Coal import surges at Shandong Port
China's Shandong Port saw coal imports during the first half of 2005 jump 35.1 percent year on year to 773'000 tons. The strong first-half numbers built upon the momentum of last year's 90 percent explosion in coal import growth. The total trade value of coal imports passing through Shandong in the first half of this year was $45.85 million, up 46% year on year.