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Published: 26 March 2013 |  |
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| Trade & Commodities |
Aisha Steel puts $70m expansion on back burner
Pakistan’s Aisha Steel Mills Limited (ASML) has put on hold its decision to invest fresh equity of up to $70 million until there is greater clarity on the new government’s national steel policy, according to ASML CEO Kashif Shah...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Americas Coal Trade
Coal trade in the Americas has been largely influenced by weakness in the Atlantic markets during the past few months, and by industrial disputes in Colombia...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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Coal trade saves the dry bulk market
Drewry's latest Dry Bulk Forecaster reports that coal has been the recent saviour of the dry bulk market. Global GDP grew by 3.2% in 2012, following growth of 5.2% and 4.0% in the post-recession years of 2010 and 2011...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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Iron ore trade prospects mixed - BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET OUTLOOK JUNE 2013
Seaborne trade in many dry bulk commodities continues to benefit from a number of positive factors. Import demand for iron ore, coal and a wide range of other minerals and industrial commodities is rising...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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| Shipping & Transportation |
Esben Poulsson appointed as International Chamber of Shipping Vice President
Singapore Shipping Association Honorary Secretary and International Committee Chairman Esben Poulsson has been elected as a Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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Implementing an effective safety culture - ICS launches free guidance to shipowners
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new guidance for shipowners on how shipping companies and crews can implement an effective ‘safety culture’...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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RINA approves new OSV rules and Environment notations
International classification society RINA has launched new rules for Offshore Support Vessels, new environmental notations covering cargo handling and transhipment operations and a new guide on complete ship model calculation of passenger ships...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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ABS releases ship energy efficiency measures advisory
ABS, a major provider of maritime classification services, has released the ABS Ship Energy Efficiency Measures Advisory to provide guidance on the...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Much more than painting by numbers - the difficulties faced by the marine paints and coatings market
Two most significant developments, both occurring in the first decade of this millennium, posed a big challenge to marine paints manufacturers across the world...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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Ship management - safety and training must come first
Shipping bodies are pushing for tougher rules governing casualty investigation reports which involve the loss of life and/or vessels...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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What makes self-unloaders special?
Beltship Management Limited (BML) is a joint venture company between Globe Master Management and Gypsum Transportation Limited (GTL) and has been involved in the self unloading and transshipment market for over 20 years...
Published: 14 June 2013 |  |
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| Ports & Terminals |
Associated Terminals Awards Contract to DBIS for Terminal Management Software
DBIS (software and Automation) Ltd is pleased to announce that Louisiana based Associated Terminals has selected CommTrac as their operational software for all of their terminal and midstream operations. ...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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ISS launches new Advanced Cargo Information department for Canadian ports
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has launched an Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) department for Canadian ports following new regulations and procedures for cargo and vessel reporting by the CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency)...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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CVRD to build Pier IV at Ponta da Madeira
CVRD has received environmental clearance for construction of Pier IV at its Ponta da Madeira maritime facility, in Maranahão...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Dedicated dry bulk terminal planned for Sohar
Sohar port in Oman is to have a dedicated dry bulk terminal, handling food grain, agricultural commodities, sugar and other food- related cargo.
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Mozambique to build new port at Techobanine
The government of Mozambique has awarded a construction concession for the deep water port at Techobanine, in Maputo province...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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New dry bulk plants at Magampura port
A new $220 million sugar refinery is to be built at Sri Lanka's Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port by Shree Renuka Sugars Limited India, using its Lanka Sugar subsidiary...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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New Mangalore Port handles largest ever coal consignment
New Mangalore Port claims to have handled its largest ever consignment of coal, which was brought there by the Emma Schulte and consisted of 107,102 tonnes...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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PTP Group to build new port at Villa Constitución
In Argentina, the PTP Group is to build a new port facility in the free zone of Villa Constitución, which will handle dry bulk, as well as liquid bulk and containers...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Sea-Invest expands into Gdansk
The Antwerp-based Sea-Invest group is to invest between €40 million and €50 million in the construction of a bulk cargo terminal at the Polish port of Gdansk...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Transnet to move Botswana coal to Durban
South Africa's Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is assuming responsibility for the first coal exports from neighbouring Botswana, which started to be dispatched from the Port of Durban as of May...
Published: 14 June 2013 | |
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Agreement could breathe new life into Florida port
A deal between two companies with very visible roles in the Panhandle is being touted as a potential spark for the shipping port at Port St. Joe in Florida, USA...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Going Dutch
The Port of Amsterdam has finally been corporatized, freeing managers to more easily access financial markets and fund investments both at home and abroad...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Kochi frightens off investors
Potential investors in a new dry bulk terminal at the Indian port of Kochi have been frightened off by regulator-determined tariffs, which are said to be uneconomical...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Majors bid for Vizag iron ore complex
Two of India’s large industrial groups — Vedanta and Essar — are vying for a $154 million project to build an ore handling complex at the port of Vizakhapatnam...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Mediterranean focus
Last year proved to be something of a banner year for Spanish dry bulk traffic.Total volume handled amounted to 88.5mt (million tonnes), which was an 11.5% increase over the 79mt reported for 2011...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Salaverry mineral exports to increase in importance
The Peruvian port of Salaverry is expected to see significant increases in the amount of export minerals over the next few years, thereby requiring modernization of the existing dedicated terminal...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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| Engineering & Equipment |
Interval Impactors move difficult bulk materials
The new PKL® Series from Martin® Vibration Systems are designed to deliver the force needed to dislodge sticky materials from process vessels, chutes, pipes and storage bins.
Published: 12 June 2013 |  |
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Spring arrived and Norway is getting GREENER: new SENNEBOGEN dealer
Starting in July 2013 Sennebogen is strengthening its distributor network in Norway! In addition to its long lasting partner in Norway, IMB Maskiner AS -concentrating on the crane and port industry, VOLVO Maskin AS will join in the SENNEBOGEN-team and take over the distributorship...
Published: 12 June 2013 | |
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Bobcat Company breaks ground on $20m expansion
Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Bulk handling in Australasia - Page Macrae Engineering proves its worth
Page Macrae Engineering recently completed an order for a major Australian client for two discharge hoppers and two diesel hydraulic grabs...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Coal handling and storage systems
This article describes the collaboration that produced a circular coal-storage dome for Indonesia’s largest fertilizer producer, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk-Kaltim)...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Co-operation between AEP and E-Crane continues
American Electric Power, the major electric utility company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio is one of E-Crane’s largest customers in the US with no fewer than eight E-Cranes in operation...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Grand Opening of Liebherr’s new sales and service center in Miami, Florida
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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High performance steel wire ropes for cranes by TEUFELBERGER
TEUFELBERGER Seil Ges.m.b.H. consistently stands for the highest product quality, innovation, dynamic drive, reliability, and internationality...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Keeping abreast of shiploading technologies
Superior Industries, North America’s only combination manufacturer of conveyor systems and their related components, launched its latest material handling solution to help ship loading applications reduce downtime at ports and terminals.
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Mammoth move of EMS-Tech designed & constructed stacker/reclaimers
History is being made. By the time this story is published, a 1,500-tonne, 8,000tph (tonnes per hour) for iron ore, stacker/reclaimer designed and constructed by EMS-Tech Inc. of Belleville, Ontario, Canada...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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More MacGregor K50 cranes specified for India’s bulk handling businesses
In April 2013, MacGregor secured another K5036 floating crane order from one of the largest stevedoring companies on the west coast of India, M/s Shreeji Shipping...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Pair of road-mobile Siwertell unloaders for Turkish operations
Cargotec has secured a new contract for two Siwertell road- mobile unloaders from Medcem Global Pazarlama AS, in Turkey...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Reputation for reliability earns Siwertell a new road-mobile unloader order
A Turkish customer has returned to Siwertell for a second road- mobile unloader following the performance and reliability of its first machine; it will be used to handle cement in the city of Trabzon, Turkey...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Tenova Pyromet replaces key equipment at Assmang Chrome Machadodorp
Tenova Pyromet, part of the globally present Tenova Mining & Minerals, has successfully completed the replacement of Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works Furnace No 2’s electrode pressure rings, four weeks ahead of schedule...
Published: 18 June 2013 | |
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Two Terex® CC2800-1 crawler cranes make short work of Hawkeye Wind Farm
As the United States marches toward energy independence, 2012 was a banner year for wind energy projects. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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Unloader that handles coal AND biomass - Siwertell’s flexible unloaders make good commercial sense
As the new breed of power generation and industrial plants turn to a combination of coal and biomass, Siwertell screw-type unloaders provide the flexibility and efficiency necessary to safely handle the mix of fuels...
Published: 18 June 2013 |  |
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