03 December 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	09:17 GMT+1

July 23, 2004 Maritime trade adds to tide of China's rise By Tony Sitathan With China fast chasing the United States and the European Union as an economic superpower, its seaborne trade has reached 700 million tones, making it fifth in terms of world maritime trade. In addition, according to the latest estimate from the Foreign Trade Division of the US Census Bureau in Washington, China is ranked second world-wide in terms of total imports of goods, contributing 12.1% to global import estimates, while it ranks fifth in terms of exports, contributing 4.4% to worldwide exports ...... Read more on Asia Times Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail