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New port will be constructed at Macuse in Mozambique, with a railway link to Moatize coal basin.

Maptek technology targets productivity at surface mines by delivering immediate access to drill and blast data.

BIMCO Shipping releases market overview and outlook: China holds key to strong dry bulk market.

Two recent product improvements for RPM reduce haulage costs and improve user experience.

Huainan Mining Group have added a further four Eickhoff shearer loaders to their machine inventory.

Maptek has provided a solution for MEC Mining in the completion of a feasibility study for a complex metallurgical coal project.

Martin Engineering has appointed Belterra as its exclusive distributor in Canada.

Coal imports down 2% on October figures, according to analyst.

Mining giant Vale plans to sell a 15 – 25% stake in its coal operations.

Trolex has developed the SentrO P, an open protocol version of its proven Sentro gas detector.

Telestack has been announced as the winner of an IBJ 2013 Award, winning the Innovative Technology category.

Voith fluid couplings used in 4.8 MW conveyor belt drive in China.

Aspire Mining signs two MOUs with Russian metallurgical coal consumers for 1.3 million tpa of Ovoot metallurgical coal.

Thompson Reuters’ Dry Freight reports that weak markets force coal prices and company shares down.

Lihuayi Group has selected GE’s coal gasification technology to help increase refinery hydrogen production.