Dry cargo news

SOHAR Port and Freezone has signed an agreement with C. Steinweg Oman LLC which will see the general cargo terminal operator expand its storage area in order to anticipate further growth and to facilitate, among others, the growing demand for minerals.

Grindrod’s Matola terminal at the Port of Maputo has received a second train carrying coal from Botswana.

DB Cargo is teaming up with some of Britain’s biggest businesses to lobby the UK government to set a legally-binding target for a future modal shift from road to rail transportation.

Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub at the Port of Rosyth has reached a milestone of handling 1 million t of product for Cefetra.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd has crossed a historic milestone by handling 300 million t of cargo well ahead of the year end.

Castor Maritime Inc., a diversified global shipping company, has announced three new charter agreements.

The Maputo and Matola Drybulk Terminals, the sub-concessions of the Maputo Port Development Company, are considering the expansion of their footprint.

HOPA Ports saw a total of 11.2 million million t of cargo through Hamilton and Oshawa ports during the 2021 shipping season, up 9% from the same time period the previous year.

20.4 million t of iron ore transited Duluth-Superior during the 2021 season, while grain dropped to 808 498 t.

Vanino Bulk Terminal (Daltransugol) has repaired the equipment, damaged following a fire, ahead of schedule with coal shiploading resuming on 22 October 2021.