Five South Korean utilities are jointly seeking 650,000 tonnes of sub-bituminous or bituminous coal for shipment between July and September via a tender, Korea East-West Power Co Ltd (EWP), one of the utilities, said on its website (www.ewp.co.kr). The tender will close at 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) on March 11. Details are as follows: TONNES SPECIFICATION(NCV) SHIPMENT SCHEDULE/PORT 650,000 min 5,700 kcal/kg July-September/Dangjin   * Note: NCV stands for Net Calorific Value and the tender excludes coal products from Russia. The five utilities are Korea East-West Power Co Ltd (EWP), Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO), Korea Western Power Co Ltd (WP), Korea Midland Power Co Ltd (KOMIPO) and Korea South-East Power Co Ltd (KOSEP).