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CoalSense Intelligence

CoalSense™ Mine-to-Buyer Coal Quality Intelligence

Understand the Coal Behind the Paperwork

Compare Every Quality Checkpoint From Mine Origin to Buyer Receipt

CoalSense™ helps traders, steel producers, insurers, charterers, lenders, investors, and legal teams identify coal quality variance, cargo risk, sampling conflicts, and commercial exposure before they become disputes, claims, delays, or financial losses.

CoalSense™ provides independent professional evaluation of coal quality across the full mine-to-buyer chain—not simply a single laboratory result.

CoalSense compares available quality information from mine origin, preparation plants, seller specifications, load-port COAs, independent inspection reports, vessel documentation, discharge-port sampling, and buyer receiving data to identify:

A specialized expert service built on more than 25 years evaluating coal quality, mining risk, and commercial coal transactions.

  • Quality variance
  • Sampling conflicts
  • Moisture movement
  • Specification issues
  • Penalty exposure
  • Cargo rejection risk
  • Commercial dispute indicators
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Mine-to-buyer workflow

Quality checkpoints across the coal chain

Step 1

Mine / Seam Data

Step 2

Preparation Plant

Step 3

Seller Specification

Step 4

Load-Port COA

Step 5

Independent Inspection

Step 6

Vessel / Cargo Documents

Step 7

Discharge-Port Sampling

Step 8

Buyer Receiving Analysis

Step 9

CoalSense Risk Findings

CoalSense reviews the entire chain of quality information to identify where variance may have entered the transaction.

Services

CoalSense review services

From pre-shipment COA screening to full chain review and dispute support — scoped to the documents and commercial context at hand.

CoalSense Express™

Confidential Matter Review

Pre-shipment review of a single Certificate of Analysis (COA) against buyer specifications, contract requirements, and reference seam characteristics.

Includes

  • Single COA review
  • Specification variance screening
  • Quality parameter review
  • Written CoalSense screening summary

Typical turnaround: 48 hours.

Scope, deliverables, and timeline are confirmed after confidential intake review.

Best for: Cargo evaluation before purchase, nomination, or shipment.

Submit Intake to Scope Review

Scope, deliverables, and timeline are confirmed after confidential intake review.

CoalSense Chain Review™

Scope-Based Advisory

Full mine-to-buyer chain-of-custody quality variance analysis. CoalSense compares available quality information and supporting documents throughout the transaction chain.

Includes

  • Mine quality data
  • Seam characteristics
  • Prep plant information
  • Seller specifications
  • Load-port COAs
  • Independent inspection reports
  • Vessel documentation
  • Discharge-port analysis
  • Buyer receiving results

Deliverable: CoalSense Chain Review Report

Best for: Cargo disputes, rejection situations, commercial disagreements, insurance investigations, maritime claims, due diligence reviews, and at-sea trade risk where quality custody requires document review.

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CoalSense Dispute Support™

Fixed-Fee and Day-Rate Engagements Available

Independent technical support for active commercial disputes, arbitration matters, cargo claims, and legal review.

Includes

  • Chain Review
  • Technical findings
  • Counsel support
  • Commercial risk analysis
  • Claims review
  • Written reports

Best for: Active disputes, arbitration support, counsel-led review, and claims investigation.

Submit Intake to Scope Matter

Engagement is confirmed after intake review. Engagements are tailored to the scope, complexity, urgency, and objectives of each matter. Clear Creek provides fixed-fee, day-rate, and ongoing advisory arrangements where appropriate. Most engagements begin with a confidential discussion to define scope, deliverables, timeline, and required source materials.

Specialized review

At-Sea Coal Trade Risk

CoalSense™ also supports coal cargoes bought, sold, assigned, or novated after vessel loading. At-sea trades can create additional potential risk because the buyer may be relying on prior COAs, load-port sampling, incomplete chain-of-custody records, unclear inspection rights, or quality data generated before title transfer.

Findings depend on available documents and contract terms. CoalSense flags potential issues for review — additional review recommended before relying on prior quality data or payment timing.

CoalSense flags potential issues involving

  • Quality custody gaps
  • Load-port vs discharge-port variance
  • Sampling control mismatch
  • Moisture movement during voyage
  • Payment before quality confirmation
  • Rejection rights after title transfer
  • Demurrage or deviation exposure
  • Counterparty and cargo ownership chain uncertainty
Scope At-Sea Trade Review

Differentiation

What Makes CoalSense Different?

Most parties only see

  • Contracts
  • COAs
  • Vessel schedules
  • Inspection reports
  • Purchase agreements

CoalSense helps clients understand

  • Seam characteristics
  • Coal quality variability
  • Preparation plant influences
  • Supply chain factors
  • Cargo behavior
  • Commercial implications

CoalSense helps clients understand the coal behind the paperwork.

Demo

Watch CoalSense™ In Action

Step through a sample mine-to-buyer review — upload documents, compare quality checkpoints, and see where potential variance and commercial implications may warrant review.

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Demo files

Sample COA, spec, and report

Download synthetic demonstration documents used in CoalSense intake examples and review walkthroughs.

Download Demo COADownload Buyer SpecificationDownload Sample Review Report

Preliminary Risk Screen

CoalSense Preliminary Demurrage Risk Screen

Connect quality variance with vessel delay, port congestion, and laytime context when a cargo is stuck, disputed, or accruing waiting time.

This preliminary screen is informational and does not replace a CCA expert review.

Start Preliminary Risk Screen

Related screening

  • Quality and contract red-flag summary
  • Demurrage exposure estimate from rate and waiting days
  • Weekend Cargo Risk Screen PDF export
  • Handoff to scoped CoalSense review

CoalSense intelligence

CoalSense™ Blend & Quality Intelligence Platform

Preliminary blend and quality screening for traders, steel producers, charterers, and industrial buyers — designed to identify situations requiring a professional CoalSense review.

Open Blend & Quality Platform
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