Dry bulk

Goldwin Shipping has sold two of its supramax dry bulk carriers to shipowners in China.

Chief dryers work in extreme conditions, between -35°C to 45°C, from sea level to 2000 m above sea level.

On 20 July, Japan lifted its ban of Canadian wheat imports.

Diana Shipping Inc. announces the full and final repayment of the loan to Diana Containerships Inc.

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter of 2018 and declares a quarterly dividend.

Hi-Crush Partners LP announces the launch of a US$450 million offering of senior notes.

Australia has been hit with declining corn and soybeans stocks and a worsening outlook is predicted.

China's demand for imported iron ore pellets is predicted to remain strong for the near future.

Freight costs for coal deliveries have increased at Russian ports.

Redcar Bulk Terminal and PMAC Energy are set to construct a £250 million waste to energy plant, which will create 400 local jobs.

The Gottwald 6 is a welcome addition to the EBS terminal’s existing stock of mobile and floating cranes, and will aid in the major expansion of the closed storage capacity to more than 800 000 m3 in 2020.

Flexicon’s new TIP-TITE Drum Dumping System rolls drums containing bulk material into position, dumps the material into downstream equipment and rolls empty drums out of the dumping station.

Starlinger has delivered its 100th lamiTEC for coating and laminating of woven plastic fabric to Fatima Packaging Limited in Pakistan.

Shallow water levels on the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany mean that fully loaded freight vessels are unable to sail through some of the river sections.

The decline in China’s yuan has caused seaborne iron ore purchases to slow.