BAUXITE/ALUMINA - BULKS IN TRANSITION.

In the second of a series of articles analyzing bulk trade developments and the implications for terminals and associated cargo-handling techniques, this article looks at the potential of aluminum raw materials seaborne trade in the next decade, concluding that the provision of higher capacity bauxite/alumina loading and discharging facilities, necessitated by trade growth and changes in vessel sizes, is likely to prove increasingly problematic.