Dry bulk

CN has announced Dominique Malenfant as Executive Vice-President and Chief Information and Technology Officer.

The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has recently arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of HS2’s major programme to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads in order to cut carbon emissions.

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has announced the signing of an agreement to establish the National Grain Company.

Napier Port has reported lower revenue and underlying earnings for the nine months to 30 June 2020.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has sponsored the inauguration ceremony of Saudi Arabia’s National Grain Company, a strategic partnership between SALIC and Bahri.

Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest universal port, has reported reduced seaborne cargo throughput due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported US and North American rail traffic for the week ending 15 August 2020.

Glencore Agriculture has announced that it will rebrand its business to ‘Viterra’ in late 2020.

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is moving towards executing a contract with Misje Eco Bulk AS for six, plus four optional, eco bulk carriers.

BIMCO, the ICS, INTERCARGO, and INTERTANKO have published the results of an industry survey examining the industry’s transition to using compliant low-sulfur fuel oil.

A&P Group has become the latest organisation to join the UK Chamber of Shipping.

Golden Ocean Group Ltd, a leading dry bulk shipping company, has announced its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2020.

With the future of crewing high on the agenda, BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping are preparing for the launch of the latest Seafarer Workforce Report.

‘MV Starnes’, the first of two CSL-Hartmann joint venture ships built at Chengxi Shipyard, has been successfully delivered.

BNSF Railway Co (BNSF) has honoured 106 customers with its annual Product Stewardship Award for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail during 2019.