company:bhp billiton ltd.

U.S. Will Lose From Trade War as Flows Shift, Top Miner Says - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/mining-giant-bhp-hits-out-at-trade-curbs-as-trump-takes-on-china

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• Mackenzie expects ‘dampening effect’ on growth from the curbs
• Top miner says U.S. steel users now paying ‘considerably more’

The U.S. risks losing out from its curbs on trade as rival nations including China will seek to do more business with each other, BHP Billiton Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie warned as the head of the world’s largest miner stepped up his criticism of rising protectionism.

“There’s a lot of countries in the world that want to trade more with each other, now that it looks like the U.S. wants to trade less with them,” Mackenzie said in a Bloomberg Television interview, citing discussions with global trade ministers. “China will absolutely look to walk in that area and look to find exports with other people,” he said after BHP reported earnings.

Robot Ghost Ships to Extend Miner’s Technology Drive to Seas - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/robot-ghost-ships-to-take-miner-s-technology-drive-on-high-seas

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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may disrupt the $334 billion global shipping industry
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Deploying unmanned ships on the 10-day sea journey from Australia’s northern coast to China would be a logical extension of technology that currently runs from mines to ports and allows producers to respond quickly to specific customer demands, Emilie Ditton, Sydney-based research director at IDC Energy Insights, said by phone.