Material handling

Yara will reduce diesel-powered truck haulage by 40 000 journeys a year with the use of the new battery powered and autonomous cargo ship, Yara Birkeland.

The prize is awarded for the company’s innovative wagon solution, the Helix Dumper.

Canadian Pacific has celebrated the grand opening of the Bethune (previously Legacy) Project mine site.

Saqr Port Authority has ordered two new units LHM 800 in bulk handling configuration, which will be the biggest mobile harbour cranes for bulk operation in the Middle East.

Viterra USA LLC has acquired the grain handling assets of Gavilon Grain LLC’s Grand Forks, North Dakota location.

Baosteel Iron & Steel Co. places another order with SCHADE Lagertechnik for six combined portal stacker reclaimers in China.

The red line chains will help LKAB reach its target of 37 million t of finished ore products a year.

Aalborg Energie Technik places a repeat order for a Samson Material Feeder for the reception of biomass at a power plant situated in Newark, UK.

The Solids Handling & Processing Association has recognised Vortex Global’s growth in size and sales.

The company has introduced 40 new trailers to its line-up of moving floor trailers.

SCHADE receives large project orders from Shanghai Electric Power Construction for GNPower Mariveles and Formosa Plastic Vietnam.

Cargill, New Hope and Hebei Bohai Investment launch new oilseeds processing plant in Cangzhou, Hebei Province and announce investment in Jihai Port.

Superior Industries has announced Grant Aggregate as a new components distributor in Canada.

These new feeders will discharge into the existing SAMSON shiploaders.

Essar Shipping Ltd reports its cargo handling has grown by 22% in FY 2016 – 2017.