ARA range · Netherlands

Coal Supplier — Rotterdam

Europe's largest dry-bulk import gateway. We deliver South African and Zimbabwean thermal coal, anthracite and metallurgical coke into Rotterdam on FOB, CFR and CIF terms.

Demand profile

Rotterdam is the reference point for European coal pricing and the first discharge option for most Richards Bay cargoes. Buyers here want screened, index-linked parcels with pre-shipment analysis and flexible Panamax or Supramax laycans for onward blending and barge distribution.

Discharge terminals

  • EMO dry bulk terminal
  • Maasvlakte bulk berths
  • Botlek blending yards

Buyers we serve here

  • Physical coal traders
  • Blending and storage terminals
  • Cement and lime producers
  • Re-export desks serving the Rhine

Inland distribution

Rhine barge to Duisburg, Cologne, Mannheim and Basel; short-sea feeder to the Baltic and UK.

Transit & terms

27 – 33 days from Richards Bay

FOB · CFR · CIF (marine cover included) · delivered-to-works on request

Logistics services into Rotterdam

We sell the cargo and the freight. Chartering, mine-to-port haulage, blending, inspection, customs documentation, onward barge or rail and marine insurance can all be handled under one contract.

Our logistics services