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Surge in global demand for coal has ports expanding

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide | May 19, 2013 | 10:19 pm Energy Canada Coal

Among British Columbia’s merchandise exports, coal is king. Demand for metallurgical coal, used in steelmaking, remains strong globally, and “met” coal from B.C. is a sought-after commodity by steelmakers in Korea, Japan and China as well as Europe….