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CARBO, COAL, УГОЛЬ
Replacement for petroleum and gas?
In Recent years across Europe a constant increase in demand for coal has been observed. It is quite easily explained: petroleum prices rise, coal becomes cheaper, and the requirement for energy carriers is constantly growing. In this connection there are some questions: whether coal is high-grade enough to replace petroleum? How the reorientation of freight traffics for energy carriers will effect the Baltic region? Whether ports and carriers of Baltic are ready to process the increased volumes of bulk cargo?