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Smart, Efficient Coal Delivery

Providing competitive coal transportation, coal blending, on-site storage capacity, transshipment services and more.

Our Services

We offer a full range of competitive rail, vessel and truck transportation options to deliver coal from western mines to end-users. These capabilities, coupled with our state-of-the-art coal blending and transshipment services, combine to provide a highly competitive offering.

Benefits

  • Competitive rail access to western coal mines
  • Supply of aluminum-bodied railcars
  • Large-capacity, on-site terminal coal storage
  • Coal blending services for up to three dissimilar-quality coals
  • Access to low-cost vessel bulk transportation
  • Material handling, dust control and dust suppression consultation services included at no charge with service packages
  • Short and long-term contracts tailored to meet individual end-user requirements
  • One contract at one competitive price

Affiliates

Our partnership with Cloud Peak Energy (Venture Fuels) ensures western coal sourcing is part of the package. Together we provide high-quality western coal that fits individual requirements and is delivered directly to end-users – all in one contract at a highly competitive price.

Customers

  • Consumers Energy
  • DTE Electric Company
  • Duluth Energy Systems
  • Global Coal Sales (Domestic and Export)
  • Graymont Lime
  • Hibbing Public Utilities
  • Marquette Board of Light and Power
  • Minnesota Power
  • New Brunswick Power
  • Nova Scotia Power
  • Silver Bay Power
  • U.S. Steel
  • Virginia Public Utilities
  • WE Energies
  • Xcel Energy, Inc.