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RTU2200 from Edge Innovate

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Northern Island-based Edge Innovate has designed and built a new high capacity, track-mounted radial truck unloader. Designated RTU2200, the...

Finland urges Arctic railway

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Finland is urging neighbouring Norway to construct a 550 km railway from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to the Norwegian Barents Sea port of K...

British Columbia mines closing

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Falling metallurgical coal prices have forced Walter Energy to idle its Wolverine and Brazion coal mines with the loss of 700 jobs in Britis...

Volga acquires Sukhodol stake

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Russian coal producer Siberian Business Union (SDS) has sold a 50% stake in Sukhodol Seaport, the vehicle it formed to develop a 20 Mtpa coa...

OBA expands in Amsterdam

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Dry bulk stevedore OBA Group BV, majority-owned by HES Beheer (73.8%) is expanding its facilities in Amsterdam by 9-ha as a result of acquis...

Rainbow to launch Genma MHCs

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China’s Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) is preparing to launch a range of mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) under the brand name “Genma”. RH...

Wider access to Mauritanian rail

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Glencore has signed an agreement with the government of Mauritania to access rail and port infrastructure, access which was previously restr...

Newcastle goes to Oz/China JV

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A 98-year lease of the world’s largest coal port has been sold to Port of Newcastle Investments, a 50:50 joint venture formed by Australia...

Security risk for Tete coal

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Rebel group Renamo has attacked a coal train for the first time in Mozambique and pledged to launch further attacks. The group has engaged i...

Moldova looks to Ukraine

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One of Moldova’s largest grain exporters, Rusagro-Prim, is to build a 500,000 tpa terminal at the Ukrainian Danube port of Reni. Reni Port...

Liebherr MHC to Oz

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Liebherr has won an order from Australia-based Northern Stevedoring Services (NSS) for a type LHM 420 mobile harbour crane. The crane – th...

ATIC takeover edges closer

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HES Beheer and ArcelorMittal have signed the sale and purchase agreement for the sale of the latter’s 78% stake in ATIC to HES Beheer. The...

China eyes Oz projects

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Two Western Australian iron ore-driven port projects may be revived after Chinese and other potential developers showed renewed interest. Pr...

Grain lures Qube

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Australia’s grain logistics sector is in for a further shakeup with Chris Corrigan-led Qube joining forces with three heavy-hitters from t...

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