Ports & Logistics
CN and CP report latest grain transport records
(Posted on 11/02/21)Canadian Pacific moved 2.22 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in January 2021. This exceeds the previous January record in 2020 by 6 percent. CP has shipped 16 MMT of Canadian grain and grain products in the 2020-2021 crop year, exceeding the amount shipped at this time in the 2019-2020 crop year by...
New Euroports grain unloading station
(Posted on 10/02/21)A new grain unloading station will strengthen Rauma’s grain traffic. During the autumn, Euroports and Suomen Viljava built a new unloading station in the Rauma port area. A long, continuous railway line and the cooperation of two experts in their respective fields ensure the cost-effective transport of grain from Russia to...
HAROPA’s resilient year and a second-half rebound
(Posted on 04/02/21)In an extremely difficult global economic context, HAROPA ended 2020 with overall maritime and river traffic of 108 million tonnes, a figure down by 6% on 2019, testifying to high resilience and a definite recovery in the second half.HAROPA, the 5th largest port complex in Northern Europe, is a joint venture between the French ports...
NPRC to use hydrogen-powered barges
(Posted on 04/02/21)In a joint project, Covestro and the logistics service provider Nederlandse Particuliere Rijnvaart Centrale Cooperative (NPRC) plan to convert the salt transport fleet on the Rhine to hydrogen powered ships.NPRC is a front runner in sustainable transportation. With 135 members, the cooperative generates revenue of 90 million per...
2020 results keep Trois-Rivières on course
(Posted on 29/01/21)In 2020, the Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières recorded a volume of goods handled totalling 3.3 million metric tonnes (MMT). Although this is down from the record year of 2019, it is in line with the average of the last five years and with the forecasts made by the Port of Trois-Rivières.Thus, the 2.9 MMT of dry bulk...
Rotterdam joins BIM Basis Infra
(Posted on 29/01/21)The Port of Rotterdam and the construction industry are embracing digitisation at a rate of knots. Digitisation and automation allow collaboration in an increasingly complex environment. The precondition for digital collaboration between supply chain partners such as engineering firms and construction companies is that they all...