China: The Heart of the Matter
01 Oct 2005
While more mature markets in Europe may have cooled off, buoyant Asian demand for coal and iron ore has driven massive demand for new dry bulk terminal development - and the equipment to go with it. John Balfe reports.
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Latest projections from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics suggest that world thermal coal trade will increase by 2% in 2005 and a further 2% in 2006.





