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Transport Minister Penning Guest of Honour at IBJ Awards 2010
Mike Penning MP, the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, will be the guest of honour at the IBJ Awards 2010 read more...
New IBJ Awards Record
IBJ Awards entries closed this month with a record amount of submissions for the 15 categories which will recognise achievement in the maritime bulk industry read more...
IBJ checks out the Savoy
With just 4 months to go until the IBJ Awards 2010, IBJ’s event project team were recently invited to the Savoy Hotel, to see the finishing touches read more...
Shipping Veteran joins IBJ
Latin American specialist, Oliver Ward, has joined IBJ as a Publishing Executive with special responsibility for Central and South America. Oliver is read more...
International Bulk Journal
International Bulk Journal - The magazine for the maritime dry bulk industry. Dry bulk shipping, commodities, port, logistics and equipment issues are all reviewed in every issue of IBJ.
Customer feedback fine-tunes MacRack
Cargotec's refining of its electric drive technology for side-rolling hatch covers has resulted in the launch of MacRack, a second-generation system that offers shipowners an economical, competitive and environmentally-friendly electric-drive system
Keeping Bulk Flowing
Custom-engineered transfer chutes improve conveyor loading, reduce blockages
How to survive in a dry bulk downturn
A strict policy of locking in a high level of forward cargo greatly reduced Pacific Basin Shipping's exposure to the dry bulk market in 2009
Minimising airborne dust
A new dust collector design is helping to reduce power consumption and boost effectiveness with a smaller footprint
Orders stacking up
Global demand for coal-fired energy is resulting in steady business orders for stockyard equipment manufacturers
Coal is king down under
Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal, with black coal being the country's largest export commodity worth around $25bn annually. Ports in Queensland and New South Wales are gearing up to meet increasing demand
Re-defining traditional ships agency business
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is introducing a key new offer into its range which is set to change the way that ships agency services are provided
After the party
Now the World Cup has finished South Africa has to get back to work, and there is much work to be done
Bouncing back from rock bottom
The EU's 'Club Med' members, Italy, Spain and Portugal, have had a rough ride recently, and their ports have been hit particularly hard. But there are now signs that the worst may be over
Raising efficiency and saving costs
Self-unloaders have revolutionised the maritime transportation of dry bulk materials and allowed for the carriage of a much wider range of bulk cargoes
Richard Sadler
The Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd's Register talks about developments in the dry bulk shipping sector
