Due to continued very high inflation, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) will raise port fees by an average of 6.5 percent from 1 January, 2024. The goods handled as bulk cargo in maritime transport, such as ore, coal, building materials, grain, fertilisers or mineral oil products, reached a total volumeContinue Reading
Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager, Kate Bester, says their scope of work ranges from the safe and controlled demolition of coal-fired boilers to product conveyors, steam turbines, transformers, silos, cooling towers and associated auxiliary equipment, in addition to the removal of hazardous materials. The company also carries out clean-upContinue Reading
Orders Streaming In A steadily increasing order intake from general industry and consulting engineers has led BB Cranes of Cape Town to step up production to meet demand. The upgrading of water and wastewater treatment plants in the Western and Eastern Cape is providing much of the additional business. CranesContinue Reading
Kramer Group, a major Rotterdam depot and container terminal operator, together with StreetDrone, a provider of autonomous yard truck technology, and Terberg, Europe’s largest manufacturer of yard trucks, have joined forces to deploy autonomous yard trucks across multiple locations in the Port of Rotterdam. The groundbreaking project, set to spanContinue Reading
FLSmidth has been chosen to supply the key technologies and services for Ma’aden’s phosphate three phase 1 mine site in the northern province of Saudi Arabia. The order placed on this Danish company is valued at approximately DKK 530 million and was booked in Q3 2023. The equipment is expectedContinue Reading
High Efficiency Mobile Trommels Crushing and screening giant, ELB Equipment, has completed the minerals processing equipment cycle with the addition of a complete range of high efficiency trommels. The company’s Powerscreen scalpers and screens already dominate the local market and the addition of the world’s leading trommel manufacturer, MDS, isContinue Reading
World’s first 65t electric truck showcased Forging new boundaries in battery technology and digital innovation, Sandvik’s 65 tonne TH665B battery electric truck vehicle (BEV), was one of the highlights at the recent Electra Mining show, before making its way to Australia for intensive site testing. According to Jakob Rutqvist, Vice-PresidentContinue Reading
Becker Mining South Africa has developed a total belt management system package, that ensures absolute reliability and optimum safety of conveyor belts used in surface and underground mining. It encompasses a range of advanced Becker systems, that are known for dependable performance and extended service life in demanding mining conditions.Continue Reading
Frequent downtime, high fuel consumption and excessive emissions are the bane of equipment operators in the material handling market. The total time interval between when a machine goes down to when it is fully operational can be financially crippling, especially when the downtime causes shipping delays and demurrage is chargedContinue Reading
The Unifeeder Group has signed a long-term time-charter agreement for two new methanol-capable container feeder vessels and has an option for an additional two similar vessels. German-based ship owners, Elbdeich Reederei, will build and manage the 1250 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels which will be delivered in 2026. Unifeeder GroupContinue Reading
