Australia’s coal boom sees ports struggling to keep up

Twenty-three ships sit off Port Waratah in New South Wales, the world’s largest coal export port, while to the north another 40 queue at Dalrymple Bay as rail wagons bring in coal from mines.
China’s surging growth means the coal market is booming. But Australia’s railways and ports cannot keep up with demand for the country’s biggest export earner, which is expected to bring in about US$26.7 billion in 2005-06, 2.5 times as much as iron ore and six times as much as wheat.

Reuters via nzherald.co.nz