The article reports that Sydney Ports Corp. in New South Wales has reached its highest container trade volumes in July 2010, reaching 171,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUS), a growth of 15.3% on the same period in 2009. It states that the said strong performance was driven by the booming exports and high demand of imported goods. Moreover, the key products with the highest increase were cotton, iron and steel, paper products, and machinery and transport equipment.