As a means of controlling fluctuating freight rates, Baoshan Iron & Steel has awarded a 12 year contract to Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) for th...

Following the announcement that Associated British Ports (ABP) is to develop the second phase of its Humber International Coal Terminal (see...

While the controversial Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)-sanctioned “capacity management” system has succeeded in c...

The Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) is progressing a A$1.8 bill development of its Chichester Ranges iron ore deposits in Western Australia’s...

Gottwald Port Technology has come up with a remote control system for both Gottwald HMK (mobile) and HSK rail portal-mounted) harbour cranes...

Rio Tinto has signed a five year contract with Komatsu America Corp under which Komatsu will become Rio Tinto’s preferred supplier of haul...

After receiving an order for an 8000 tph shiploader from the Brazilian mining group Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) earlier this year (see...

MOL has announced the signing of mid- and long-term transport contracts with Sumitomo Metal Industries covering five ships, including a 230,...

Dear Sir, I enjoy your publication, butI must make a comment with respect to your story on the Great Lakes (July/August 2004 issue, pp10-11)...

Privately-owned German forwarding company Alfons Greiwing GmbH is to build a 20,000 m2 facility at the Logport logistics centre in the Port ...

Canadian utility Nova Scotia Power Inc (NSPI) has opted for an E-Crane series 2000 model 21382 GA-E to offload coal at its Point Tupper Coal...

Since Kobelco Cranes Co Ltd was established as an independent company within the Kobe Steel Group in September last year, the company’s wo...

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (HWL) of Hong Kong, parent of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), has agreed to take a 50 per cent stake in an iron ore ter...

India’s Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is considering building a new barge jetty at the Haldia Dock Complex primarily for the handling of coal....

UK-based Portasilo Bulk Handling Systems has introduced a new, modular silo design, designated the M-type, which is suitable for storing a w...