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Kembla legal action

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Australia’s Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) has initiated legal proceedings against Braverus Maritime of the Marshall Islands, the owner ...

SA mulls capacity for change

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Expansion plans at Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) have been held up by an ongoing dispute over the allocation of handling capacity to Bla...

Takraf takeover

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As part of a general restructuring of the MAN Group initiated earlier this year (see Bulk Materials International, March/April 2003, p5) the...

Bottom dump for coke

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An interesting application has been found in South Africa for the bottom dump bulk container developed by Steelbro Australia Pty Ltd (see Bu...

Market picks up pace

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Global fertiliser markets continue to recover after the sharp decline of 2000/01. Stronger demand prevailed in 2001 and 2002 in most major m...

Keep the power supply in tow

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The bulk handling equipment supply industry is fairly conservative when it comes to electrical power feed systems and still commonly, for ex...

Campo takes SFAT

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Campostano Group, which handles a range of mineral bulks, forest products and iron and steel products in Savona and Genoa, has recently comp...

New grabs

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Euromec Srl, based near Milan, has launched a new range of orange peel grabs using a modular design covering various sizes from 1.5 m3 to 26...

Ansaldo’s steel deals

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Ansaldo Reggiane, part of Fantuzzi group, has recently booked orders for heavy duty, steel handling cranes in France and Italy....

Poised for growth

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Pneumatic unloaders are finding increasing market favour thanks to their versatility, increased standardisation of parts and short assembly ...

The sum of its parts

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The success of IBCs and FIBCs is as much to do with the development of the related filling, discharging and handling equipment as the evolut...

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