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In-Depth

Scrap handling in Russian Far East under threat

In-Depth01-Mar-09

The Russian Federal Customs Service has designated Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, located on the Kamchatka peninsula, as the only port in the country’s Far East that can export metal scrap. According to Russian industry experts, this ruling may kill the region’s scrap business.

Coal maintains its lead as UK trade slows

In-Depth01-Jan-09

Following a busy year, the UK’s ports are bracing themselves for a downturn in volumes. However, not all bulk cargoes are expected to be hit hard by the global recession.

Scrap facility opens in Tampa

In-Depth01-May-08

Australia’s OneSteel Recycling has officially opened its new steel scrap processing facility at Port Sutton, which it leases from the Port of Tampa, Florida.

Bulk traffic lifts British ports

In-Depth01-Jan-07

Coal imports are boosting the UK’s major bulk ports while agribulks are improving smaller ports’ prospects.

Wisbech into scrap

In-Depth01-Nov-06

The first vessel for over a decade recently docked at the UK Port of Wisbech to collect the first of a regular cargo of scrap metal bound for Pasajes in Northern Spain. Having discharged a load of sugar beet, BRANDARIS left Berwick-on-Tweed to collect its Norfolk shipment, arranged by local company Glazewing.

Liverpool up for good scrap

In-Depth01-Nov-05

Europe’s largest metal recycling operation is stepping up its strategy of taking scrap movements off Britain’s congested roads by doubling the size and capacity of its existing railhead at the Port of Liverpool.

Scraping the difficult

In-Depth01-Nov-04

US-based Parramatta has added two new scrapers to its range of ProV conveyor cleaning systems specifically designed for abrasive and unusual operational conditions.

Kranbau bags scrap order

In-Depth01-May-04

Kranbau Eberswalde (KE), part of the Leipzig-based Kirow group that also includes Kocks Krane, has secured an order for a widespan scrap handling gantry crane from the Sims Group, the world’s largest reprocessing organisation.

Scrapping guide

In-Depth01-May-04

The Baltic Exchange is set to launch an independent benchmark on the demolition values of bulk carriers. Testing of the data for the Baltic Demolition Assessments (BDA) will begin on 12 July with an official launch expected in the autumn.

Getting to grips with scrap

In-Depth01-Jul-03

Operators can choose from a full range of grabs and grapples to accommodate their individual scrap handling requirements

Scrap happy on the west coast

In-Depth01-Jul-03

The privately-owned Schnitzer Group of Portland, Oregon, which has obtained predominance in the US scrap metal trade, expects to double the ship loading rate for bulk heavy melt scrap at its International Terminals operation at Portland, Oregon following the installation of a used, first generation container crane.