Cement News tagged under: Distribution & Logistics
UK: Simon Gibson Transport wins order with Aggregate Industries19 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsSimon Gibson Transport Ltd is increasing its fleet of trucks from 85 to 147 having won a major order with Aggregate Industries (LafargeHolcim Group) to transport cement from UK import terminals to distribution centres nationwide over a five-year period, reports the Hull Daily Mail. The East Yorkshire bulk powder transport specialist is to bring GBP8m (US$9.9m) worth of investment and new jobs to six UK ports. Goole-based Simon Gibson Transport Ltd currently has 13 operating centres across t... |
Vietnam: Quang Ninh province to stop transportation of cement on Ha Long Bay10 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe People’s Committee of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh have decided to terminate the loading and discharge activities, as well as the transport of clinker, cement and wood chip on Ha Long Bay due to concerns over environmental pollution. Under the decision No. 617/QD-UBND, transportation of bulk cargo, such as clinker, cement and wood chip is to be terminated as of 1 July 2016. The transportation of these commodities will instead be conducted at Hon Net port on Bai Tu Long B... |
Tanzania: Tanga in talks for increased rail usage08 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement Co Ltd (TCCL) is finalising discussions with the government of Tanzania to use the Tanga-Moshi railway to Arusha for transportation of its products, according to Prof Makame Mbarawa, Minister for Works, Transport and Communication. TCCL has pledged to use the railway line to transport 35,000tpm. The move is intended to minimise damage to the country’s road network. Masanja Kadogosa, deputy director general at Tanzania Railway Ltd, reported that in 2014-15 TCCL dispatched 44,00... |
Hope unveils state-of-the-art rail wagons, UK03 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials has unveiled 48 state-of-the-art rail wagons, developed in partnership with VTG Rail UK. The vehicles were officially launched at an event at the Hope Works cement plant in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, with the ribbon cut by Under Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Jones, MP. Transport Minister, Andrew Jones, local MP, Andrew Bingham, and Ashley Bryan, Industrial Director at Hope Construction Materials unveil the new wagons The tailor-made wag... |
Hope updates on UK development plans07 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsOn the anniversary of its third year in business, Hope Construction Materials has announced advanced plans to open new depots – and extend existing sites – in the southeast of England. Use of the railway network features heavily in Hope’s plans, with four of the five sites able to receive raw materials (aggregates and cement) by rail. This follows the success of Hope’s new rail-linked cement, aggregates and concrete depot at Walsall in 2015. Details of the la... |
Semen Indonesia to commission new packing plant13 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia will commission a new cement packing plant in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, sales department chief of the state company Bambang Djoko told local press. "The packing plant will strengthen the position of Semen Indonesia in cement industry in West Kalimantan and in the country in general. Currently the company has a 35 per cent share of cement market in the province," Bambang Djoko said. "Infrastructure development in Pontianak and West Kalimantan in general has been especi... |
Hope Construction Materials signs transport services contract with DB Schenker Rail UK06 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials and DB Schenker Rail UK have have signed a five-year partnership contract for transport services. The agreement covers the transport of aggregates from the quarry at Dowlow near Buxton in the UK to 10 locations across Britain. In 2015 a new depot was opened in Walsall, West Midlands, with further depots planned to open during the contract. Coal is also conveyed twice per week from South Wales to the cement plant in Hope. The locomotive naming ceremony w... |
Buzzi Unicem to build new Texas rail terminal, USA08 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem USA is to construct a US$7m rail terminal in northwest Temple, Texas, officials announced Friday. The terminal will use at least 1000 rail cars each year for cement distribution. As part of the project, Buzzi Unicem USA will add a rail spur, a secondary rail line that will branch off from the main rail line in Temple. “Temple is the ideal location for our company because it is a business-friendly city in the middle of one of our largest target markets,” Richard A. Sutter, t... |
Tokyo Cement adds to shipping fleet, Sri Lanka18 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsTokyo Cement announced the addition of a fifth vessel, 'MV Mohar', to its fleet of cement carriers. The 22,000t, pneumatic bulk cement carrier was inaugurated by chief guest Arjuna Ranatunga, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation and guest of honour Upul Jayasuriya, chairman, Board of Investments, Sri Lanka. Speaking at the launch event, SR Gnanam, Tokyo Cement Group managing director, said: "Logistics is an integral part of our business, and the increase in local demand has required u... |
Babcock awarded US fleet management contract28 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries US (AIUS), part of the Holcim Group, has awarded Babcock International Group a US$30m, 10-year contract to provide a fleet managed service for its Aggregate operation’s Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) across the Mid-Atlantic region. Babcock International secures 10-year contract to provide a fleet managedservice for AIUS' Aggregate operation’s Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) across the Mid-Atlantic region This agreement covers over 130 assets across 14 sites... |