Minor bulks news

This replacement and refurbishment of the Newport Dock outer and middle lock gates will ensure they can continue to protect the dock impoundment and locking operation for the next 60 years.

Liebherr Maritime has enlarged its reachstacker portfolio, introducing two further products in the LRS 545 series.

The combined tender requests 38 500 t of granular urea, 7500 t of TSP and 20 000 t of MOP to be delivered to Colombo during October.

GSFC has purchased 125 000 t in the mid-US$430/short t cfr, including 90 days' credit.

Sirius Minerals has secured a long-term lease for an area of land on the southern side of the RBT site. RBT has also agreed a long-term material handling agreement to export up to 10 million tpy of polyhalite from its facility.

AGEA will close its company structure and reform as the Australian Grain Exporters Council, a sector council of Grain Trade Australia.

Molybdenum production in the US is up in the first quarter of the year.

Commercial Metals forecasts US and Polish demand to remain strong, following its increase of steel and scrap metal shipments in the US.

Smartchem Technologies has extended the deadline for its tender to purchase NPKs.

Australia has replaced South Africa and Brazil as the major iron ore suppliers to India, in the period 2017 - 2018.