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New life for island mine?

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A Sydney-based company wants to re-open a scheelite mine located on King Island in the middle of the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainla...

New crane for Weserport

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Weserport GmbH, part of the Rhenus group of companies, has taken delivery of a new, rail portal-mounted slewing crane at its new container/ ...

China merges ports

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The Chinese ports of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the eastern Zhejiang province have been merged to form what will replace Rotterdam as the world...

New sheet for cement holds

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NYK Group companies NYK Global Bulk Corporation and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have, in collaboration with Meihan Senpaku Co Ltd ...

…CMB goes Capesize

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CMB subsidiary Bocimar International has acquired three Capesize newbuilding orders “on the stocks” for some US$188 mill....

Dustcheck launches SFJ1200

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UK-based Dustcheck, in partnership with Mahle Filtersysteme GmbH of Germany, has launched a new, continuously operated filter that offers in...

Ridley sale cancelled

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The Canadian federal government has cancelled the sale of the Ridley Island coal terminal in Prince Rupert, BC, to an Ontario-based Fortune ...

Sepetiba to handle grain

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CVRD and the Rio de Janeiro Port Authority have reached an agreement whereby the iron ore terminal in the Port of Sepetiba will be adapted t...

New Oz bulk operator?

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A company that emerged from nowhere to snare a major Australian coastal container/breakbulk contract now says it plans to become a major pla...

Ayr of confidence

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Associated British Ports (ABP) has recently invested over £700,000 in replenishing the handling equipment at its Port of Ayr....

Mantsinen breakthrough order

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Finland-based Mantsinen Oy reports an order for a 140t capacity hydraulic mobile crane, type 140 RKM, from an undisclosed customer in the so...

POSCO angles for dedicated port

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In a move that is certain to annoy the Indian government, Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) of South Korea, which is building a steel plant in th...

Sand comes to South Louisiana

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The Western hemisphere’s largest port district by tonnage, and the fourth largest in the world based on tonnes moved, has added bulk sand ...

Saudi Arabia plans new bulk port

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Saudi Arabia plans to build a new minerals export port at Ras Al-Zour, increasing the number of seaports in the eastern province to four....

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