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Published: 26 March 2013 |  |
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| Trade & Commodities |
Asia coal trade 2013
As has been the case for several years now, coal industry participants are hoping that China will lead the way when a sustainable economic recovery finally arrives after such a long period in the doldrums...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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Asian agribulk
The World Bank says global food prices fell for six months in a row till February. However, food prices still remained uncomfortably close to the August 2012 peak levels...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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Soya imports assist positive picture - BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET OUTLOOK April 2013
Despite uncertainty about how solidly the global economy is likely to grow in the period ahead, there is optimism about dry bulk trade expansion. Clear signs of larger commodity movements on a number of routes have emerged...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Advancing steam coal trade - BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET OUTLOOK MAY 2013
Import demand for dry bulk commodities around the world still seems to be firmly on a moderate upwards trend, which could continue into next year and beyond...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Bumper year for South America’s soya exports
Another remarkable record-breaking volume of soya and grain exports is predicted for South America this year. The total could exceed 140mt (million tonnes)...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Global cement trades
Deceleration in economic growth, high inflation refusing to go away and policy paralysis as parliamentary elections are due next year has left the Indian cement industry...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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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 |
International Paint launches revolutionary fouling control technologies
Introducing Intercept®8000 LPP, a new patented biocidal antifouling set to revolutionize predictability in hull coating performance and Intersleek®1100SR the industry’s first patented biocide-free slime-release technology.
Published: 20 March 2013 |  |
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Braemar SA recruits for the future
In a move which reinforces its commitment to future growth, Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association), (Braemar SA), announces important new additions to its worldwide team of marine surveyors and consultants, as well as the opening of two new locations...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Magnificent seven as Liberia endorses Videotel training programmes
Videotel has been approved by the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR/the Liberian Registry). This brings to 17 the total number of Videotel courses approved by LISCR and further cements Videotel’s long term connection with the Liberian Registry...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Management changes at NORDEN - new head of Dry Cargo Department appointed
With 24 years of experience in the shipping industry, Ejner Bonderup has taken up the position as head of NORDEN’s largest business area, dry cargo, at a point where the global dry cargo market is struggling with historically low rates and too many new ships in the sea...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Polish Register of Shipping keeps vessel and crew safety firmly at the forefront
Classification societies are committed to ensuring the safety of vessels and are not typical profit-driven commercial companies...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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Sea Marshals urges ship operators to stay vigilant in high risk area
The threat to maritime trade from Somali pirates continues and ship operators should stay vigilant and adhere to best management practices, according to leading private maritime security company Sea Marshals Ltd, which counsels against complacency at this time.
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Thomas Miller strengthens Asia Pacific office
Andrew Jones has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Miller (Asia Pacific) Ltd with effect from April 2013...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Water, water everywhere — but it must be safe to drink
The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in August 2013 will for the first time set out regulations specifying the need to maintain high-quality drinking water standards onboard ship which protect crew from waterborne health risks...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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Wilhelmsen grows safety services in Australia
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has expanded and upgraded its premises and service station facilities in Darwin in direct response to market demand for the Life Raft Exchange (LRE) programme...
Published: 22 April 2013 | |
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Mark Howard appointed by Coeclerici Coal and Fuels SpA as senior advisor
Another success for its business strategy, the Coeclerici Group has hired as senior advisor Mark Howard, who was head of coal and salt operations at the Rio Tinto Group for more than twelve years...
Published: 25 April 2013 | |
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Inchcape Shipping Services opens new office in the Amazon
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is set to capitalize on the growing demand for its services in the Amazon and Brazil...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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New leadership at ABS & ABS Group
ABS, a major provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, has announced a change in leadership with the election of Christopher J.Wiernicki, currently President and Chief Executive Officer of ABS...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Oslo office strengthens Braemar Seascope
Braemar Seascope is further strengthening its shipbroking division by opening a new tanker chartering office in Oslo. This follows the recent establishment of a deep sea tanker chartering desk in Houston...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Shipowners and unions raise concern at casualty reporting failures
Shipowners and seafarers’ unions have joined forces to express concern at flag states’ failure to submit maritime casualty reports as required under international Conventions...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Tighter discharge regulations to protect marine environment
Recent amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have created a tougher regime for shippers and crews over discharges into the sea...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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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 |
Big in bulk: OVET remains at the top of its game
OVET B.V. offers a wide range of stevedoring service. It can handle commodities including: coal, coke, petcoke, ores, minerals and scrap...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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EMO, 40 years fully equipped to meet customers’ expectations
Since 1973, the EMO terminal in the Rotterdam Port has been a major hub in transporting coal and iron ore from all over the world to the European hinterland. EMO has always been a reliable partner for its customers in helping to control these flows of goods by...
Published: 22 April 2013 |  |
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ABG to open two bulk terminals at Vizag port
ABG-LDA Bulk Handling expect to have its fertilizer berths in place at Visakhapatnam port, in India, by the end of 2014 after having achieved financial closure for the...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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BCT coal exports on the increase
The Baltic Coal Terminal, which is situated in the Latvian port of Ventspils, boosted export coal consignments by 18% last year to 4.8 million tonnes...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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CVRD eyes southern Chinese distribution hub
CVRD is looking into the possibility of creating an iron ore distribution hub at the southern Chinese port of Zhanjiang. An agreement has apparently already been signed...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Decision time imminent on Paradip coal and ore berths
The decision over what to do with the projected coal and iron ore berths at Paradip hangs in the balance. Contracts with successful bidders were signed nearly four years ago...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Essar Ports commissions Paradip dry bulk terminal
Essar Ports has commissioned a 16 million tonne per annum dry bulk terminal at the Indian port of Paradip. This is involved the upgrading and mechanization of the 230m-long CQ3 berth...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Gammon to build Mormugao coal terminal
Gammon Infrastructure has been awarded a contract to build and operate a new coal terminal at the port of Mormugao in India...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Murmansk coal terminal to go ahead
Siberian Business Union (SBU) and Kuzbassrazrezugol are to invest more than $200 million in phase 1 of the Murmansk coal port project...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Richards Bay leads increase in South African exports
In 2012, dry bulk exports from South Africa rose by 4.8% to 148.4mt (million tonnes), according to Transnet National Ports Authority...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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South East Asia
One of the India’s fastest growing seaports, Krishnapatnam Port has emerged as a world-class port with outstanding services and facilities...
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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Angamos now leading copper port in northern Chile
The Chilean port of Angamos has handled 11mt (million tonnes) of copper since it first opened, making it the country’s premier export facility...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Chinese desert Brazil as congestion increases
As some Brazilian ports now require a 40-day wait for vessels to be handled, some Chinese importers of soya have redirected vessels to ports on the US Gulf to pick up shipments from suppliers in that country...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Costa Rica dry bulk terminal gets the go-ahead
The government and a private consortium have given the go- ahead to construction of a new dry bulk facility on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Italiana Coke buys into Genova
Italiana Coke has acquired the dry bulk terminal in the Italian port of Genova for around €10 million. It purchased the facility,Terminal Rifuse Genova, from Euroports...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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New agribulk terminal in Chiapas
Gramosa Agroalimentos has invested $5.6 million in the phase one construction of its new Agribulk terminal in the Mexican port of Chiapas...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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New grain terminal for Quequén
An Argentinian consortium is to invest $58 million in a new grain and oils terminal in the port of Quequén. The consortium...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Russian cargo sustains Finnish dry bulk terminals
In 2012, the western Finnish Port of Kokkola reported dry bulk traffic of 7.5mt (million tonnes) compared to the 7.8mt handled in 2011...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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Shiploaders arrive at Sudeste port in Brazil
The new Sudeste super port being built by MMX in Brazil has taken delivery of two shiploaders built in China. The company has invested around $20 million in these machines, each of which can handle 12,000 tonnes of iron ore per hour.
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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Valemax vessels service ArcelorMittal
CVRD has used a Valemax vessel for the first time to transport iron ore to Arcelor Mittal via the port of Rotterdam.The initial shipment was handled by EMO...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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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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| Engineering & Equipment |
Belt conveying processes optimized for productivity and cost
The application of innovative torque sensing technology is bringing a new level of control to demanding belt conveying applications.This has the potential to revolutionize the dry bulk handling process, with vastly improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness...
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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Beumer conveyors: reliable under tough conditions
At Mining World Russia 2013, the international exhibition for mining and processing of metals and minerals (from 14 to 16 May, Moscow)...
Published: 23 April 2013 | |
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Combination cradle absorbs impacts
An innovative impact cradle design is helping bulk material handlers protect conveyor belts and structures from falling material in loading zones, reducing equipment damage and downtime while stabilizing the belt line to prevent dust and spillage. The EVO® Combination Cradle from Martin Engineering features steel-reinforced impact bars and adjustable wing supports to match standard trough angles of 20o, 35o or 45o.
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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The greatness of grabs
For more than 60 years, Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG – SMAG for short – with its product, PEINER grabs, has been renowned for quality and customer satisfaction in the field of bulk goods handling...
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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Stockyard systems
In Liberia, iron ore was already being produced before the Liberian civil war. Today,ArcelorMittal is again engaged in the production of iron ore and the product is being shipped as a raw material...
Published: 24 April 2013 |  |
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Biomass industry must learn to adapt to challenges inherent in biomass handling and storage
Developments in the use of biomass as a replacement for power generation coal in Europe has quickened pace as evidenced by growing exports from the USA, Canada, and West Africa, writes Walter Mitchell.
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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Breathe deeply - bulk handling using pneumatic — and mechanical — equipment
Major supplier of both pneumatic and mechanical continuous ship unloaders (CSUs) VIGAN has considered the advantages offered by each system, and has shared its conclusions...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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Cement handling and storage
It is estimated that 5–6% of total man- made greenhouse gases are the result of cement production. Some of these emissions from conventional cement production are caused by using fossil fuels to heat up limestone to the high 1,500°C required by the process....
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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Heyl & Patterson joins PA mining initiative in Southern Africa
Heyl & Patterson Inc., a renowned global suppler of thermal processing systems and bulk material handling, announced in late April that it has joined the Pennsylvania Mining Export Program (PAMEX)...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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ORTS celebrates 40 years in the grab business
German company ORTS GmbH Maschinenfabrik has been operating successfully on the grabs market for over 40 years. For the last 20 years, the company has also supplied...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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Strategic alliance created for Transfer Point Technologies
Two global innovators in bulk material handling technologies have formed a strategic alliance specifically to design and manufacture state-of-the-art conveyor solutions for engineered transfer points...
Published: 01 May 2013 | |
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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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| Breakbulk & Bagging |
Alcoa bemoans ‘too much of a good thing’
Alcoa, the world’s biggest aluminium maker by revenue wishes there were less aluminium in the world, but it says there is only so much it can do about it...
Published: 24 April 2013 | |
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Bulk bag unloader streamlines filling station
National Bulk Equipment (NBE) has developed a bulk bag unloader and bag dump station, to supply secondary ingredients to 20,000 lb/hour bulk bag filling stations...
Published: 24 April 2013 |  |
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Starlinger to unveil FIBC loom at this year’s Chinaplas 2013
For a long while, the news around looms for FIBC fabric has been rather quiet. Now the time has come for something new in this area...
Published: 24 April 2013 |  |
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Big Bag Theory
Condepols is a Spanish company with more than 40 years of experience in the transport, logistics and distribution sectors, with a focus on the manufacture and sale of Big Bags and D-Bulks...
Published: 01 May 2013 |  |
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| Regional Reports |
Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway system
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System is a deep draught waterway extending 3,700km (2,340 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean to the head of the Great Lakes...
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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Regional Report: South Africa - April 2013: bulk market copes well with myriad challenges in 2012
Following good bulk export volume in 2011 from South African ports but growth in 2012 unfortunately slowed a little in spite of an initial positive outlook...
Published: 23 April 2013 |  |
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