Dry cargo shipping news

NQ Minerals Plc, a mineral processing, exploration and mining company, has announced that it has successfully shipped approximately 34 500 t of precious metal pyrite concentrate from its Hellyer gold mine out of Burnie Port, Tasmania.

Navis has released its N4 3.7 update, which delivers record levels of customer productivity

Ocean Yield has further committed to part finance the installation of scrubbers on both vessels, which is expected in early 2020.

The US says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship, accusing it of violating international sanctions.

The new traffic plan means that IKEA Transport & Logistics Services reduces its climate impact by 4476 t of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which strengthens the brand’s sustainability.

Forth Ports has achieved the new ISO 45001 standard in occupational health and safety management.

Navis has announced that Thorco Projects has selected Bluetracker One to monitor and analyse the vessel performance, bringing the total Bluetracker fleet to over 500 vessels.

The new vessels were acquired with the participation of foreign capital by VGK Stividor.

The facility will provide a major increase in capacity at the Port of Liverpool, allowing Jenkins to increase its throughput.

BIMCO believes that audits should consider and reward improvements to health, safety and environmental protection that have been achieved at facilities in Asia. Furthermore, there should also be actual inspection of the EU yards.