Dry bulk shiploading news

The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 26.

Telestack's two mobile shiploading systems have integrated into the material handling element of the project, loading large grade armour rock to Flexible Fall Pipe Vessels (FFPV).

The order was placed around a half a year ago and the crane will be delivered to Sicily’s Port of Augusta in 3Q25.

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.