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EECV’s coal complex

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The EECV coal terminal is being built mainly to supply the new coking plant of Thyssen Krupp at DuisburgSchwelgern. Thus it will not compete...

Danube’s downward bulk trend

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Leading Brazilian mining group Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) currently uses Rotterdam for most of its iron ore exports to Europe but wou...

Bucket unloaders dig into market

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The market for large bucket type continuous shipunloaders (CSUs) is relatively mature. However, projects for which CSUs are an integral part...

Eriez marches on

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Sampling specialist Eriez says its product portfolio and orderbook have swelled since it acquired Birtley's cross belt sampling technology i...

Grabs – your flexible friends

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Grabs have become a permanent fixture in bulk handling operations and can be seen performing a great variety of tasks in ports, on board shi...

Multi-bulk expertise pays

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There are not too many privately owned and operated marine terminals that handle more than one basic commodity, particularly on a third part...

Steel market

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Of interest to equipment suppliers is the forecast that Chinese iron ore imports will rise by at least 10 mt this year followed by a further...

Stockton builds on bulk

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The Port of Stockton, California is meeting a challenge faced by many smaller ports around the globe these days as containerisation continue...

Freightliner for Lafarge

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Lafarge Cement UK has appointed Freightliner Heavy Haul as preferred rail transport supplier for its bulk cement shipments in the UK. Lafarg...

Saudis kick off rail project

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Maadin (the Saudi Mining Company) and construction giant Saudi Oger will jointly execute the US$2 bill, privatelymanaged, 1,500 km rail link...

WA bulk boom continues

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The long awaited A$100m expansion of the Port of Geraldton is underway with the Western Australian government signing off on a A$73m dredgin...

SMH books new orders

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Sandvik Materials Handling (SMH), a business sector of Sandvik Mining and Construction, has received a number of significant orders over the...

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