Commodities
BPH drones take flight
(Posted on 11/10/18)BHP was an early adopter of drones across its mine sites. Now drones are taking flight at BHP’s ocean freight operations, providing enormous safety benefits and efficiency gains.While still in the trial phase, BHP’s Vice President of Marketing Freight, Rashpal Bhatti, sees the potential for drones to be a key part of...
thyssenkrupp awarded Thail mining contact
(Posted on 11/10/18)thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, a leading partner for the engineering, construction and service of industrial plants and systems, has signed a contract to supply a large-scale continuous mining system to Italian-Thai Development PLC (ITD). ITD is a Thailand’s leading integrated construction firm with wide experiences and...
Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting open new mine
(Posted on 11/10/18)Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have opened a new mine at Hope Downs in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The joint venture partners also approved an investment in greater automation, driving productivity and improving safety.Development of the Baby Hope deposit will help sustain existing capacity at the Hope Downs 1 operation,...
Rio Tinto approves Pilbara iron ore investment
(Posted on 04/10/18)Rio Tinto, together with joint venture partners Mitsui and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, have approved an investment of $1.55 billion (Rio Tinto's 53 per cent share $820 million) to sustain production capacity at two projects which form part of the Robe River Joint Venture in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The joint...
DuPont Tate & Lyle’s new distribution centre
(Posted on 04/10/18)DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company, LLC, a manufacturer of natural and renewably sourced ingredients, opened a new warehouse and distribution center located at its world-class manufacturing site in Loudon, Tennessee. The new facility will create a streamlined approach to servicing global customers who require various packaging...
AAPA concerned over U.S. trade tariffs
(Posted on 28/09/18)With the U.S. government’s announcement last week on the imposition of an additional $200 billion in protective trade tariffs against Chinese imports, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – the unified and recognized voice of America’s seaports – continues to urge the Administration and federal...