Report indicates scale of bottlenecks in Britain’s freight network
A report commissioned by the UK Major Ports Group has concluded that 50 000 HGV hours are wasted in Britain every day due to congestion on key routes.
Special reports
Noble Group establishes wholly-owned subsidiary
The subsidiary, Spinel Investments Ltd, has been established in the Cayman Islands.
Arrows Up to contest court ruling that it must pay SandBox fraud damages
Arrows Up, a solutions provider for the bulk storage and transportation industry, has announced it will secure a stay against a ruling on October 3 by the Texas State Court that it must pay SandBox, a subsidiary of US Silica, damages for fraud.
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More than a training tool
Bart Williams, GlobalSim, USA, reports on a virtual reclaiming programme of a stacking yard.
Crop Today, Grain Tomorrow
Amy Reynolds, International Grains Council, UK, provides an overview of the highs in global supply and demand for different grains over the past five years and questions how long this will continue.
BIMCO: 1Q18 requires careful handling as seasonal cargo demand drops
Peter Sand, BIMCO, predicts overall demand growth of about 2-3% this year.
BIMCO: caution required in 2018
According to BIMCO, 2017 was a year of change for shipping, but a cautious approach is still needed for 2018 to uphold the progress already achieved.
Strategic alliances: all in the same boat
Martin Krafft, Vice-President, Shipowning and Technical Services, of Fednav, talked to Dry Bulk about how the company is creating synergies to address today's shipping challenges.
Will 2018 bring further growth for the dry bulk industry?
Reviewing the industry’s road to recovery, BIMCO has indicated that 2018 could be a year that shipowners should take advantage of.
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Controlling fugitive dust at a limestone conveyor transfer
A UK-based producer of quicklime and chalk products has implanted a dust suppression system from Martin Engineering to resolve its fugitive material problem on its limestone conveyors.
MSI: iron ore drives bulker rally but spot market could be set to fall
According to MSI, a New Year bulge in deliveries could take the shine off recent improvements as the market digests the impact of China’s strategy to cut pollution.
Drewry has upbeat outlook for dry bulk from 2018 onwards
Drewry expects dry bulk shipping charter rates to recover from 2Q18 on the back of strengthening Asian iron ore demand.
BIMCO: dry bulk shipping should take good care of the recovery
BIMCO has provided its November dry bulk shipping market overview and outlook 2017.
Minimising the impact of imports
Karl Woodhouse, SAMSON Materials Handling, UK, considers the structural and environmental considerations of importing cement clinker at a bulk terminal in Abidjan.
Screener selection
Jack Steinbuch, Cleveland Vibrator Company, USA, explains how choosing the right vibratory screener enables precise material separation and sizing control in dry bulk applications.