Special reports

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. 

Peter Sand, BIMCO, predicts overall demand growth of about 2-3% this year.

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. 

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.

Reviewing the industry’s road to recovery, BIMCO has indicated that 2018 could be a year that shipowners should take advantage of.

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.

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 expects dry bulk shipping charter rates to recover from 2Q18 on the back of strengthening Asian iron ore demand.

BIMCO has provided its November dry bulk shipping market overview and outlook 2017.

Karl Woodhouse, SAMSON Materials Handling, UK, considers the structural and environmental considerations of importing cement clinker at a bulk terminal in Abidjan.

Jack Steinbuch, Cleveland Vibrator Company, USA, explains how choosing the right vibratory screener enables precise material separation and sizing control in dry bulk applications. 

According to BIMCO newbuild contracts have been signed for the dry bulk and tanker shipping industries at an increasing pace so far in 2017.

Alok Sharma, Inatech, UK, offers an industry view on the latest bunker regulations.

Liza Malyshko, UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine, explains why grain handling capacities have increased in the Black Sea region.

David Trueman, TBA Doncaster, UK, provides an overview of the benefits of effective terminal operating systems (TOS) for bulk operators.