Miners stifled by rail infrastructure deficit

In one of the largest mergers between dry bulk shipping companies, Star Bulk is to absorb Eagle Bulk in an all-share merger.

The Panama Canal is to increase the number of daily transits to 24 starting in January.

South African logistics group Grindrod recently announced a number of record-breaking volumes handled at its terminals.

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.