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P&O completes bulk exit

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P&O has completed its exit from bulk shipping with the sale of its remaining 50 percent interest in Associated Bulk Carriers Ltd (ABC) to it...

BV approves bulker designs

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Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has given preliminary approval to three designs for double-hull bulk carriers that are expected t...

Queensland ports up

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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) has set a new trade record for the eighth consecutive year. Five ports in its operations - Hay Point, ...

Tightening the glass belt

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PD Port Services at Howden has secured a two-year deal to handle, store and distribute industrial minerals for Kaltun Mining Company....

Firms on the Goa

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Indian and overseas manufacturers are in stiff competition to bag an order for coal handling equipment for berths 5A and 6A at Mormugao port...

Geraldton set

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The A$103 mill Geraldton Port Enhancement Project (PEP) was completed in mid-October, preparing the way for an expected bumper grain export ...

The big screen

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Belgium-based Rotex Europe has launched the Rotex Minerals Separator for screen mined minerals and abrasives such as sand, roofing granules,...

ATEX update

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The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published fully revised and updated guidance aimed at industries dealing with combustible dusts...

Rio ramps up Pilbara

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Mining giant Rio Tinto will pump more than US$1 bill into Western Australia’s Pilbara region in 2004 to meet record global demand for iron...

Paradip tender

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Paradip Port on India’s east coast has invited expressions of interest from construction companies and port developers to build a deep dra...

Molini grain move

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Leading Italian grain trader Grandi Molini Italiani (GMI) has acquired Silos Casillo in the port of Livorno, in a deal said to be worth €5...

New BMH deals

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Sweden-based BMH Marine has been awarded a contract for a Nordströms cement handling system for a 7000 dwt barge by USA-based Lehigh Northw...

NEAT work

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A ThyssenKrupp pipe conveyor is being used to aid the construction of the 57 km Gotthard base tunnel, which forms part of the new Trans-Alpi...

Asian driving force

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Asia’s voracious appetite for steel, coal and other raw materials is likely to drive increased profitability in the global freight market ...

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