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Published: 08 November 2011 |  |
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| Trade & Commodities |
Brazilian exports of soya and maize will rise while sugar falls
With 8% more soya beans and 12% more maize to be produced in Brazil this year compared to 2011, and with most of the extra available for export, up to 57mt (million tonnes) of the two products will be exported this year, 12%, or 5mt more than in 2011...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET OUTLOOK – January 2012 – Improved grain trade prospects
Contrasting changes among events affecting dry bulk commodity trade have been seen recently. Many countries’ imports of raw materials and industrial products during 2012 have...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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East Asian Economic and Trade Survey 2011
Last year DCi examined the consequences of the World recession of 2008, and measures taken to try and prevent it ever happening again.
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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India allows 1mt of sugar exports
After many weeks of procrastination, the Indian government allowed sugar exports of 1mt (million tonnes) on 22 November last year to give relief to local factories contending with the prospect of bumper...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Slowing economies affect bulk trade
Prospects for a continuing solid recovery in global economic activity have faded over the past few months.After an initial rebound from a devastating downturn in world output and trade in 2008/09, there were high hopes of further steady progress.
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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| Shipping & Transportation |
Armed guards to protect UK ships from piracy
Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, according to UK prime minister David Cameron...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Fire-protective coatings from Hempel
With the extensive expansion of its R&D facilities in Spain, Hempel’s new state-of-the-art centre focuses on bringing high performing fire-protective coatings solutions to the global market...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Panama approves first nickel ore ship
A vessel built by Naikai Zosen for Nissho Shipping will become the first NK-classed ship to incorporate special construction for carriage of liquefiable cargoes...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Bulk carrier supply and demand
At the start of 2011, it was clear that the sheer weight of the delivery schedule would impact heavily on the dry cargo market and certainly in Q1/2011 this was the case with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) reaching levels of 1,100–1,150 dragged down by the very low Cape Index...
Published: 01 February 2012 |  |
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Schat-Harding develops Secondary Safety Systems for IMO-compliant hooks
Major lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has completed all tests required by IMO to ensure that its SeaCure lifeboat release and retrieval systems...
Published: 01 February 2012 |  |
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Stricken carrier to be towed to Turkey for repairs
Salvage experts from the Dutch Smit company contracted to try to save the 400,000dwt-capacity Vale Beijing ore carrier — two of whose ballast tanks developed cracks after 230,000 tonnes of ore had been loaded at the Ponta da Madeira terminal, in Maranhao state in December last year — plan to tow the vessel to a port in Turkey for definitive repairs, once emergency repairs have been carried out.
Published: 01 February 2012 | |
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The secret to staying afloat - maximize resources, minimize costs and reduce time in port
Kostas Kakaris, GAC’s Group Dry Bulk Development Manager, considers the risks of using an under-resourced ship agent...
Published: 01 February 2012 | |
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Wave of expansions in VIKING service network
VIKING continues its march forward in Europe and Asia with four new, well- equipped servicing stations opening in November last year...
Published: 01 February 2012 | |
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What we can expect from freight rates this year
Another year of volatile, bottom-dwelling rates faces owners as excess supply swamps the market. The idling of vessels could provide some respite in 2012...
Published: 01 February 2012 |  |
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| Ports & Terminals |
$2.97 Million US Department of Transportation grant for Port of San Francisco
The US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has announced that the Port of San Francisco was awarded $2.97 million for rail improvements aimed...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Focus on Rotterdam
Rotterdam is one of the main ports and the largest logistic and industrial hubs of Europe.With an annual throughput of 430mt (million tonnes) of cargo in 2010...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Four concessionaires for Tegram silos
The three highest bidders for the Tegram grain terminal at the Brazilian Port of Itaqui´ are CGG Trading, Glencore and the Crescimento consortium...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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ICS says CO2 fund could help ports adapt to climate change
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations represent more than 80% of the world merchant fleet...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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Nacala port workers need specialist training
The head of the city council in Nacala, Mozambique, says that the development of the port could be severely hampered by a severe shortage of skilled personnel...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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New grain terminal in Aqaba New Port
The relocation of the existing grain handling and storage facilities to the ‘Aqaba New Port’, located in the Port of Aqaba in the south of Jordan, forms part of a...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Port of Sept-Iles first to get all partners on board with Green Marine
In November last year, Green Marine announced that the terminals owned by the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), Cliffs Natural Resources–Eastern Canada, Pointe-Noire division..
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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Smaller coal producers eye Maputo terminal
A South African and Swaziland consortium of smaller mining companies are looking at building a 6mt (million tonne) coal terminal at the port of Maputo in Mozambique...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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Throughput of bulk cargoes 2010/2011 at the Port of Hamburg
Over the last year, the throughput of bulk cargoes at Germany’s Port of Hamburg has accounted for around 30% of the total throughput at the port...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Thunder Bay reports strong November
The Port of Thunder Bay hit a milestone in the month of November with over 1mt (million tonnes) of cargo shipped through the port during one month for the first time since May 2009...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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UGC and Dalport to build Vostochny terminal
The United Grain Company (UGC) and Dalport have signed a letter of intent encompassing the development of a grain terminal at the Port of Vostochny on Russia’s Pacific Coast...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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| Engineering & Equipment |
DCT designs dust suppression ring for conveyor discharge points
An innovative new dust suppression device has been introduced specifically for use at conveyor discharge points, designed to create a virtual curtain around the material flow for outstanding particle containment...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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Dunlop announces major new investments
At a time of global economic uncertainty, Netherlands-based Dunlop Conveyor Belting is bucking the trend by making the biggest single investment in its history. The new investments, totaling some €6.4 million...
Published: 30 January 2012 | |
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RDS launches Loadmaster iX range of on-board weighing systems
RDS Technology, the UK based on-board weighing specialist, has announced the launch of the new Loadmaster iX range of on-board weighing instruments for wheeled loaders...
Published: 30 January 2012 |  |
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AUMUND Fördertechnik makes new appointment
With effect from 1 September last year, Jo¨rg Hoffmann (42) has been appointed as member of the management at AUMUND Fo¨rdertechnik...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Bedeschi enjoys recent successes
Italian company Bedeschi has successfully completed another contract, with the supply of a mobile crushing group to Shurovsky Cement OJSC (Holcim Group) in Kolomna (Moscow region) plant...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Cargotec opens new Marine Service office in Lithuania
Cargotec has opened a new marine service company: MacGregor BLRT Baltic UAB in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The company is a joint venture owned by Cargotec (51%)...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Demag Cranes brings its bulk materials handling activities together in a Competence Centre
In mid-November last year, Demag Cranes has announced the launch of its International Dry Bulk Competence Centre with the aim of further expanding the company’s activities in this sector.
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Deutsche Technik vom Feinsten - German Engineering at its best
When large amounts of materials need to be moved, large machines are needed. This is where KRO¨GER Greifertechnik GmbH & Co. KG comes into play...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Digging deep unloading with ease using continuous ship unloaders
Cargotec is meeting the rising demands for coal handling with its unique Siwertell systems; these can handle the abrasive commodity at continuously high rates, and this year Cargotec will introduce 3,000tph (tonnes per hour) unloaders...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Hennlich Engineering seeks to extend its reach
Dust-suppression specialist Hennlich Engineering is currently striving to increase the reach of its products.
The company is an investor-engineering and production plant specializing in dust suppression...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Martin Engineering opens new office in Lima, Peru
Martin Engineering, a major player in bulk materials handling technology has announced a new sales and service location, as it opens its offices in Lima, Peru...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Mobile Sennebogen 880 M at Shoreham Port
The Sennebogen 880 Mobile currently used at Shoreham Port in England is the world's largest and unique mobile material handling machine...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Moviter invests in the Angolan market
The official Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) dealer for Portugal and southern Spain, Moviter, is expanding its operations into Africa...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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NBE system cuts operator interaction and increases capacity
National Bulk Equipment (NBE) has given Dry Cargo International details of a new fully automated, self-contained bulk material handling system which reduces operator interaction and increases process capacity to 12,000 pounds per hour...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Siwertell unloader specified to keep cement handling clean
Adelaide Brighton Cement’s new enclosed Siwertell system from Cargotec will ensure minimal environmental impact when loading cement and clinker at its plant in South Australia...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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South America’s largest dome built by Caballero and Geometrica over an operating stockpile
Geometrica Inc. and Carlos Caballero SRL have created a rugged solution high in the Bolivian Altiplano.
Located over 4,000 metres above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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TAIM WESER conveying system for acid plant
TAIM WESER has designed and supplied a dual phosphate conveying circuit for the TIFERT (Tunisian Indian Fertilizers) phosphoric acid production plant located in Skhira, in Southern Tunisia...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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Triple Point Technology acquires QMASTOR
Triple Point Technology, a major global provider of software to manage commodities and enterprise risk, announced in mid-November last year...
Published: 31 January 2012 | |
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Universal Liebherr crane sets new standards
In June last year OOO Liebherr-Russland and OOO Lukoil–Kaliningradmorneft signed a contract for a new combined mobile harbour and offshore crane to be delivered by the end of 2012...
Published: 31 January 2012 |  |
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| Breakbulk & Bagging |
Chronos BTH enjoys record level of demand
Chronos BTH Limited, based in Nottingham in the UK, has reported that it continues to enjoy a record number of plant upgrade...
Published: 01 February 2012 | |
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Dinnissen unveils Smart Discharge
Many companies in the animal feed industry who need to feed micro ingredients, pre- mixes and other ingredients from a holding location into processing lines do so only from silos...
Published: 01 February 2012 |  |
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Japan crude steel output to fall for second year running
Japan’s crude steel output will drop for a second straight year in 2012 as a stronger yen hurts exports and domestic manufacturing remains weak despite a pickup in reconstruction demand, an industry body has said...
Published: 01 February 2012 | |
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| Regional Reports |
US Gulf ports and terminals
The Gulf Coast of the United States comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...
Published: 01 February 2012 |  |
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