Coal prices rise across continents Russia/Ukraine conflict bolsters prices: broker Global energy prices rose sharply this week amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a trend that hit US thermal coal export prices March 3. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now FOB Baltimore and FOB NOLA coal prices hit record highs, according to the Platts assessment by S&P Global Commodity Insights. “These are times like I haven’t seen in my 40 years of business,” a US-based coal broker said of global coal prices. “We haven’t had this type of disruption before.” FOB Baltimore 6,900 NAR was assessed at $181.40/mt, up $29.25 from the previous session and the highest since the assessment began April 5, 2019. FOB NOLA 6,000 NAR was assessed at $168.50/mt, up $30.35 from the previous session, marking the highest price since the assessment launched April 6, 2018. Prices surge across […]