Trueby, Johannes; Paulus, Moritz - Energiewirtschaftliches Institut (EWI), Universität zu … - 2010
During 2007 and 2008 steam coal prices soared to unprecedented levels. Since then much has been speculated about the … drivers of these price peaks. This paper is concerned with the costs of steam coal allocation in the seaborne market and their … commodities used in coal mining and bulk carrier freight rates increased significantly, causing marginal costs to rise. However …