Ports & terminals

Fortescue’s first shipment from its newly built Iron Bridge operations will soon be on its way to Vietnam, marking the first time the company has exported a high-grade magnetite product.

Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Hull has welcomed the delivery of a new Volvo L150H to its dry bulk handling facility North Gap.

ZHD Stevedores has ordered its first all-electric transshipment crane CBG 500 E from Liebherr, for bulk handling in the area of Rotterdam and the ZHD terminals in Dordrecht and Moerdijk.

Takoradi Port recently received its biggest ever bulk ship, assisted by Bedeschi S.p.a. which supplied all the conveyor lines for the terminal, two shiploaders, and one eco-hopper.

A SAMSON Eco Hopper type EH60 has been tested successfully and put into operation at the Dagang Port of Zhen Jiang in China.

Bedeschi has been awarded a contract for the supply of four pipe conveyors and one shiploader by Medcem Cement to handle clinker and cement.

NW Trading Ltd, has agreed a long-term deal with Associated British Ports (ABP) for the All Weather Terminal at the Port of Hull.

The UK’s third largest ports group, Forth Ports, has outlined its commitment and the actions it is taking to achieve a Net Zero carbon operation by 2042.

Bruks Siwertell has secured an order from Senegal Minergy Port SA (SMP) for a high-capacity ship unloader for the new port of Bargny-Sendou, Senegal, West Africa.

Two new electric harbour cranes from Liebherr have arrived at Tees Dock, as port operator and owner PD Ports continues to demonstrate its commitment to driving sustainability.

The Belledune Port Authority has signed an MOU with the Port of Rotterdam to work together on the movement of dry and liquid bulk commodities, with a focus on green products and clean fuels.

Efficiency at Solent Stevedores’ empty container handling facility at London Gateway has increased by 88% with the introduction of a new Vehicle Booking System (VBS) from Intermodal Manager.

Phase One of the project has now been handed over to Solent Stevedores by contractors Ryebridge Construction and will be immediately used for storing loaded and empty containers.

The seaborne transhipment of goods at the North Sea Port declined in 1Q23 by 4% – the first decline in over two years.

The Port of Rotterdam has reported that it handled slightly less freight in 1Q23 than in 1Q22, although dry bulk cargo showed slight growth.