Russia-Ukraine spat unlikely to hit Black Sea coal flows to Turkey: traders

摘要

Flows of thermal coal from Russia’s Black Sea ports to Turkeyare unlikely to be affected by rising tensions between Ukraine andRussia following a naval confrontation in the Kerch Strait, seabornecoal traders said Thursday. “For sure it is an issue, but we do not see any coal loaded fromUkrainian ports,” a European trader of Russian coal into Turkey said.Despite being a concern for traders of Black Sea coal, the tradersaid he did not expect any disruptions to flows into Turkey.