coke newsletter, The Petcoke Report, and it's newest digest, Clean Coal.

  
  
• Fortbridge Consulting
   
  Fortbridge is a media and investor relations firm representing publicly listed companies to build corporate reputation and promote value.  Fortbridge communications programmes target a range of stakeholders including shareholders, institutional investors and funds and the media, in the markets where clients operate or seek investment.
   
  With access to up-to-date research and investor contact information for financial centres around the world, Fortbridge is able to identify and maintain meaningful investor lists, used to engage investor support for IPOs, institutional placements, capital raisings, SPPs or on-market trades.
   
  For more information on these and other services provided, visit www.fortbridge.com.
  
  
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  International Bulk Journal (IBJ) has continually provided news and analysis to companies in the dry bulk industry on developments within the transport chain for 25 years. In addition, IBJ brings you personality profiles of leading industry figures, independent marine insurance data, expanded analysis of the global bunker fleet, commodity pricing and futures and extra coverage of the minor bulk trades.

  
  
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  Montel provides independent market-moving news that is accurate, balanced and indispensable.

  With real-time and historical data from across the fast-moving power and fuels markets – including gas, oil, and coal – we are at the forefront of developments so you can keep ahead of the curve.

  For details on our coal market coverage and hassle-free trial access to our online services, please contact sales@montel.no

  
  
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  Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of energy and commodities information. With a century of business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150 countries. An independent provider, Platts serves the oil, natural gas, electricity, emissions, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical, shipping, and metals markets from 17 offices worldwide. Platts' real-time news, pricing, analytical services and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts to help them make better trading and investment decisions.

  
  
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  Published four times a year, Port Technology International is the only technical preview and review of advanced technologies for ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. The semi-hardback journal features over 40 technical papers written by leading industry professionals, covering a wide range of topics from terminal operating systems, port construction and planning to terminal management and container handling. The journal is divided into distinctive sections, reflecting emerging trends and technical innovations that lead to greater efficiency and higher productivity in ports and terminals. The dedicated dry bulk handling section includes articles on all types of equipment used to transport and handle bulk materials from the mine to the ship. Industry experts also write about the latest issues affecting the sector, and the challenges facing operations today. Our website www.porttechnology.org is also updated daily with all the latest news in both the dry bulk handling sector and the ports and terminals industry as a whole.

  
  
• Shanghai SteelHome (www.steelhome.com.cn) is dedicated to offering information and consultancy on China steel and raw material industry for international clients.  It attractes subscribers from global steel mills, distributing circle, research institutes, raw materials suppliers etc. Meanwhile, SteelHome serves as the bridge among steelmakers, traders and end users to create business opportunities, and provide more-than-expected value to steel-related parties. Contact Tina Tong for 10 day free trial, tongmei@steelhome.cn 
  
• We trade in information - If you want to know what’s really going on in the trading, community, dry bulk, chartering or tanker markets, whether it’s in Geneva, or anywhere else, you’ll find it here first. TradeWinds is no ordinary news provider. It’s quite simply the most widely read and trusted source of independent news and information about the business of shipping. www.tradewindsnews.com
  
• World Coal is the comprehensive source of technical and analytical information for the international coal industry. It covers the entire coal chain, from mine to power plant. Every month features a regional report, regular features on key aspects of the coal chain and monthly news and editorial comment. World Coal’s readership includes key decision makers from every sector of the industry.