Miners knocking back middies in Port Hedland yesterday had reason to cheer. Soon the price of iron ore leaving BHP Billiton's port in Western Australia will be based on market prices rather than negotiated annual contracts. Even better, the Anglo-Australian miner is moving to sell iron ore at landed prices – that is for digging it up, transporting it to a port, tipping it into a boat, plus – for the first time – the shipping cost.
昨日在黑德蘭港痛飲的礦工們有理由歡呼。不久后，必和必拓(BHP Billiton)從這個西澳港口發運的鐵礦石將采用市場價，而不再采用談判達成的年度合約價。更妙的是，這家英澳礦業企業將以到岸價格銷售鐵礦石。這個價格包含開采、運至港口、裝船的成本，還將首次加上航運成本。
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