Dry bulk shiploading news

According to the Association of American Railroads, total US weekly rail traffic was 500 160 carloads and intermodal units, up 25.9% compared with the same week last year.

The Port of Tilbury, a part of Forth Ports group, is situated on the UK’s most renowned river for the import and export of goods and services: the River Thames. Each year, the Port has a throughput of 16 million t, making it the largest Port on the river.

Carlos Lopez Barbera, Kaleris, USA, explains how new technologies, like terminal operating systems (TOS) can transform the dry bulk handling and transportation industry.

DNV has released a competence standard (ST) for methanol and a recommended practice (RP) for ammonia.

Andrea Vitturi, Bedeschi, discusses the important role of storage, stackers, and reclaimers in optimising material handling in the dry bulk sector.

Carl Swisher, 4B, analyses the issues facing industrial bucket elevators, highlighting the need for periodic inspections in maintenance programmes.

The Bruks ship loader was delivered more than a decade ago and loads vessels up to 50 000 dwt with wood biomass pellets.

This is a 9% increase when compared to the total monthly throughput in November 2023.

Bruks Siwertell has announced that it has secured an order for a next-generation Siwertell 10 000 S road-mobile ship unloader to ensure efficient, dust-free cement handling for an undisclosed owner.

In this operation, 10 800 t of Codelco's calcine were loaded onto a Handymax vessel, showcasing the terminal's ability to handle the increasing demand for copper concentrate.