Panama Canal adapts to bulk shipping companies
NewsThe Panama Canal’s operational issues led some bulk shippers to choose alternative routes, with future decisions based on capacity and transit assurances.
CSUs grab market share
StandardWhile arguments about the relative merits and disadvantages of grab unloaders and continuous ship unloaders (CSUs) will continue, there is one market sector in which CSUs are unquestionably superior – in the discharge of fine and powdery commodities such as cement. A CSU, whether mechanical or pneumatic, can achieve this task in a totally enclosed environment, particularly if pneumatic or screw conveying technology is employed for the transfer from the quayside to the silos.
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