Dry bulk

Associated British Ports has announced a new partnership with electrical engineering specialists Ampcontrol, which will see it invest in a new facility at the Port of Ayr.

The company has set the date as 21 October.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd has announced that it has expanded its order for high ice class post-panamax dry bulk 95 000 dwt. vessels at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) from two to four vessels.

The joint venture is focused on the Latin American dry bulk chartering and advisory services.

Ocean Yield ASA has announced the delivery of the handysize dry bulk vessel ‘Interlink Eternity’ from the yard.

GSI operates in several areas with equipment and complete plants for poultry, pig-breeding and grain storage, as well as being the world’s biggest producer of round steel silos.

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced an extension and increase of its tender offer for shares of common stock.

Growth in coal production and shipment by VGK enterprises allowed the creation of an additional 90 new jobs in the motor transport sector of Sakhalin (Russia).

CRYO Shipping is cooperating with major players in the hydrogen industry, and initially serving the bold Norwegian ship owners who are taking early positions as consumers of fully renewable marine fuels.

Jastrzebskie Zaklady Remontowe (JZR), a JSW Group company, has presented the first bottom scraper conveyor produced with its own resources and according to its own design.

Port of Newcastle is investing in a US$35 million ship unloader with the latest safety and environmental compliance features – a level of infrastructure investment unseen at Port of Newcastle since privatisation.

The world’s only vessels that operate around the clock, 365 days a year, need to ensure safety and maintenance are built into the design specifications of each ship, according to Corrado Cuccurullo, CEO of Shi.I.E.L.D.

QRC has been invited to join the government’s trade mission to China, which will further strengthen trade through key resource commodities to stimulate investment in Queensland.

Leslie David at Dunlop writes a guide to the types of belt edge used in rubber conveyor belts.

Industry in Rotterdam is working on a series of projects with which a total of 20 to 25% of the Dutch carbon dioxide reduction target for 2030 can be achieved.