Seward Coal Terminal - SourceWatch
Seward Coal Terminal, also referred to as the Seward Coal Loading Facility, is a coal terminal in Alaska. It was built in 1984, and exports coal from the Usibelli Coal Mine. It has an annual coal capacity of 1.5 million tonnes.
Seward Coal Terminal - Ground Truth Trekking
The Seward Coal Loading Facility, referred to as the Seward Coal Terminal, was built in 1984 to provide for the export of coal from Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. The facility consists of a railroad spur, a variety of coal storage and handling and loading equipment, as well as a large dock.
Three years after its last shipment, Seward coal terminal ...
Nearly three years after it went dark, the future of the Seward Coal Loading Facility is still unclear. The conveyor-belt loading dock extends out into Resurrection Bay from a yard near the Alaska Railroad Corp.’s terminal in Seward.
2015 Seward Coal Loading Facility - Alaska Railroad
Seward Loading Facility 2 Current Economic Activity Today, the SLF remains the only rail facility avail-able to accommodate export of Usibelli’s coal. Recent coal shipments have been destined for Chile, Japan and Korea. Coal-hauling revenues help ARRC recover some of the costs of maintaining the mainline track between Anchorage and Seward.
Seward coal loading facility idled for rest of year ...
Sep 23, 2015 · Brown says the coal loading facility, which normally employs eight people full time in Seward, is now down to six employees. Those workers will be laid off. But Brown says that could change “We know being in the export business for darn near thirty years, we know that coal markets are cyclical.
Seward Coal Loading Facility Violates Clean Water Act
Sep 04, 2014 · Seward Coal Loading Facility violates Clean Water Act by spilling coal into Resurrection Bay without a permit. Photo by Mtn Boy Media UPDATE, October 31, 2014: Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Aurora Energy Services’ and the Alaska Railroad’s petition for rehearing. Not a single judge voted for the petition.
Usibelli halts coal exports indefinitely
Jan 29, 2020 · Usibelli has been exporting coal from the Seward coal loading facility since the 1980s. In 2011, Usibelli produced 2.2 million tons of coal, exporting 1.2 million of it to Chile, South Korea and ...
Settlement agreement reached in Seward coal terminal ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Railroad and the company that transfers coal to ships at Seward have reached a settlement with environmental groups that sued over coal falling into Resurrection Bay. The settlement requires the railroad, which owns the Seward coal-loading facility,...
Seward Coal Terminal - YouTube
Jan 03, 2013 · The stacker/reclaimer processing coal in Seward Alaska, November 2012. Read more about the Seward Coal Terminal here: http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Issu...
Suit Halts Seward Coal Loading - Alaska Public Media
Sep 29, 2014 · It charges that the coal loading facility has dumped lumps of coal into Resurrection Bay, in violation of the Clean Water Act.
Coal Loading Facility - Alaska.org
Seward gets coal shipped here from Usibelli Coal Mines in Healy, Alaska, a town just south of Fairbanks. From here it is loaded on large ships all of which are bound for South Korea. The coal is some of the purest in the world, in that is it does not release much sulfur when it burns.
Regulating Coal Hazards in Seward, Alaska, and Beyond ...
Dec 22, 2014 · To take just one nearby example, consider the Seward Coal Loading Facility in Alaska, which has plagued its neighbors for years and now faces serious legal actions because of its practices. The current dustup in Alaska can be traced back to at least the spring of 2007 when coal terminal operators in Seward loaded a ship during high winds, releasing large clouds of coal dust in the process.
Seward Coal Facility Finally has a Clean Water Act Permit
The Seward Coal Loading Facility finally has a Clean Water Act permit to control coal debris and protect water quality of Resurrection Bay.
Alaska Railroad’s Seward Loading Facility
The Seward Loading Facility (SLF) was built in 1984, when Korean coal purchaser Suneel Alaska Corporation a) negotiated for the Alaska Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities to build the dock, and b) secured a loan from the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority (AIDEA) to install the conveyor and loading facility.
Ship Loader Conveyor Upgrade Positions Port of Seward For ...
The Port of Seward has completed a conveyor system upgrade for its coal handling operations that has raised throughput an estimated 20%, allowing Alaska’s largest coal producer to better compete for international customers.
Begich asks Parnell, EPA for help resolving work stoppage ...
"The litigation surrounding the Seward Coal Loading Facility process is simply one of a series of small battles within the all-out war on coal that President Obama is waging nationwide," said...
Quick Resolution to Coal Loading ... - Seward City News
Sep 30, 2014 · The big blue coal-loading machinery at the railroad dock in Seward operates in part, over open water and apparently, some coal falls into the bay. The Court ruled that the general permit for industrial uses did not shield ARRC or Aurora Energy from their obligations to comply with other requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
Seward Coal Loading Permit 0053732
Re: Individual Permit AK 0053732 Aurora Energy Services – Seward Coal Loading Facility The Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc. (RDC) is writing to support the approval and issuance of individual permit AK 0053732 Aurora Energy Services – Seward Coal Loading Facility (AES Facility).