PKN to ship 1st coal export Dec

East Kalimantan coal miner PT Pesona Khatulistiwa Nusantara (PKN) will ship its first coal export this month.

Marketing Manager Joy W. Sugoto told Petromindo.Com on Thursday that one handymax of trial coal will be shipped to eastern part of India mid-December, followed by another one in January.

Vessel ?M/V Eleanor? is currently loading the coal, he said.

Joy said PKN, which produces low CV coal, is still looking for buyers for 2010 deliveries.

PKN produces coal with CV of 5,100Kcal/kg (ADB), TM 43%, ash 3.5% and sulfur 0.15%.

Interested buyer could contact Joy Sugoto, Graha Irama 6th Floor Unit E, Jl HR Rasuna Said, Jakarta. Phone: +62-21-512-3644/64, Fax: +62-21-5279-220, Email: marketing@bepcoal.com. (denny)