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Australia keeps digging

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Sometimes unkindly referred to as “the bottomless pit,” Australia is experiencing unprecedented demand for its raw materials....

Grains of gloom

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Australia is in the grip of what is predicted to be the worst drought ever, and certainly the harshest since 2002-03. The impact is already ...

Tuapse renewal

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The Merchant Seaport of Tuapse (TMTP), Russia’s second largest Black Sea port after Novorossiysk has assigned R300M (US$11M) this year to ...

Fortescue ore project ramps up

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Fortescue Metals Group Ltd of Australia is proceeding apace with its project to export 45 mtpa of iron ore through a new facility at Port He...

Big plans for Dandong

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China’s Dandong Port Group plans to invest Yuan8.6B (US$1.08B) as part of a fiveyear plan from 2006 to expand Dandong port, which is locat...

Cemex to build Latvian terminal

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The Latvian subsidiary of Mexican cement producer Cemex is planning to invest around US$5.2M in the construction of a cement terminal at one...

Cavotec merger

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Cavotec Group Holdings NV and Mooring Systems Ltd have announced their intention of merging their business interests through a reverse acqui...

Foynes on the hop

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The Port of Foynes in Ireland has recently taken delivery of a rubbertyred dedusting hopper from Italybased bulk handling equipment speciali...

Upgrade for Saldanha

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South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a R5B ($665M) expansion programme for the country’s main iron ore export por...

CVRD no to Nacala

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Brazilian mining company CVRD, which has a concession to mine coal at Moatize in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has announced that...

Rail Battles ahead

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The UK Port of Blyth’s new rail facility at Battleship Wharf marks another major step in the transformation of this site over the last dec...

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