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News

IVS Bulk now solely owned by Grindrod

News27-Jul-21

Grindrod Shipping Holding Ltd has acquired the remaining 31.14 % of the joint venture IVS Bulk from Bain Capital Credit.

Cement plant hosts electrified rail freight prototype

News23-Jul-21

A prototype electrified rail freight terminal in Dunbar is one of 30 projects to win funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Transport as ...

Eyeing Canadian/US spring wheat output

News23-Jul-21

Grain markets are continuing to firm up but remain volatile as adverse global weather continues to offer support.

Weather woes for corn and wheat

News16-Jul-21

Grain markets have firmed up over the past week as weather concerns continue to threaten global corn and wheat production.

Acron to acquire 500 fertiliser-carrying rail cars

News15-Jul-21

Russia’s United Wagon Company and the Acron Group have inked an agreement that is set to result in a purchase and sale agreement for 500 new-...

Sharp decline in grain exports from Rouen

Sharp decline in grain exports from Rouen

News13-Jul-21

Rouen cereal operators exported 6.45 Mt during the 2020-21 season as the result of a poor 2020 harvest.

UK government funding for dual-fuel Class 66 locos

UK government funding for dual-fuel Class 66 locos

News04-Jul-21

A consortium of Clean Air Power and Freightliner has secured almost £400,000 of government funding to develop a dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 ...

Costamare looks set to order even more bulkers

News01-Jul-21

It appears that Costamare Inc is taking its purchasing of dry bulk tonnage towards 30 vessels as it re-enters the bulk market with a splash.

Rio Tinto declares force majeure at RBM

News30-Jun-21

Rio Tinto has declared force majeure on customer contracts at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa.

Features

Further delay for the Majuba line

In-Depth

The completion date for the 68 km railway connecting the Majuba coal-fired plant and S...

Bounce back for agri exports

In-Depth

After agricultural dry bulk exports nosedived in Q1, an impressive comeback in Q2 has ...

Rail boost for Townsville port

In-Depth

The Queensland state government is to invest an additional A$50M in upgrading the rail ...

Pyramid line reopened by Transnet in South Africa

In-Depth

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has reopened the Pyramid South railway line to serve the ...

New strife for Adani

In-Depth

Indian conglomerate Adani is facing more trouble with its Australian subsidiaries as it ...

Moscow investing in rail upgrades for expansion of exports to Asia

In-Depth

Russia’s government has provided Russian Railways (RZD) with around US$780M for the ...

Pandemic impacts copper routes

In-Depth

Zambian mining companies have been forced to switch their copper exports from South A...

Upcoming Industry Events

28-Sep-21

George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX, USA

Breakbulk Americas 2020, the leading event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry across the Americas, has been cancelled and will return next year to the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, September 28 - 30, 2021.