Rail disruptions on the key line to Africa’s biggest coal-export terminal are intensifying, choking off more than half the fuel the facility is capable of shipping. Deliveries to Richards Bay Coal Terminal on South Africa’s east coast slumped to a three-decade low of 50.4-million tons in 2022 as armed gangs sabotaged the line and rail operator Transnet struggled to keep cargoes flowing. Since the start of the year, the pace of shipments has dropped further to a rate of 44-million tons, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.
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