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Gleadell full of beans

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Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Immingham recently handled the largest shipment of beans for human consumption ever to leave the U...

B&W expands horizons

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The acquisition of B&W Mechanical Handling by the Aumund group has provided the UK-based company with far wider horizons than it had when it...

Russian port manoeuvres

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Russia’s third largest steel maker Novolipetsk Metallurgical Works (NLMK) is reportedly about to exchange part of its 69.4 per cent stake ...

Paranaguá losing out on soya

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The Brazilian port of Paranaguá is losing market share to other ports in respect of exports of soya grain, the leading export commodity in ...

The devil is in the detail

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Unlike most investment in intensive bulk handling plant, conveyor systems comprise a large number of components which are not necessarily un...

Siwertell for Liverpool

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A high capacity screw-type ship unloader capable of handling ships up to 75,000 dwt has been ordered for Seaforth Grain Terminal in Liverpoo...

Ore demand grows but slows

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China is expected to import about 300 mt of iron ore in 2006, up 13 per cent over the estimated 265 mt imported in 2005, the Ministry of Com...

More cocoa storage in Amsterdam

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The Port of Amsterdam has expanded its storage facilities for cocoa beans. Accraweg (Accra Road) and Sitos Group’s new facility were offic...

Belt sweeteners for Manufert

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Metso Minerals reports that a customer in the Port of Antwerp has almost doubled the life of its sugar conveyor system and achieved 100 per ...

Pallet robots from Chronos

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Chronos Richardson, part of Premier Tech Systems in the UK, has teamed up with Kawasaki Robot to produce the Chrono-PAL RP robot palletising...

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