Material handling

Metso has been awarded an order to provide repairs and upgrades for a bucket-wheel stacker reclaimer at a customer’s stockyard operations in Africa.

Belgian logistics giant Katoen Natie has ordered four all-electric Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour Cranes for its Port of Antwerp operations. The order, which includes a 10 year service level agreement, was booked in 1Q25, with delivery scheduled for 1Q26.

Cooper Consolidated, LLC has announced the expansion of its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series Equilibrium Cranes, the largest cranes built by E-crane, named Pelican and Creole King.

Bedeschi has announced that Bedeschi Australia has won a new reclaiming system for Spodumene in the WA region.

The Port of Tilbury, a part of Forth Ports group, is situated on the UK’s most renowned river for the import and export of goods and services: the River Thames. Each year, the Port has a throughput of 16 million t, making it the largest Port on the river.

The port is the world’s largest bulk export port by tonnage.

Konecranes has received an order to supply 8 CXT overhead cranes to PT Beka Wire Indonesia’s manufacturing facility in Subang to support their material handling requirements across all stages of manufacturing. The order was placed at the end of October 2024, with deliveries and installation scheduled for March 2025.

The Bruks ship loader was delivered more than a decade ago and loads vessels up to 50 000 dwt with wood biomass pellets.

Martin Engineering has announced fresh expansion in Central Asia with a new business unit in Kazakhstan.

Telestack has announced a new contract with Mibau Stema, secured in collaboration with long-standing UK Port representative, Cooper Handling Group

In this operation, 10 800 t of Codelco's calcine were loaded onto a Handymax vessel, showcasing the terminal's ability to handle the increasing demand for copper concentrate.

Bruks Siwertell has delivered a Siwertell 10 000 S road-mobile ship unloader to Belgium company, SST BELGË NV.

Bruks Siwertell has secured an order for a next-generation Siwertell 10 000 S road-mobile ship unloader from South Korean operator, Incheon Northport Multipurpose Terminal. It will deliver environment-friendly cement handling and also ensure flexible, efficient operations at one of South Korea’s most important ports.

The Andersons, Inc. announced it has finalised the acquisition of a majority ownership in Skyland Grain, LLC.

Castor Maritime Inc. have acquired a 2020-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier vessel for a purchase price of US$29.95 million.