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Shifting bulk's transport paradigm
Baltimore-based Tradepoint Atlantic has finalised a 10 year agreement with Host Terminals to drive marine terminal development and invest $30m on infrastructure improvements
Setting new standards in steel
Until now the steel industry has been reluctant to invest in separate intake systems for coal and iron ore; however, the savings offered by dedicated Siwertell unloaders for thermal and coking coal intakes are becoming hard to ignore
Bottoms up
As Australian maritime engineering firm OMC International celebrates its 30th anniversary, its DUKC system is fast becoming an industry standard in under keel clearance
Dutch ports remain optimistic
As some commodities such as coal look set to decline in volume in the years to come, ports are looking at new opportunities for growth in sectors such as biomass
Off to a flyer
The Belgian ports of Antwerp and Ghent have both started 2017 with their best ever first quarter cargo handling figures
Custom built
Adapting to the different requirements of customers is key to success in the market for grabs
Rates reach two-year high
Record low dry bulk market conditions may have restricted owners' ability to generate satisfactory results last year, but Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin Shipping carried 57m tonnes of bulk cargo in 2016, up from 55m tonnes in 2015 and 52m tonnes the year before
Hamburg bulk breaks 12 million tonne mark
Hamburg's record dry bulk throughput means it was the only North Range port to report growth in this sector. The long-delayed dredging of the Elbe should lead to further growth
Farmers have been heard
The recently introduced Rail Bill promises long-term solutions for grain shipping in Canada, although questions remain
Clearing a blockage
Martin Engineering has resolved material accumulation in an Arizona based cement plant's limestone silo
US cement ready for revival
Whether a border wall is built or not, the Portland Cement Association believes the USA's cement industry can cope with huge demand from infrastructure renewal
Bulk giants in the Middle East
Saqr Port Authority has ordered the first two LHM 800s in bulk version, a move which strengthens the UAE port's leading position in the Middle East bulk market
BWM legislation implementation
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners, Intercargo, highlights some of these issues faced by the implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention
Reiner Schlehr
The Vice President Sales and Marketing at J Muller Agri+Breakbulk Terminals in the Port of Brake describes the services provided by the terminals to the agricultural and forestry sectors
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