there is also NEWS:* China is the Largest Dredging
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Total trade between Africa and China exploded from USD 10bn in 2000 to more than USD 200bn in 2012. Africa exports mainly raw materials to China, whereas Africa imports finished products. China’s main African trading countries are Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan. To illustrate the importance of Africa, the inaugural trip of Chinese President Xi Jinping was to Congo, South Africa, and Tanzania in March 2013. In Tanzania, the Chinese President signed a deal to develop a new port at Bagamoyo (Capex - Capital Expenditure USD 10bn). Although Africa ‘only’ accounted for USD 753m or 7% of the global dredging market, it rose by a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 11% between 2000 and 2011.

