Dry bulk

This week, members of the Shoreham Port team attended London International Shipping Week (LISW).

In June 2019, Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County ordered two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbour cranes to increase its dockside handling capacity in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA. 

The new lightweight tanks are designed and built to comply with the Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver accreditation, intended to protect vulnerable road users.

US Tsubaki Conveyor Operations Division and US Tsubaki Automotive will open the facility on 17 September.

Real Rail’s and Green Cargo’s transportation partnership aims to reduce climate emissions by 50 000 t of CO2 in 2020.

Wood Mackenzie has provided a commentary on its initial views on the impact on nickel supply in 2020 and beyond.

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) and Sugar Terminals Ltd (STL) have joined forces, investing in the industry and economic potential of the Bundaberg region, Australia.

According to the report, the global ship loader and unloader market was US$52 725 million in 2018 and is expected to reach around US$65 850 million by 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% between 2019 – 2025.

Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd, a provider of maritime transportation services in the dry bulk and product tanker sectors, today announced its first half 2019 earnings results.

Bühler Group and Premier Tech have annoucned the formation of a strategic cooperation for industrial flexible packaging solutions. Both companies agreed to build a design and manufacturing centre in China.

MacGregor has been awarded a turnkey project from Cochin Shipyard for four 8000 DWT bulk carrier hatch cover shipsets.

ABB has entered into a new market segment with an order to install its Azipod electric propulsion on board two dry bulk carriers from Oldendorff Carriers.

Transhipment in the North Sea Canal Area of the seaports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad rose in the first half of 2019 to 54.1 million t.

EuroChem has purchased a 10% buy-back stake in the company from its former CEO.

£5 million will be given to local councils, which either have or are near to a major air, land or sea port and £4 million to local resilience forums.