Stewart Group invests to consolidate business

The volume of mining commodities handled by Transnet has fallen from 181.1 Mt in financial year 2020-21 to 149.5 Mt in 2022-23, with coal particularly affected.

Now operating the facility under the name ‘Reload Dry Bulk Richards Bay Facility’, the warehouse joins Reload’s portfolio, covering all of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Metso Outotec has consolidated its minerals testing services in the US into a single 5,500 m3 facility located in York, Pennsylvania.

Everyday sampling is not without its pitfalls

Cargo liquefaction continues to be a major concern for dry bulk shipping, but enforcing rules on cargo inspection and sampling remains problematic in some locations

Following amendments to the IMO’s IMSBC Code, coal cargoes could be subject to new testing and classification