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Testing times for South African exports
In-Depth01-May-10
The South African mining industry had hoped that 2010 would be the year that coal exports got back on track.
A combination of derailments, bad weather and a lack of capacity on the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) rail network had seriously curtailed shipments in both 2008 and 2009, but it had widely been hoped that Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) would now be able to make use of its expanded handling capacity.
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This complete item is approximately 2500 words in length, and appeared in the May/June 2010 issue of Bulk Materials International, on page 8. To access this issue download the PDF here.
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