Big order for BEVs/mining equipment

Biofuel is taking hold in running the self-unloader Laker fleet, but government will still have to help to make it affordable.

Although best known for cross-channel ferry traffic, the UK’s Port of Dover has been celebrating what it calls “a triumphant year” for grain exports via its cargo terminal.

In November, Brazilian mining giant Vale was involved in two sustainable shipping initiatives.

Swedish mining company LKAB is deploy Sandvik automated loaders for use at the Kiruna mine in northern Sweden, the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.

Rio Tinto has approved a US$77 million pre-feasibility study (PFS) of the Rhodes Ridge project, said to be one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits, in the East Pilbara, Western Australia.

Geometric innovations and space-saving designs are making covered storage more productive.