Grain cargo news

Port Houston has announced the award of US$25 million in grant funding received from the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD).

Associated British Ports (ABP) and Viterra have announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art storage warehouse at the Immingham International Terminal (HIT).

According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), for this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 522 112 carloads and intermodal units, up 6 percent compared with the same week last year.

Arc Infrastructure has signed an in-principle funding agreement with the Public Transport Authority (PTA) to commence upgrades to the Midland Railway (MR) between Mingenew and Carnamah from 16 Tonne Axle Load (TAL) to 19 TAL, helping achieve the shared goal of more grain on rail.

The STAS Agrostar bulk tipper trailers, designed for the unloading of complex compound products such as grain and powder, arrived this summer alongside five Volvo trucks.

After almost 100 years, the Port of Galveston’s towering grain facility will soon be no more.

Grains omprise the largest container export commodity at Port of Melbourne. Of this commodity group, wheat took the lead with 42 000 TEU leaving the Port in 2024.

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported that it has seen a positive trend in its growth regarding a range of product groups.

According to the AAR, rail traffic across the US was largely down when compared to the same point in 2023.

The Port of Corpus Christi has announced its cargo throughput volumes for 2Q24 which has seen some minor growth.