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Global coal trade grows in 2017

GERMAN coal importers lobby VDKI said world coal seaborne trade increased by 1.5%, led by a sharp increase in US exports.

David Upton
Seaborne coal is on the up.

Seaborne coal is on the up.

VDKI (Verein der Kohlenimporteure), whose 70 member companies trade hard coal across the world, put imports and exports last year at 1.143 billion tonnes, up from 1.126 billion tonnes in 2016. The figures...

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