Dry bulk

Gino Castonguay has been appointed by the Canadian Grain Commission as Chief Grain Inspector for Canada.

The testing of an innovative dry bulk container has started at the container terminal of MSCC Bronka.

India’s Adani Enterprises has applied to the Australian government to build Queensland coal railway.

Key Asian routes are seeing surging freight rates for large capesize cargo vessels.

Trevali will purchase Glencore’s 80% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia and 90% interest in the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso.

K+S Potash Canada GP (KSPC) has received the first 177 of 531 custom built railcars at its Legacy Project mine site.

According to Gard, the limitations on the export of Nickel ore and Bauxite from Indonesia see little or no change, contrary to reports in some media.

BNSF Railway is to pay US$1 million following polluted waterways allegedly caused by coal from the company’s open-topped rail cars.

Norden has announced its 2016 full year results, including the following highlights.

New export data shows that global demand for Australia’s New South Wales coal continues at near-record levels, with exports increasing by 1.5 million t in 2016.

Two Konecranes Gottwald Quaymate M50 Mobile Harbor Cranes have been shipped to Korea.

CIMBRIA has opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, effective 1 February 2017.

thyssenkrupp has announced that the company has reached agreement with Ternium on the sale of the CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico steel plant in Brazil.

Euroseas Ltd. has reported results for the year and quarter ended 31 December, 2016.

Maritime Strategies International forecasts weak forward prospects for the dry bulk sector thanks to a combination of volatile trade prospects and political policy.