Cement News tagged under: shipping
SMT Shipping and CSL Group announce shipping joint venture09 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsSMT Shipping (SMT) and The CSL Group (CSL) have announced an agreement for CSL to acquire 50 per cent of Eureka Shipping Ltd, SMT's pneumatic cement vessel business. The new joint venture will allow Eureka and CSL to combine expertise, resources and innovative technologies to expand services to customers in the seaborne cement powder and fly ash transportation markets around the world. CSL's Australian cement shipping business is not included in the joint venture. "The joint venture repres... |
Phinma Corp will bring panamax vessels to Mariveles Terminal18 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Phinma group will invest PHP500-700m (US$9.5-13.4m) on its Bataan cement terminal in Philippines. The Mariveles cement terminal will be ideal for large panamax vessels and is set from completion in May 2019. "In the meantime, we're already beginning to import," said Phinma Corporation president and CEO, Ramon Del Rosario Jr. "I think we already brought in the first four shipments of two million bags." The aim is to supply only the domestic market at this stage. "Initially, that's ... |
Erik Thun AB schedules third LNG powered cement carrier04 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe third LNG-powered cement carrier for Erik Thun AB of Sweden is scheduled for launch in mid-2019. Cryonorm Systems will supply its liquefied natural gas fuel system. This ship will be a sister ship of the mv Greenland and mv Ireland which both are currently sailing with a 130m 3 Cryonorm LNG fuel system onboard. Shipbuilder Ferus Smit and Cryonorm Systems reached an agreement early March to partner in this important project. The new order consists of a turnkey supply Marine LNG fuel... |
Shun Shing Group consolidates international trading divisions20 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsHong Kong's Shun Shing Group has announced the launch of Cemcoa, the new name for its international trading arm. All of the group’s trading divisions have been consolidated under the new name and will operate out of 15 international offices. According to a press release, the company traded 11Mt of cement, cementitious materials and solid fuels in 2017. Alongside this, Cemcoa ships dry bulk cargo to over 90 ports. "We are very excited about this new step for Shun Shing Group. The Cemco... |
Vessel transporting 1050t of clinker sinks in Bangladesh19 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsA vessel transporting 1050t of clinker to Khulna, Bangladesh, sank on Thursday after a crack appeared in its hull. While 11 crew members were on board at the time, all were rescued by locals. "We felt something was wrong in the vessel from the beginning of the journey, that’s why we tried to speed up and anchor here," said Rabiul Islam, master of the ship. Crew members have commented on the potential negligence of the appropriate authorities who noticed the fault but did not unload the... |
Cemex conducting pilot tests for Magdalena river transport14 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsTo improve its operational efficiency, Cemex has started running pilot tests to transport cement via the Magdalena River in Colombia. Cement is transported from central Colombia to the Caribbean region during these trials. On the first trip, some 950t were transported from the main plant at Caracolito to Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla. The river journey took six days with the entire trip from Ibague via Barrancabermeja to Barranquilla taking 17 days. For Juan Carlos Muñoz, vice pre... |
First cement shipment arrives at Barranqueras port12 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe first shipment of 3964t of cement was unloaded at the Argentine port of Barranqueras, Chaco region. The Bolivian cement was purchased by Cemento Avellaneda and will be distributed throughout the north of Argentina. Some 50,000tpa of cement was imported into Argentina in 2016 and 2017, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition. |
Coming into port04 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsWhile cement represents only a small part of the dry bulk shipping market, it has its own requirements in terms of port facilities and market dynamics. With seaborne trade continuing to grow, it is vital that ports understand each market and install facilities that best serve them. By Ricardo González-Haba, GlobBULK Consulting, Spain. Figure 1: population density and ports in sub-Saharan Africa (blue: draught <11m – black: draught >11m) Some 90 per cent of world trade volumes ar... |
More than 'just' a new plant17 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement distribution at the new Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant of McInnis Cement in Canada has been designed with the environment in mind. Distribution by sea to one of the plant’s four terminals replaces a considerable amount of truck runs. By Jim Braselton and Mark Newhart, McInnis Cement, Canada. The McInnis Cement plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons is the first new North American cement plant built to serve the eastern portion of the continent in more than 50 years Constructio... |
New Zealand: cruise ship collides with cement carrier13 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsA cruise ship broke free from its moorings in high winds at Timaru, New Zealand, yesterday, hitting the cement carrier Milburn Carrier II. According to local media, the cement carrier’s hull and Seabourn Encore’s stern were damaged. No one was injured in the incident. New Zealand authorities have started an inquiry into the incident. |