Material handling

Ash Grove Cement recently turned to conveyor experts at Martin Engineering to review the company’s conveyor belt issues and come up with a solution.

Following significant expansion, the silo now offers ABP’s customers in King’s Lynn an additional 6000 t of grain storage.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG), the voice for the UK’s largest port operators, today announced the creation of a Youth Board.

Star Bulk Carriers has announced the publication of its first annual sustainability report for the year 2018.

New partnership agreements will expand Jebsen & Jessen’s product offerings and solutions.

Haver & Boecker has introduced its global mineral processing brand Haver & Boecker Niagara in South America.

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.

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.

In 2016, AUMUND India supplied a wide range of bucket elevators and pan conveyors for the Jamul plant expansion project (Line 2).

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.

Mantsinen’s new materials handling machine is the first portal machine of its size with turning wheels, which enables sideways movement and efficient use in limited space.

Flexicon’s new mobile drum tipper conveyor system allows dust-free dumping of bulk solid materials.

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.