Dry bulk

A consortium of BESIX and Jan De Nul Group has been awarded part of the expansion plans of the Port of Fujairah, to expand and upgrade its bulk handling capacity.

TFI International has announced its acquisition of the dry bulk business of Grammer Logistics (Grammer Dry Bulk).

The Association of American Railroads has reported its latest US rail traffic data for the week ending 3 October 2020, as well as volumes for September 2020.

The Port of Rosyth has reported a bumper month of activity in September, with the handling of over 100 000 t of essential agri-products delivered for Cefetra.

Navios Maritime Partners has acquired one Capesize and one Panamax dry bulk vessel from Navios Maritime Holdings.

CN has reported moving a record quantity of grain in 3Q20 and that September marked its seventh straight month of record grain movements.

CP has reported its best-ever third quarter and September for transporting Canadian grain.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has released its latest North American rail traffic statistics.

SAGO has received the first vessel of wheat of Ukrainian origin in Jeddah Islamic Port.

Nachipa unveils plans for growth in dry bulk sector with ‘cargo first’ approach.

Forth Ports has appointed rail freight expert Ian Wilson as its new Intermodal and Logistics Development Manager.

A new network of Niagara logistics hubs is a step closer to reality with the signing of an MOU between three cities and HOPA Ports.

The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) is set to install ABB engine performance monitoring and diagnostic software across its fleet of 46 tankers and bulk carriers.

The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport in Sharjah has initiated a collaboration with the Federal Transport Authority - Land & Maritime.

Port of Sunderland recently undertook two tandem lift projects in two days, using its pair of Liebherr 420 harbour mobile cranes.