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Coal trader buys Colombian barge company

Coal trader buys Colombian barge company

   Mercuria Energy Trading said Wednesday it has acquired a river barge business in Colombia from Argos.

   The barges will be used to transport coal and other commodities along the Magdalena River. The Geneva-based company said improving river transport would allow it to grow its coal business in Colombia.

Mercuria also opened a trading office in Bogota.