Material handling

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.

Bruks Siwertell has completed the installation and commissioning of a second Siwertell screw-type ship unloader for leading Indian fertilizer company, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL).

Arc Infrastructure has signed an in-principle funding agreement with the Public Transport Authority (PTA) to commence upgrades to the Midland Railway (MR) between Mingenew and Carnamah from 16 Tonne Axle Load (TAL) to 19 TAL, helping achieve the shared goal of more grain on rail.

The STAS Agrostar bulk tipper trailers, designed for the unloading of complex compound products such as grain and powder, arrived this summer alongside five Volvo trucks.