Dry bulk news updates

The Port of Tyne has appointed Matt Beeton as its new CEO, to become effective in the new year.

A new Managing Director of Eriez-Australia has been appointed.

Solutions for chemically suppressing and isolating explosions by BS&B Safety Systems feature a modular design and do away with pyrotechnic triggers.

The Smart Port North East Testbed will bring together digital and industry experts, academia and regional authorities, as well as northeast UK ports to test satellite-based solutions to enable them to become more ‘intelligent’.

Maersk aims to have carbon neutral vessels commercially viable by 2030 and calls for strong industry involvement.

The services include mounting, chocking and onsite machining services, alignment services and vibration measurements, as well as geometric and strain gauge alignment measurements.

The new agreement, signed this autumn, covers the global protective segment.

The navigation channels on Port Qasim area offer ample opportunities for establishment of new terminals to provide facilities to international cargo handlings.

The company is one of the founding members of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network – which is a global business network working towards the vision of a maritime industry free of corruption that enables fair trade to the benefit of society at large.

Starting in 2019, ships participating in the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) may apply for up to 8% discount on tonnage fees in the harbours of the Port of Tallinn, Estonia.

Fraser Grain Terminal in Vancouver, Canada, will become a 50-50 joint venture between GrainsConnect Canada and Parrish & Heimbecker.

On 1 December, the deepwater terminal of Port Bronka at the big port of St Petersburg opened its full bonded area.

Yesterday, Diana Shipping entered a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd.

The two new indices will provide investors with reliable and publicly available investment performance benchmarks for iron ore, or as part of a selection of industrial metals including aluminium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc.

The acquisition is expected to close in January 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Bedeschi SpA and Cementeria Costantinopoli have signed a contract for the supply of a storage system for clinker.

HM Treasury and HMRC have issued grants for training and IT improvements ahead of UK leaving the EU.

The carrousel gives breakbulk and heavy cargo companies space for further growth in Rotterdam’s Waalhaven.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed Queensland Competition Authority’s UT5 decision for the Central Queensland Coal Network.

The Cat 990K Aggregate Handler has boosted the company’s wheel loader production in rehandling applications.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has provided an update on its acquisition of its own common shares.

The Port of Rotterdam is to undergo renovation in the next 3.5 years following the drawing up of a smart carousel plan.

The Association of American Railroads urges the US Department of Transportation to promote and develop innovative approaches to freight railways to improve safety and increase efficiency.

The tunnel will convey up to 20 million tpy of polyhalite ore from the company’s new underground mine near Whitby in the UK.