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Pressure on stockyards to deliver
NewsCoal and iron ore demand is showing little sign of serious weakening, and higher commodity prices are helping to boost stockyard investment ...
Wide range of diverse bulk projects
NewsSeveral German port operators have been investing in various bulk and neo-bulk handling and storage facilities....
Australia keeps digging
NewsSometimes unkindly referred to as “the bottomless pit,” Australia is experiencing unprecedented demand for its raw materials....
Gantry grab unloaders hold steady
NewsThe market for gantry grab unloaders, in common with other types of dedicated bulk ship unloading equipment for high throughput applications...
Fortescue ore project ramps up
NewsFortescue 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...
Cemex to build Latvian terminal
NewsThe Latvian subsidiary of Mexican cement producer Cemex is planning to invest around US$5.2M in the construction of a cement terminal at one...
Tuapse renewal
NewsThe Merchant Seaport of Tuapse (TMTP), Russia’s second largest Black Sea port after Novorossiysk has assigned R300M (US$11M) this year to ...
Upgrade for Saldanha
NewsSouth Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a R5B ($665M) expansion programme for the country’s main iron ore export por...
Rail Battles ahead
NewsThe 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...
Grains of gloom
NewsAustralia 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 ...
Big plans for Dandong
NewsChina’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...
Cavotec merger
NewsCavotec Group Holdings NV and Mooring Systems Ltd have announced their intention of merging their business interests through a reverse acqui...
Durban coal to move to Richards Bay?
NewsThe Bidvest coal terminal in the port of Durban could be moved to Richards Bay, if talks with rail operator Spoornet come to fruition....
Largest-ever PCQ dredging programme underway
NewsPorts Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) is currently engaged in its largest-ever dredging programme, with three separate projects set to remov...
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