Dry bulk technology news

Carl Swisher, 4B, analyses the issues facing industrial bucket elevators, highlighting the need for periodic inspections in maintenance programmes.

Gareth Prowse, Svitzer, provides insights into the solutions that are driving dry bulk operators towards a more sustainable future.

Konecranes has received an order to supply 8 CXT overhead cranes to PT Beka Wire Indonesia’s manufacturing facility in Subang to support their material handling requirements across all stages of manufacturing. The order was placed at the end of October 2024, with deliveries and installation scheduled for March 2025.

It is the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date, a first generation Valemax, built in 2012 in China’s Rongsheng shipyard.

Thordon Bearings has delivered COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings to replace oil- and grease-lubricated bearings onboard a McKeil Marine bulk carrier as part of a major refurbishment project.

The installation work is expected to be completed at the end of 2025, with fuel and emission savings of approximately 10-12% anticipated on deep-sea routes between China and Brazil, South Africa, and Australia.

Oldendorff Carriers has announced the successful installation and operational deployment of Rotor Sails on one of its vessels.

This technology is a single system that integrates multiple technologies and facilitates safer and higher-quality marine transportation of reduced iron, which can be challenging to control in terms of safety and quality.

DeepSea said that vessel behaviour modelling is now a “solved problem”, as it delivers 99% accurate vessel modelling with EPS. Apparently, weekly fuel consumption forecasting with good data is now accurate to within 1%.

Voyis Imaging Inc. announces its Discovery Stereo Vision System has achieved Bureau Veritas (BV) certification, underscoring its accuracy in subsea metrology and mooring chain inspections.