Dry bulk

At the Baltic Port of Ust-Luga, around 100 km west of St. Petersburg in Russia, export capacity is being expanded further by the port logistics company Ultra-mar.

Bedeschi has been chosen to provide two conveyors to Ashdod Port, Israel.

Reuters has reported how the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index has recently hit its highest in more than a month.

Prado Silos has completed the assembly of the second silo for La Bragadense in Argentina.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply Belgian operator Delca Logistics BV with a Super Gloria reachstacker.

BIMCO has recently released a report on how the fundamental balance will continue to deteriorate in 2020, offering little support to operators hoping to pass on higher fuel costs, caused by the sulfur cap, to shippers.

For the new Cummins C25G gas generator series, Liebherr will provide fully equipped gas engines, which comprise ignition and control systems for natural gas and biogas applications in 50 Hz and 60 Hz markets.

Diana Shipping Inc. has recently announced its time charter contract for the m/v Sideris GS with Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG.

Reuters has reported how the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index recently posted its biggest percentage jump in eight months.

The British Ports Association (BPA) has today published an agenda that outlines the ports industry's requests of government for the coming years.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has implemented extra precautionary measures due to the COVID-19.

Associated British Ports (ABP) has celebrated a new haulage services contract with skilled labour and port services provider Felixstowe Agencies Ltd (FAL) at the Port of Ipswich to enhance its customer offer at the port.

ICHCA and ABTO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative working between the organisations.

Starlinger’s ‘circular packaging’ has been shortlisted for the product technology innovation of the year at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020.

Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (agri-hub) is now fully operational at the Port of Rosyth, with the arrival of the Baltic Mantis bulk cargo ship and her load of over 30 000 t of animal feed from Argentina.