Material handling

Lancaster Products & Kercher Enterprises’ owner Curt Snyder acquired the assets of Bradley Pulverizer through an affiliate effective on 14 January 2020.

Bedeschi has announced a new project at Riga Bulk Terminal in Latvia.

The report: ‘Global Dry Bulk Shipping Market (by Ship Type, Commodity & Fleet Age): Insights, Trends & Forecast (2019 - 2023)’ report has been released by ResearchAndMarkets.com.

The British Ports Association (BPA) has outlined its key priorities for 2020

A new conveyor belt cleaner has been designed with a method of holding the urethane blade in place without the need to mill any slots for holding pins.

A Konecranes crane could help ABP increase scrap and bulk handling at its operations in Southampton.

The Port of Ipswich has celebrated a major new milestone in its partnership with Metsä Wood UK by handling its first shipment of 2000 m squared of timber as part of a new service launched by the port for its customer.

Three megamax quayside cranes have sailed up the Mersey River, destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal, completing the final stage of their voyage from China.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) responded to commitments on infrastructure development in party manifestos and announced the major ports sector’s priorities for a new government.

Robot technology – already deployed to Ultrabulk, Norden, J. Lauritzen, and Oldendorff – could prevent as much as 300 000 t of chemicals entering world’s oceans.

Flexicon’s bulk bag discharger features a steel safety cage to prevent contact with moving parts during operation and automated unloading of bulk bags.

To further extend their logistics and transportation business, Zuidnatie has recently commissioned two more mobile harbour cranes from Konecranes.

The project is for the transportation of fresh urea from granulation to bagging silos or to urea bulk storage.

In 3Q19, Northport Limited ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Crane for their deep-water facility at Marsden Point, on the north island of New Zealand.

US$2 492 595 in financial assistance will be given to the Trois-Rivie`res Port Authority for the development of an outdoor storage space, multi-purpose shed and oversized equipment warehouse.