Digital transformation is a key facet for driving fundamental change in business today. Like everything, there are pros and cons however digitalisation is a path you must embrace sooner or later to enable your port or terminal to adapt to the complexities of the global market. Many organizations in theContinue Reading
The Qatar-based Joint Venture formed by Tecnicas Reunidas and Wison Engineering awarded Bedeschi a contract for the engineering and supply of new sulphur-handling equipment. The project is part of the North Field Expansion Project to process and export sulphur from the existing expansion of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilitiesContinue Reading
Sofar Ocean is excited to announce that Star Bulk (NASDAQ: SBLK) and Eagle Bulk (NYSE: EGLE), two of the largest and best performing dry bulk carriers in the world, will use our Wayfinder platform to optimize voyages and reduce emissions across their fleets. Both shipowners chose to partner with Sofar after a comprehensive technical evaluation ofContinue Reading
CO2 emissions from industry and power plants in the port of Rotterdam were reduced by 1 Mtonne (4.2%) in 2022 compared to 2021. This brings emissions back to 2020 levels after an increase in 2021. The decrease was mainly driven by the chemical sector and industrial gas producers. Because ofContinue Reading
Italy’s Bedeschi is to supply a shiploader for handling fertiliser and granulated urea at Fertil Ruwais Terminal in the UAE. A 3D graphic of the shiploader in the design phase Replacing an existing unit, the design capacity of the new shiploader is 1,200 tph and it will be delivered fullyContinue Reading
The TBA Group provided consultancy services to Terminal Graneles del Norte SA (TGN) of Puerto Angamos in Chile for its new containerised bulk terminal. The terminal will use automated Konecranes RMGs in the yard to receive and unload bulk containers of copper concentrate, using RAM revolver container rotators to unloadContinue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire dry bulk port concession News01-Aug-22 Terminal Industriel Polyvalent de San Pedro (TIPSP) has secured a 35-year concession in San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire’s secondary port. The concession is an agreement between TIPSP and the Autonomous Port of San Pedro, the state-owned port authority, encompassing the design, construction, financing, operationContinue Reading
New South African port planned News12-Aug-22 South African transport utility Transnet has issued a request for qualification (RFQ) for parties interested in designing, building and operating a new deep water port in the Northern Cape, near to the Namibian border. The new port would be closer to the Port ofContinue Reading
Following a devastating fire in July 2020, the Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal has now completed major construction works with the commissioning of 10 x 30m-high steel silos and a flat store with a combined storage capacity of 36,000t. The metal silos will be filled and emptied using a newContinue Reading
The Liebherr LHM 420s will arrive shortly from Rostock in northern Germany. The new investment has cost £9.7M with an additional £500k on new Nemag grabs. They will be a welcome addition to the port, the largest by volume of tonnage in the Humber. Liebherr is not usually associated withContinue Reading
