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PUBLISHERS Jason Chinnock [email protected] MARCH 2013 issue Andrew Hucker-Brown [email protected] EDITORIAL featuring... Louise Dodds-Ely Editor [email protected] Jay Venter Deputy Editor [email protected] TRADE & COMMODITIES Samantha Smith Directories [email protected] Some advantages for dry bulk trade 2 Stephanie Hodgkins Office Manager China’s upwards trend in bulk imports continues 4 [email protected] WORLD GRAIN TRADE 7 SALES Lourens van Emmenis Sales Director [email protected] SHIPPING & TRANSPORT Matthew Currin Senior Sales Executive [email protected] International launches revolutionary fouling control technologies 17 High-performance antifouling from SIGMA ECOFLEET® 690 19 CORRESPONDENTS Brazil Patrick Knight SAFETY AT SEA: ARE WE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN?21 Canada Ray Dykes India Kunal Bose Asia David Hayes PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS Europe Barry Cross Malaysia Wira Sulaiman Tangshan to get five coal berths 37 Philippines Fred Pundol South Africa Iain McIntosh China to clear calls by Valemax carriers 37 Thailand David Turner DRY BULK IN THE BALTICS 41 UK Maria Cappuccio UK Michael King UK Richard Scott USA Colby Haines REGIONAL REPORT USA Walter Mitchell UNITED KINGDOM: THE BUSINESS OF BULK 49

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1 Some advantages for dry bulk trade

orecasts of world seaborne dry bulk trade in 2013 India and China. In the past two years European countries still point to solid growth. Commodity import also have been significant contributors to the strong upwards F demand in numerous countries seems set to world trend, but some positive factors in that region are increase, including sizeable additional volumes in the iron unlikely to continue indefinitely. China and India together ore and coal sectors, which together comprise well over half apparently imported over 380mt in 2012, about one-third of of overall dry bulk movements. global coal trade, and both countries could see additions in One encouraging aspect recently has been an improving the twelve months ahead. outlook for global economic activity over the next twelve months. The implication is strengthening output in many GRAIN industries importing dry bulks, but improvement is unlikely Prospects for grain trade are more difficult to assess because to be uniform. Europe may remain firmly in recession. The crop production is affected by unpredictable weather latest (end February) European Commission economic report patterns. As a result, global grain trade forecasts for 2013 predicts GDP growth of only a very marginal 0.1% within the are highly tentative. Assuming that weakness in the first EU this year, following last year’s 0.3% decline. half will be followed by some revival in the second half, this year’s global trade total (including soyabeans) may be IRON ORE similar to last year’s estimated 323mt. World seaborne iron ore trade could grow by between 4% Calculations based on crop years show a decrease of and 5% in 2013, reaching an estimated total of over 1,170mt about 4% in global wheat and coarse grains trade during the (million tonnes), as shown in table 1. However, expansion current 2012/13 year ending mid-2013. Lower imports into depends heavily upon the continuing robust performance of the Middle East area and some African countries are features. China, which comprises two-thirds of the global total. By contrast, soyabeans movements seem likely to increase, Among other countries, prospects for additional volumes are assisted by China’s rising imports, providing a partial offset limited. for weakness elsewhere. BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET OUTLOOK BULK CARRIER TRADE & FLEET Japan and the European Union, formerly the dominant iron ore importers, are still major market influences, MINOR BULKS comprising about one-fifth of overall trade. A slight rise in The large and varied minor bulk trades sector comprises Japan’s volume this year from last year’s 131mt is envisaged, about one third of the global seaborne dry bulk trade total. resulting from more activity in steel using industries and Industrial bulks related to manufacturing and construction are higher steel production. The outlook for Europe’s steel the largest part. In this sub-category, which includes steel output by contrast remains bleak, suggesting that ore products and forest products, import demand could grow by imports may remain below 100mt. around 3% this year, supported by reviving economic activity in several regions. COAL About a quarter of world seaborne coal trade consists of BULK CARRIER FLEET coking coal for steel industry use. Growth in this sector, and As shown by the figures in table 2, the world bulk carrier also in the much larger steam coal category where import fleet is set to grow rapidly again in 2013, by about 7%, demand from power stations is the greatest influence, seems raising the end-year total to over 720m dwt. This growth likely during 2013. There is potential for the overall global rate represents a further slowdown, following very fast trade total to increase by 5%, raising the annual volume to expansion seen previously, assisted by sharply lower 1140mt or more. newbuilding deliveries amid continued reduction of world Asia is the main focus for higher coal imports, particularly shipyard orderbooks.

TABLE 1: WORLD SEABORNE DRY BULK TRADE IN 3 MAJOR COMMODITIES (MILLION TONNES) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* Iron ore 844.0 905.0 1,005.0 1,069.0 1,124.0 1,174.0 Coal 823.6 841.7 951.0 1,012.5 1,085.0 1,140.0 Grain (including soyabeans) 290.3 294.7 296.8 312.8 323.0 325.0 Total major bulks 1,957.9 2,041.4 2,252.8 2,394.3 2,532.0 2,639.0 % growth from previous year 4.3 10.4 6.3 5.8 4.2 source: Bulk Shipping Analysis estimates and forecasts *forecast

TABLE 2: WORLD BULK CARRIER FLEET (MILLION DEADWEIGHT TONNES) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* Newbuilding deliveries 24.5 43.2 80.2 98.5 99.5 75.0 Scrapping 5.6 10.6 6.3 23.2 32.9 26.0 Losses 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 Other adjustments/conversions 6.9 8.7 4.4 4.1 -2.8 0.0 Net change in fleet 25.7 41.0 77.9 79.0 63.7 48.9 Fleet at end of year 417.6 458.6 536.5 615.5 679.2 728.1 % growth from previous year 9.8 17.0 14.7 10.3 7.2

MARCH 2013 source: Clarksons (historical data) & BSA 2012 estimate and 2013 forecast *forecast DCi by Richard Scott, Bulk Shipping Analysis, Tel: +44 (0)12 7722 5784; Fax: +44 (0)12 7722 5784; e-mail: [email protected]

4 MARCH 2013 i TRADE & COMMODITIES NEWS coal destinedfor power stationsandotherindustriessuchas by 52mtor28%, reaching 235.1mt. Almost four-fifths wassteam by bothEuropeimported andJapan. The Chinese totalincreased element ofworld coaltrade, exceeding themassive volumes In 2012China’s surgedagaintobecomethelargestsingle imports C manufacturing activity. expected toresult from strengthening constructionand growth. A sustained moderateupwards trend insteelproduction is more according toseveral estimates, exceedingsteeloutput againrisingatafairly rapid rate,imports possibly ofabout6%or share. Similarcircumstances in2013couldresult iniron ore production inthepasttwelve monthsandincreased itsmarket accurate dataisavailable. Steel Association probably willberevised upwards whenmore reaching 657.9mt. These provisional figures compiledby the World production atblastfurnacemillsusingiron ore grew by 2%, pace. Crudesteeloutputwas3%higherat716.5mt. Pigiron almost two-thirds ofglobaliron ore trade. performance wasespecially significant, becausethetotalcomprises which includessomelandmovements butismostly seaborne. This the preceding twelve months, raisingthe2012volume to743.6mt, over 57mt(milliontonnes)higher, anincrease of8%compared with performed strongly lastyear, asshown inthetable. The totalwas ofChina’sBy farthebiggestsinglepart imports, iron ore, I activity seemtobemakinganeffective contribution. acceleration to8.2%in2013. Government measures stimulating upturn isunderway. IMFforecastThe latest(January) suggestsan 7.8%, theend-year improvement added tootherindicationsthatan growth in2012asawholewasbelow theprevious year’s rate, at trend wasreversed, whenGDPgrowth picked up. Although annual expansion inChina. considerable potentialover theyears aheadfor continuing segments —suchasEurope andJapan —islimited, there remains about 33%ofallglobalseabornetradeinthissector. world trade. intoChinanow bulkcargocomprise imports Dry foreign suppliershasbecomeacrucialaspectoftheoutlookfor receded. previously, whentheChineseeconomy wasslowing markedly, has direction seemsclearer. whichhadarisen Muchoftheuncertainty extent ofpositive changesforeseeable, trend theseaborneimports 2013. Although there are stilldifferences ofopinionaboutthe substantial growth inChina’s during bulkcommodityimports dry Many signsemergingrecently have bolstered predictions offurther China’s upwards continues trend inbulkimports O R GROWTH ORE RON ikloe1. 662. 836. +34.6 -9.8 +11.0 -14.1 65.0 +28.4 +8.4 42.5 58.4 14.0 48.3 235.1 743.6 47.1 52.6 16.3 25.1 183.1 686.1 34.7 54.8 17.2 16.6 166.3 618.6 24.9 42.6 22.4 126.6 12.4 629.8 30.5 37.4 40.8 15.6 444.0 source: ChinaCustoms, USDA, BSA*2012compared withprevious year Nickel ore Bauxite/alumina Steel products Soyabeans Iron Ore Coal A EXPANSION OAL Imported ironImported ore competedstrongly withdomesticore Steel production atChinesemillsexpandedamuch lessrapid During lastyear’s finalquarter, theChineseeconomy’s slowing Moreover, whileprospects for growth inothermajorimporter The likely progress ofChina’s commoditypurchases from 0820 0021 02%change* 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 CHINA'S DRY BULK IMPORTS (MILLION TONNES) Main bulkcommodities picks up, resulting inadditional foreign purchases. the Chinesemarket probably willremain tightastheeconomy industries. Although domesticcoaloutputmay continue growing, quite realistic, amidhighercoalusageinthemainconsuming seen. Recentforecasts pointingtoa10%orgreater increase seem attractive. past twelve monthsthedelivered costsofforeign suppliesproved differentials between domesticandinternationalsupplies, andinthe grades especially. are greatly Coalimports affected by price overland from transport Mongolia, akey supplierofcokingcoal intoChinabenefited fromimports alower proportion obtainedby industry, competedsuccessfully lastyear. imports Seaborne usage. industry cement, withtheremainder comprisingcokingcoalfor steel reduction to8mtisenvisaged by USDA inthecurrent period. roseyear ending September2012imports to10.9mt, buta 2012 hasreduced theneedfor foreign supplies. Inthemarketing inthesummerandautumnof Another good domesticharvest grains, are fairly small becauseChinaisessentially self-sufficient. grew by 7%. based onUSDeptof Agriculture estimates. Soyaoil consumption including a9%riseinthemarketing periodendingSeptember2012, feed manufacturers hasgrown strongly very inrecent years, 12.6mt wasseen. Meanwhile, domesticusageofmealby livestock smaller thanthepreceding volume. In2012, a13%reduction to relatively ofthemarket. smallpart The pasttwo were harvests change. Potential growth for further isapparent. with risingconsumptionofsoyameal andoil, explainsthepositive total to58.4mt. Lower domesticsoyabeans production, coupled of 5.8mtor11%. This additional volume raisedtheannual 2012 into China, regained momentumlastyear withasizeableincrease After adownturn in2011, soyabeans imports, anotherlargetrade S could vary greatly.could vary the diverse nature ofthisgroup, demandchanges future import bauxite/alumina purchases apparently alsodeclinedsharply. Given ofsteelproductsimports were 14%lower at14mt, and during 2012reportedly rose by 35%, reaching 65mt. Bycontrast, by nickel ore, usedinstainlesssteelproduction. intoChina Imports wholly positive. continuing expansion, changesinthevolumes lastyear were not steel products andwoodpulp. Although overall there hasbeen commodities includebauxite/alumina, nickel andmanganese ores, bulksareMany featured otherdry amongChina’s imports. These M Y INCREASE OYA NRBLSMIXED BULKS INOR Over couldbe theyear aheadanother largeriseinimports Despite risingproduction from thevastdomesticcoalmining Imports ofanotheragriculturalcommodity,Imports wheatandcoarse Soyabeans crops produced by Chinesefarmerscomprisea One ofthestrongest performances inthisgroup wasexhibited Richard Scott E20001-F300-P620-X-7600-A4

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LARGER PLANTINGS BOOST EXPECTATIONS FOR HUGE conditions, producers had strong incentive to increase wheat HARVESTS IN 2013 plantings. Early indications suggest the global wheat area could Global growth is projected to strengthen gradually, averaging be 2% above last year. All the major exporting countries 3.5% during 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but remains fragile with unemployment remaining unacceptably high in many countries. While policy actions have GLOBAL WHEAT PRODUCTION (MT) lowered acute crisis risks in the euro area and in the US, the return to recovery in the euro area after a protracted 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 contraction, is delayed. Japan’s stimulus plans will help boost Europe 144 140 141 136 144 EU 139 136 137 132 140 growth in the near term, pulling the country out of a short-lived E.Europe 5 4 4 4 4 recession. At the same time, policies have supported a modest CIS Baltics 114 81 115 77 102 growth pick-up in some emerging market economies. Although Russia 62 42 56 38 54 the downside risks remain significant, including renewed Ukraine 21 17 22 16 20 setbacks in the euro area and risks of excessive fiscal N &C America 92 87 83 92 89 consolidation in the US. US 60 60 54 62 57 In commodity markets, following last year’s catastrophic Canada 27 23 25 27 29 drought that reduced supplies in North America, Europe and the S America 22 28 26 20 21 Black Sea region, higher prices for major crops are encouraging a Argentina 12 17 16 11 12 strong supply response with larger plantings forecast for wheat, N East Asia 39 40 40 37 38 corn and soyabeans. Assuming normal yields, large global Turkey 18 17 19 16 17 harvests in 2013/14 are forecast to replenish global stocks and F East Asia 228 227 236 246 239 moderate prices, although the weather, which had a critical China 115 115 117 121 118 impact last year remains a key uncertainty, and until production Africa 27 21 25 23 26 MARCH 2013 levels are better known, commodity markets are expected to North Africa 20 16 18 17 17 remain volatile. Australia 22 28 30 22 25 Total 687 652 697 654 682 GLOBAL WHEAT SUPPLIES POISED TO EXPAND IN 2013 Source IGC, USDA, UN trade — totals may not add due to rounding Driven by both firm prices and a recovery from adverse weather DCi

7 ri.It’s your business. Grain. TRADE & COMMODITIES the pastyear asinventories dropped. potentially helpingtocurbpricesthatrallied21inChicago over forecasts thatglobal wheatsuppliesare poisedtoexpand, to increase withawheatcrop of28.5mt, andadds toother rains willbeespecially important. moisture toreplenish thedeeply depletedreserves, butspring condition. Recentheavy snowfalls have provided much needed which bore thebrunt ofthedrought, were poor ratedinvery as much oftheacreage instatessuchasKansasandNebraska, soyabeans. projected todeclineduemore profitable returns for cornand area (9.7m/acres). Springwheatarea includingdurumis to drought, andanincrease intheSoftRed Winter (SRW) wheat smaller Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheatarea (29.4m/acres) due US wheatarea isprojected toincrease to56m/acres, witha S be absorbedby higherdemand. although thepotentialincrease inglobaloutputisexpectedto boosted by anincrease inthesown area andariseinyields, in 2013forecast at682mt(Abares 688mt, Informa 701mt), estimatepointstoalargerglobalwheatcrop(IGC) preliminary hemispherenorthern crops, theInternationalGrainsCouncil’s With thefocus shiftedtoconditionanddevelopment of drought, haslimitedthesown area andorcrop emergence. in somekey producing areas especially thoserecovering from conditions have beenfavourable inmany areas adverse weather crops withthepossibleexceptionofUS. While planting including theEU, RussiaandUkraine, are expectedtohave larger MALLER The Canadiangovernment forecast Canada’s wheatplantings US wheatproduction isforecast at57mt, lower thanlastyear, US HA RPFLOIGSVR DROUGHT SEVERE FOLLOWING CROP WHEAT www.chief.co.uk • E-mail [email protected] Tel +44(0)1621868944 You cantrustinChief. • • processes, then looknofurther. ofqualityand second-to-none interms to ensurethatyour storage plantis technology andmanufacturing methods withtheexpertise, For apartner as largeyou require. single silo, thetotal sitestorage canbe capacity ofupto30,000tonsina to you andyour business. With peak We know exactly how valuable grain is Sales Cleaners Silos Supplied To EuropeanDinorAsae/astm Standards • Service Service • Dryers • Parts WHEAT forecast at92.5mt. plantings inIndiaare tohave reported beenlower withthecrop similar tolastyear; Pakistanisexpectedtohave arecord crop; asbeinggenerallyreported favourable. InChina, thearea is Ukraine 20mt. neighbouring Kazakhstanalsoforecast higherat16mtand drought-depleted lastyear, harvest withwheatcrops in rebounding andforecast at55mtthisseason, well above the sown grainsinpoorcondition, theRussianwheatcrop isseen autumn,Despite adry whichleftanestimated12%ofwinter- B wheat crop of11mt. a UKcrop of12.4mt, whileUKmerchant Gleadell, forecast aUK EU crop at139mt(softwheat131mtDurum8mt)thisincludes late catch-uponwintersowings. StrategieGrainsforecast the and February, saturatedUKsoilsandprevented farmersfrom a Persistent rainfall, 50%higherthannormalbetween September quality andhasalready ledtodownward revisions tooutput. excessive wet weather inFranceandthe UK, willreduce yield experienced low soilmoisture, latesprouting inautumnand of3mt.has aharvest While someareas incentralEurope have boosted by theaccessionofCroatia totheEU, whichtypically wheat 131/mtdurum9mt)upalmost19mtonlastseason’s — production for 2013forecast atafour-year-high of291mt(soft The EUplantedarea isprojected torise23.5m/ha, with EU reduced globalstocksof177mt. forecast tofall673mt(feed 133mtfood 551mt), leaving areas from Oklahomatowest Texas. Overall, globalwheatuseis animal feed (forecast torisefrom 4mtto10mt), especially in prices, meatproducers switched from usingcorn, towheatin being theUS, where duetoscant cornsuppliesandhigher feed wheat, especially intheEUandCIScountries, theexception Tight suppliesandhigherpricesdramatically cutdemandfor extreme weather conditions, inthe CIScountriesandintheEU. conditions, global wheatoutputfell to654mtin2012, dueto Even withalargerplantedarea andfavourable planting T switched toplantingwintersown crops. New South Queensland andnorthern Wales, andfarmers after aheatwave of curbedsummerplantingsinparts wheat area at13.3m/ha(33m/acres) withawheatcrop of25mt, With plantingamonthaway, Abares forecast the Australia’s 25 S UHR HEMISPHERE OUTHERN hn 65 95 56 56 41 177 140 45 59 197 153 198 51 54 673 654 137 201 698 46 56 697 136 168 655 Source: USDA/FAO/IGC 652 46 144 Major Exporters 654 687 China Stock 644 683 Trade Consumption Production AKSARGO UPTRCVRN STRONGLY RECOVERING OUTPUT REGION SEA LACK GTSPLE N IHPIE U EADFRFEED FOR DEMAND CUT PRICES HIGH AND SUPPLIES IGHT MT Elsewhere crop conditionsinNorth Africa, Asia were UPTT EOE IHTEECPINO THE OF EXCEPTION THE WITH RECOVER TO OUTPUT GLOBAL WHEAT SUPPLY &DEMAND 08920/021/121/22012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/9 2009–2012/13mt — A SRLA RPFRCS AT FORECAST CROP USTRALIAN UK REDUCED IMPORTS IN SEVERAL WHEAT COUNTRIES Global grain trade is expected to fall by13mt to140mt in 2012/13, reflecting reduced purchases by several wheat importing countries, some reduction in feed wheat import demand and tighter exportable supplies. Egypt ,the largest single buyer of wheat on the global market, may import less than the 9.5mt forecast this season, due to political tensions, budget deficits and falling currency reserves. Egypt typically imports around 10–11mt of wheat and consumes 18–19mt. Visit us! The Egyptian government says that while finance for wheat bauma, Munich, Germany imports remains a priority, it expects a better domestic harvest 15 – 21 April 2013 of 4.2mt this year and have sufficient supplies for several Hall B2, Booth 305 months. Traders remain sceptical and point to a drop in wheat stocks-from seven to about three months’ supply-and to a smaller number of grain ships arriving at Egyptian ports.

INDIAN WHEAT EXPORTS SURGE OVER 8MT IN 2012/13 A much smaller harvest, and fear of an export ban, prompted a surge of early-season shipments from Russia, which reduced stocks, and resulted in a hike in the domestic price for wheat to $385/t. Black Sea wheat exports are forecast to fall to 23mt (Russia 10.5mt, Kazakhstan 6.5mt and Ukraine 6mt) in 2012/13. In their absence, several countries including Thailand, South Korea and the UK turned to India to secure competitively priced feed wheat boosting India’s exports, forecast to rise to 8.5mt. Thai feed millers-bought 40,000/t of Indian wheat at $315/t (C&F) in February and, due to an exceptionally poor crop, the UK imported 1.34mt of wheat from several origins in the July–December period, compared with 461,000/t last year. Traders say Indian wheat was selling below the market price because of slower demand and in order to clear large stocks before the next wheat harvest. SOME THINK Wheat exports from other countries are forecast to increase — Canada 19mt, US 29mt — helped by recent sales to Brazil and a 50,000/t sale of US soft red winter wheat for feed to LONG-DISTANCE Japan. EU 19mt supported by Algerian buying activity — AgriMer revised French end-season stocks higher, due to weaker trade TRANSPORT IS within the EU and poor feed demand, while noting that India’s rising presence in export markets may need to be re-evaluated INFRASTRUCTURE- by the US and EU, especially in relation to Asian destinations. Wheat’s discount to corn, is giving feedlots and other end- users a reason to think about replacing corn with wheat. INTENSIVE. Ethanol group Poet confirmed that an Indiana plant was seeking soft red winter wheat to use as a feedstock, replacing WE THINK some corn. DIFFERENT. CBOT WHEAT May 2013 rebounded on reports of positive news especially wheat to increase/replace corn-before falling back on better Transporting materials from remote locations has tradition- global wheat prospects to close at $7.021/2/bu (4 March). ally required signiﬁ cant infrastructure investments in road or rail links, vehicles, personnel and fuel. BEUMER off ers DRAMATIC RISE IN GLOBAL CORN OUTPUT FORECAST IN 2013 an economical, effi cient and environmental alternative – USDA expects US farmers to plant more soya and slightly less long-distance overland conveying. This gives you a dedicated, corn in 2013, with acreage projected at 96.5m/acres, down around-the-clock transport link at the fraction of the cost slightly from last year’s 75-year high, implying a US crop, based of infrastructure development. The reduced noise and air on more typical weather and crop yields, of 364mt, with US pollution minimises environmental impact and improves corn prices expected to average $4.80/bu, considerably lower personnel safety. Add to that a high degree of design ﬂ exi- than current prices. IGC pegs US sowings higher at bility and customisation and you can see why overland 98.8m/acres, up 1.6m/acres year-on-year and the biggest US conveying makes a big diff erence to operational effi ciency corn area since 1936. The IGC said it expects corn plantings and environmental protection. to increase further this year in response to tight stocks and For more information, visit www.beumergroup.com high prices, although the increase would be capped by competition from other crops, notably spring wheat. DC 10 MARCH 2013

i TRADE & COMMODITIES the future oftheRenewable FuelStandard (RFS). A record corn shut-downs atsomeethanol facilitiesandsharpeneddebate on 13.3bn/gallons in2012, for thefirsttimein16years, forcing plant gasoline, becauseofalaggingeconomy, cutethanolproduction to 2012/13. Higherpricesfor cornandadrop indemandfor US use for ethanol, reduced globalcornuseby 27mt to347mtin — lessfood/industrial usein addition tothe13mtcutincorn Global consumptionofcornisexpectedtobelower at867mt R corn outputinBrazil. vastly improves cornsuppliesfor export, beingalmosthalfthe growing season, periodduringthedry theextracrop produced areas, andwhileitisviewed asariskycrop, having much ofits be reduced following delays soyabeans inharvesting insome follow-on crop aftersoyabeans. This year thesafrinhacrop may including asecondor ‘safrinha’ corncrop, whichisplantedasa crop by 7mtto 20mt, Brazil’s crop isforecast at arecord 73mt, 854mt in2012/13. While hot, weather hascutthe dry Argentine American crops, are expectedtoboostglobalcornoutput Ukraine 21mt, Mexico22mtandpotentially largeSouth elsewhere, abumpercrop inChina208mt, bettercrops in acorncropfarmers stillmanagedtoharvest ofsome274mt; improvement instocksto146mt. global coarsegraintradelower at125mt, andslight 671mt, food/industrial usedeclinedby 29mtto471mt, with use increased by 16mt(mainly duetotheswitch from wheat)to countries, as consumption fell to1,142mtcoarsegrainfor feed Record highandvolatile prices, curbeddemandinseveral 1,124mt in2012/13, stillthesecondlargestcrop onrecord. were marred by asavage drought, whichcutglobaloutputto anticipated toeasefeed pricesandrebuild coarsegrainstocks, Expectations ofalargeglobalcoarsegraincrop keenly G countries to854mt. where outputfell especially intheUS, Russia, Ukraineandother in 2013/14, compared with thedramaticsituationlastyear, output torise14%, basedonarecovery incornyields, to976mt Alfred C Toepfer InternationalGmbH, forecast globalcorn supplier ofcorn. to boostcornproduction and, inreturn, Chinahasareliable regarding thesupply ofcorn—Ukrainereceived aUS$3bnloan also entered intoaco-operationagreement withChina, above average at9.4m/haand4.0m/harespectively. Ukrainehas hybrids. PlantingsintheEUandUkraineare expectedtobe year’s 34.8m/ha, withupsidepotentialfrom higher-yielding Elsewhere, cornplantingsinChina, are expectedtomatchlast GLOBAL COARSE GRAINSUPPLY &DEMAND hn 25 06 61 61 43 146 125 56 50 144 133 63 164 52 116 166 52 90 1124 119 1142 1153 197 Source: USDA 1155 87 111 Major Exporters 1099 1131 China 1115 Stocks 1113 Trade 1112 Consumption 1082 Production CR ONCO IN CROP CORN ECORD OA OREGANCO I YDOGTIN DROUGHT BY HIT CROP GRAIN COARSE LOBAL Even withtheworst USdrought inmore than50years, US Addressing anoutlookconference inEurope, Steven Vogel of 080 091 001 011 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 2009-2012/13mt 2013/14 OMDRT PRICES MODERATE TO 2012/13 production isalsoexpectedtogrow withstrong government despite aweakening domesticeconomy; whileRussian production growth, by improving supported markets export consumer demand. Brazilisexpectedtomaintain steady in production in2013asslower economicgrowth dampens global market butisexpectedtorecord only amodestincrease relatively constrainedin2013. Chinacontinues todominatethe growth. Globalpigmeatproduction growth islikely tobe weaker footing althoughChinaisshowing strong consumption new feed costplateau from 2007andhasmoved into2013ona prices. isfacinghugechallenges adjustingtothe The industry significant contributortothisgrowth, despite thehighfeed help maintainmargins. Chinaisexpectedtobethemost producers have consolidatedfor cost-savings synergiesandto the pastfew years have eroded profit margins, aslarger by 1%toarecord 83.5mt. Higherfeed costsfor poultry, over production asacompetitively priced option, forecast toincrease and inothercountries, continues tostimulate globalpoultry PRICES FEED HIGH intotheEUoverimported nextfive years. recent decisionimposedan$83.03/ttaxonUSethanolexports, from totheEU—where Brazilandrestrictions a onexports prospectsexport unlikely toimprove duetogreater competition in excessofthatamountwould needtobeheldasstocks, as implies ablendwalloffewer than13.4bngallons. Ethanoloutput growth inhigherblends(E15andE85)remains limited—this economic recovery), ethanolpenetrationratesremain at10%as the US(more efficientcars/fewer milesduetotheslow the nextfew years, tobehindered by declininguseofgasolinein flexibility for cornusefor ethanolin2013. in arangeof2.4bnto2.7bnRINs, implying much greater estimate theamountofRINsavailable torollover in2013, tobe for ethanol. 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Germany isexpectedtodoublemalting spring sown acreage isforecast down by 40%, reducing scope for season. With lower winter-kill ratesinFranceandGermany, surplusto200,000/t,exportable well above the15,000/tthis grade, theremainder asfeed barley, increasing theUK’s potential quality seed, only some39%would make themaltingquality replace flood-damaged wheatfields. And, of duetoshortage prompted alargeincrease inspringbarley plantings, expectedto 12.4m/ha. Excessive wet weather inmostareas intheUK, have 33% year-on-year. EUacreage isalsoexpectedtoincrease to corn willaverage $4.80/buintheUSmarket in2013/14, down barley comesonthebackofUSDA forecast thatpricesof (US$214–244). Canadianfarmers’more favourable view of rise to9mt, withdomesticbarley pricesaveraging C$220–250/t increase barley plantingsto3.2m/hawithoutputexpected 700,000/ha year-on-year. Canadianfarmersare expectedto The IGCpeggedtheglobalbarley area at53.1m/ha, ariseof EU up at$7.10/bu(4March). Corn (yc3)FOB$309/t(4March); CBOT CornMay 2013closed stocks atanhistoriclow of16mt. Average pricesfor export 13mt. Globalcornstocksare expectedtofall118mt, withUS 24.5mt, followed by theUS24mt, Argentina 20mt andUkraine thisseason,largest cornexporter forecast withexports at US. Consumptionisupby over 4mtto60mt, especially inthe inSudan,harvest in andbetterharvests Argentina, Brazilandthe increased by 5mtto59mtin2012/13, helpedby abumper sorghum asanadvancedbiofuel. Production ofsorghum suffering from drought andtheimpactofEPA approval of 2013, dueto aswitch from othercrops inareas recently US sorghumacreage isforecast toincrease to6.4m/acres in S Futures MaltingBarley May contractclosedat$315.20/t(5March). Rouen $289/t(Mar4), around $13/thigherthanlastyear. Matif countries. pricesremain Export firmEUBarley (France)FOB at afive-year low of24mt, especially in majorexporting lower at133mtand18mt, respectively, withglobalbarley stocks Australia amongothers, overall, consumption andtradewere While feed barley increased especially inSaudi Arabia, theEU, the CIScountriesbutalsoin Australia, Morocco and Turkey. Barley outputfell in2012/13to130mt, in duetopoorharvests T PIGBRE LNIG IN PLANTINGS BARLEY SPRING ALICES NSRHMARAEIN ACREAGE SORGHUM IN INCREASE MALL aauy47748 18 270 12 13 4 239 18 11 84 82 53 264 15 17 7 10 67 84 40 260 15 13 7 10 75 91 212 49 15 Source: USDA 1s2 9 4 Total 69 91 55 Others 16 Paraguay India 58 81 32 China Argentina Brazil US I TCSSPOTFR ALYPRICES BARLEY FIRM SUPPORT STOCKS HIN AND C SOYABEANS MAJORPRODUCERS 080 091 001 011 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 ND ALYARAET IEWT RECORD WITH RISE TO ACREAGE BARLEY ANADA 2009–2012/13mt UK 2013 Strong partner in Grain Management. 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network (from field to ship), have become apparent, as it reduced supplies. Average export prices for Soyabeans No 2 struggles to make deliveries, with shipments held up at Brazilian FOB Gulf $567/t (Mar 6) some $55 more than last year. ports. “The talk is of the logistical backlog in Brazil,” said Sal Current high price levels, suggests further weakness in soyabean Gilbertie, chief investment officer of Teucrium Trading LLC. contracts likely. CBOT Soyabeans-March closed at $15.03 ½/bu, “Brazil has, for quite some time, needed to improve its loading with May soyabeans ending up $14.73½/bu (7 March). facilities.” With Brazil’s main port of Santos, severely clogged, Larger crops of soyabean, groundnut, palm kernel and copra and waiting times at the port of Paranagua averaging 51 days in expected to boost crushings by 2mt to 396mt; soyabean crush February, triple those recorded last year, according to margins throughout the world are very positive, and soya crush AgResource, a Chicago-based research group. is expected to rise by 5mt to 232mt, matched by a 5mt increase Global soyabean trade is forecast to increase by 9mt to a in global oilmeal consumption forecast to rise to 267mt, by the record 99mt in 2012/13. While China’s soyabean imports are end of 2012/13. China’s oilseed crushings are forecast to rise by expected to rise to 63mt this season, minimal increases are 4mt to 100mt to meet rising food and feed demand for poultry anticipated in the EU-27, Japan and South Korea. With positive and pigs. crushing margins world-wide, recent sales of US soyabeans to China in February and a sale of 775,000/t soyabeans (5 March), CHINA’S CRUSH CAPACITY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR out of dwindling US supplies, underlines the idea that Brazilian SOYAMEAL EXPORTS logistical problems are driving trade to the US — which may China’s rising consumption of oil meals up to 71mt and itself be forced into imports before supplies from the 2013 vegetable oils 22mt, is driven by food demand and growth in harvest come on stream. “Demand is improving for shrinking US rapidly maturing animal husbandry and expansion in crush supplies,” Don Roose, the president of US Commodities Inc. said capacity. Private sources estimate China’s current soyabean with exporters and crushers competing for last year’s drought- crushing capacity to be 139mt per year. State controlled companies COFCO, Sinograin and Chinatex have contributed to SOYABEANS & SOYABEAN MEAL the rapid expansion. The industry has grown despite severe problems of overcapacity with utilization rates estimated to have ranged 60% and lower. Rabobanks see the spare crushing Major importers 2009–2011/12mt Importers 10/11 11/12 11/12 09/10 10/11 11/12 capacity as a way for China to export more soy meal to nearby Oilseeds Meal markets in Southeast Asia. EU 13 12 11 23 22 21 So far, despite having excess processing capacity and Asia 65 70 75 15 16 16 advantages to nearby markets, China has not been a dominant China 52 59 63 - - - meal exporter, constrained by strong domestic demand and L. America 1 1 1 4 4 5 higher internal prices, limiting exporters’ ability to compete with N. America 4 4 4 3 3 3 Indian meal. India is a competitive supplier to the same Asian Mexico 4 3 3 2 2 2 markets. However, rising domestic use in India could potentially Mid East/Africa 5 4 4 6 6 7 exceed production growth and erode exportable supplies. This MARCH 2013 Others 1 2 2 6 7 6 would present an opportunity for exports by China. Southeast Total 89 93 97 57 58 58 Asia accounts for about 20 percent of world soyabean meal Source: USDA trade, while over 70% of the region’s imports come from Latin America. DCi DCi

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Designed to address the industry issues of predictability in antifouling performance not seen since the days of tributyltin and the difficult issue of slime fouling on ships hulls, the two new technologies are set to improve vessel operating performance, increase efficiency and help control fuel costs and emissions. v Intercept®8000 LPP, is a brand new biocidal linear polishing polymer antifouling featuring patented ‘LUBYON®’ technology that delivers predictable long term performance for in-service periods up to 90 months; and surfaces as soon as they enter the water, has been proven to v Intersleek®1100SR, is the industry’s first biocide-free fouling have an adverse effect on the efficiency of all vessel types. control coating featuring unique patented slime release According to a recent formula produced by Michael P. Schultz, technology that combats micro fouling on ships hulls, Professor, Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean maintaining performance throughout the docking cycle. Engineering, US Naval Academy, at today’s bunker prices, the Based on advanced patented LUBYON® polymer technology, effects of slime potentially costs the shipping industry 44 million Intercept®8000 LPP, provides customers with consistent and extra tonnes of bunker fuel, $28.6 billion in additional fuel costs predictable linear polishing. This will enable ship owners and and an extra 134 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. operators to plan and budget effectively throughout the dry-dock Designed for all commercial vessels, even when slow or ultra cycle of the vessel. slow steaming, new Intersleek®1100SR slime-release technology The unique LUBYON® polymer technology gives the coating a delivers outstanding macro and micro fouling control with good ‘superhydrophilic’ surface. When the coating is immersed, the static resistance even in warm waters. Slime that can build up seawater has a lubricating effect, resulting in less friction. This during static periods is released by the movement of the vessel reduces drag and increases vessel efficiency giving average fuel through water. This has been achieved by the new patented consumption and associated emissions savings of 5% annually fluoropolymer in Intersleek®1100SR which has been developed by compared with typical controlled depletion polymer antifoulings. enhancing the slime resistant polymer groups used in earlier The coating surface also swells on contact with seawater, helping generations of Intersleek® technology creating new surface to smooth out imperfections and potentially further reducing chemistry that specifically resists the adhesion of slime. drag. The technology is the culmination of comprehensive research LUBYON® technology reacts with seawater via a constant to understand slime growth. The development of the new surface active zone releasing only the optimum amount of polymer included a three year fundamental research programme biocide over the scheme life to control fouling settlement. involving a multi-discipline team of marine biologists, Critically, this biocide release rate is largely unaffected by hydrodynamicists and polymer scientists. The team was seawater temperature meaning Intercept®8000 LPP has total supported by world renowned independent academic institutes, trading flexibility and can operate across global routes and four years of laboratory testing and in service, full vessel through all seasons. performance data, from some of the world’s leading ship owners Unlike typical silyl and metal acrylate antifoulings and operators. Intercept®8000 LPP replicates the linear polishing of the shipping Intersleek®1100SR’s slime release technology delivers industry benchmark tributyltin based coatings meaning total International Paint’s best fuel-saving performance throughout the predictability with the polishing rate remaining constant entire docking cycle of a vessel. throughout the in service period. Paul Robbins, Marine Marketing Director at International Paint Designed for the deep sea market at newbuilding and said: “Amid record high bunker fuel prices and lack of liquidity maintenance and repair, the coating has been extensively within the shipping industry, the economic importance of monitored with in service performance validated on multiple underwater hull condition cannot be understated. The launch of vessel types including containers, tankers, bulk carriers and LNGs Intercept®8000 LPP and Intersleek®1100SR, demonstrates our representing over 4 million dwt. commitment to providing customers with real choice and the Also available is an economical version of Intercept®8000 LPP, broadest range of fouling control solutions that meet the specific Intercept®7000. Derived from patented LUBYON® polymer needs of their vessels, fleets and operational preferences. technology, Intercept®7000 features all of the attributes of a “It also highlights International Paint’s mission to introduce typical mid range biocidal antifouling product with the added new, often revolutionary innovations and market leading benefit of linear polishing. technologies that drive operational, cost and environmental MARCH 2013 International Paint has also launched Intersleek®1100SR, the efficiencies for our customers. 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The UK P&I Club (the UK Club) has announced that it has financial stability, claims management and service have attracted over three million gross tonnes of new tonnage, attracted more tonnage from existing Members and new following the closure of the renewal season on 20 February. business to the Club. SHIPPING & TRANSPORT At conclusion of renewal, the Club’s tonnage stands at “As ship-owners face extremely challenging conditions, the around 120 million gross tonnes. This represents net growth Club’s strong capital position enabled a 2.5% mutual premium over the past year of 7.6 million tonnes. As importantly, the discount on the 2011 policy year. The discount amounted to Club maintained its policy on sound underwriting declining an a 10% deduction for all mutual members for the final equivalent volume of tonnage during the renewal on factors instalment of the 2011 call due in December last year. such as quality of risk. “The continuing commitment of the membership and the Hugo Wynn-Williams, chief executive of Thomas Miller support of the insurance broking community is greatly P&I, the UK P&I Club’s managers, says: “It has been a good appreciated by the UK Club and its Board especially and solid renewal for the UK Club marked by continued considering the significant increase in the cost of the controlled growth for the second year in succession. International Group reinsurance premium which “Gross tonnage has increased and we are pleased that our accompanied the general increase for 2013.”

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et more bulk carrier deaths at sea linked to nickel ore of seafarers killed globally by pirates over the same period. The carriage, writes Mike King. list of casualties that have resulted in fatalities makes painful reading: Y v December 2011. The Vietnam-flagged Vinalines Queen More seafarers dead on bulk carriers. Another round of 2005-built Supramax bulk carrier carrying 54,400 tonnes of condolences. No action. That was again the response by the nickel ore from Morowali port in Sulawesi to Ningde port in shipping industry to the news that the Panama-registered, China developed a list northeast of Luzon Island in the 1983-built Handymax Harita Bauxite sank on 17 February after Philippines. Only one of the 23 seafarers onboard escaped loading nickel ore in Obo, Indonesia. The vessel was en route to with his life. Ningbo, China. Ten sailors understood to be from Myanmar v 3 December 2010. The Hong Wei sank. Ten of the crew were rescued one of whom subsequently died. Fourteen were perished. unaccounted for and are now assumed to have drowned in v 27 October 2010. The Jian Fu Star sank with the loss of 13 heavy seas. lives. If this sounds like a tragic remake of Groundhog Day then v 10 November 2010. The Nasco Diamond suffered 21 that is not surprising, because bulk shipping has been here fatalities on 10 November. before. The trade of nickel ore from Indonesia to China All of the casualties have occurred during Indonesia’s wet accounts for a tiny proportion of dry bulk trade each year, but season which runs from approximately October to March. The over the last three years it has been almost singularly cause of the Harita Bauxite loss was still being investigated as DCI responsible for putting into reverse two decades of successful went to press, but the previous four losses on the trade were MARCH 2013 efforts to reduce deaths at sea on bulkers. linked to liquefaction of the cargo. Eighty-one seafarers — including the Harita Bauxite 15 — Although industry bodies have issued a number of notes have now lost their lives on the Indonesia–China nickel ore offering guidance on the safe loading and shipment of nickel ore, trade since late 2010. This is almost four times the total number the message does not seem to be getting through to Indonesia’s DCi

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i SHIPPING & TRANSPORT just 3mt(million tonnes)toChina, whichintermsofthebillion China isthelargest buyer. Even so, supplied in2011thecountry may bedifferent. Sea andmannedby Europeans,North oneimaginestheresponse similar number ofdeathshad occurred onshipsworking the managers usingoldshipsmanned by low paidseafarers. Ifa trade, abackwatertradedominatedby suspectowners and about criticizingIndonesiaover deathsonitsnickel ore export those representing seafarers, have proven consistently reticent miners andshipowners andmanagersloadingthecargo. maritime controllers, of specifically theMinistry Transport, orto Indonesia isnow theworld’s largestsupplier ofnickel ore and Indeed, many ofshipping’s leadingorganizations, including Bureau Veritas works toimprove safety already beenexaminedinaccordance withthisnew said. “A 200,000dwtbulkcarrier designedby CSBChas ships whichtakes intoaccounthydro-elastic elements,” he has launchedanew programme for examiningultra-large rigid ship. amplify thegloballoadscompared toasmallerandmore elasticity istheelasticresponse oftheshipatsea, whichmay structural failures oflargevessels, he told elasticity hasbeenidentifiedandisdeemedresponsible for for example VLOCs, aphysical phenomenoncalledhydro- safety margin,” headded. buckling andfatiguepointofview, whilemaintaining areliable ship andensure thatthey are acceptablefrom ayielding, holistic analysis we are able toexaminethescantlingsof always factorsinsevere North Atlantic seastates. “With this hydrodynamic analysis which, for bulkcarriers inparticular, operation.” possible) loadsthatthevessel willencounterduringits element analysis software whichlooksatthereal (worst 3Dfinite examination isperformed withstate-of-the-art of theshipwhileatsea,” saidChatzitolios. “Today, this well astheglobal loads whichresult from theoverall bending withstand thelocalloadsofseaandcargo carried, as structural elementsare examinedfor theircapacity to operational life. “During thedesignofship, allofits and willmaintainseaworthiness over theirdesigned the vessels are builtaccording tothehighestsafety standards during design, constructionandoperation. that They certify systems structural integrityandthereliability ofmachinery worldwide under its class. for almost1,000bulkcarriers currentlyservices operating he explained, adding thatBVcurrently provides safety end-to-end provision ofsafety services. andrequired life whileatseaandinport demanding service Container Ships, saidbulkcarriers were exposedtoavery throughout operation. carrier safety bothduringthevessel designstageand Bureau Veritas ispioneeringnew ways ofimproving bulk “After anextensive research programme, Bureau Veritas In recent years, following theincrease inlengthofships, He saidsealoadswere derived from ananalytical Pre-active encompassverification oftheship’s services “BV carries outbothpre-active andactive safety services,” Konstantinos Chatzitolios, Cargo Product & ManagerDry DCI . Hydro- to assessthedamageanditspossibleeffects.” vessel. Inaddition, surveyors expert board theshipinorder carried outtoassesstheresidual strength andstabilityofthe incaseofaccidents,support andspecializedreviews are minimizing alsotherisksofdamagetoenvironment. importantly, ofthecrew onboard —increases dramatically, an accident, oftheship—and, the survivability most to provide intheevent support ofanaccident. said. “For thisreason, ofBVare theactive designed services can beanticipated, andconsequently accidentsstilloccur,” he real life sometimesdemonstratesthatnotallriskscenarios analysis studiesandfrom operationalfeedback. “Nonetheless, specific itemstobeexamined, were derived from careful risk port.” relating tothemaintenanceofshipsafety whileatseaandin whereby shipowners are required tofollow specificguidelines history, anenhancedsurvey programme isalsocarried out structure etc.,” hesaid. surveys,machinery cargo hold examinations, bottom survey having itsown area ofexamination, for example, through surveys carried outatspecifictimeintervals, each ship ismaintainedaccording toBVrules. “This isachieved standards.”stage —andtothehighestindustry according toitsapproved drawings —examinedatthedesign construction process inorder toverify thateachship isbuilt undamaged inthesedifficultconditions. these issuesandtoensure thatthevessel remains “Specialized studiesare therefore performed toaddress result inthe hullbeingoverstressed,” added Chatzitolios. the inabilitytopumpoutballastwateratasufficientratemay brackets. hammers cancausephysical damagetoplating, framesand where cargowhile inports grabs, bulldozersandhydraulic their abilitytoundergo loading/unloadingoperationssafely large bulkcarriers.” programme, paving theway for thenew generationofvery amounts ofwater. and stored inconditionswhichenablethe absorption oflarge moisture. This problem usually occurswhenthecargo ismined shipped inbulkcanliquefyifthey containtoomuchfine particles ore. moisture content—amajorproblem when itcomestonickel offers much intheway ofcargo testingfacilitiestomeasure islands ofSulawesi, HalmaheraandPapua. Noneoftheseislands line ofbusiness. plus tonnesofbulkcargo shippedeachyear, isarathermarginal “BV’s provides emergencyresponse service immediate “When thecorrect initiatives are taken immediately after All safety-enhancing regulations, togetherwithsurveys and “In thecaseofbulkcarriers, duetotheiraccident-related After theshipislaunched, BVsurveyors thenensure each “BV surveyors closely follow every aspectoftheship “In loadingports, where rateishigh, thecargo delivery aspectinthedesignofbulkcarriers is Another important “Nickel ore shippedfrom Indonesia andthePhilippines As previously outlinedin Indonesia’s nickel minesare predominantly locatedonthe DCI , mineralcargoes madeupof i MARCH 2013 SHIPPING & TRANSPORT 23 DC Unloading nickel ore. nickel Unloading Rob Lomas, Secretary General of Intercargo, which Secretary General of Intercargo, Rob Lomas, “It has been reported that actions ranging from being barred “It has been reported from that actions ranging Peter Lundahl Rasmussen, Senior Marine Technical Officer at Technical Senior Marine Lundahl Rasmussen, Peter “We have also heard of surveyors being assaulted or arrested being assaulted or of surveyors also heard have “We Norman said RightShip’s work had enabled customers to had enabled work Norman said RightShip’s but it comes “Older tonnage also fits into that window, represents shipowners but also includes nickel ore miners with ore but also includes nickel shipowners represents said of Vale, in its membership such as an Indonesian presence from gaining access to the nickel ore cargoes to physical cargoes ore gaining access to the nickel from ‘house and being placed under harassment, threats, violence, visa irregularity of some the police on the pretext by arrest’ of Such conduct is, surveyors. on cargo been exercised have of the stakeholders.” any not acceptable for course, BIMCO, said that cargo surveyors in Indonesia suffered threats in Indonesia suffered surveyors said that cargo BIMCO, cargoes. ore and intimidation when trying nickel to survey by the police and there seems to be little support from the seems to be little support the police and there from by Authorities.” example, Singapore. I believe there is also an issue with capacity. is also an issue with capacity. there I believe Singapore. example, identify in advance the 25% of the global fleet that are the identify in advance the 25% of the global fleet that are 70% approximately operators who account for substandard no particular were He said while there of total casualties. certain Flags and bulkers, patterns to identifying substandard curves. poor performance class societies have non-IACS he added. targeted more,” are argue they “They’ll Some class societies, is. the owner responsible back to how so certain ages, over vessels take don’t members, IACS need to find a non-IACS operating them may owners society.” 14,500 physical vessel inspections, with some 75% of its with some inspections, vessel 14,500 physical RightShip In 2012, carriers. bulk analyzing business involving 2.66 billion tonnes of 33,504 decisions across processed customer supply from 1,158 vessels commodity and removed chains. DCI

“The world is more transparent now and there are fewer are and there now transparent is more “The world other because mainly in there putting vessels “Owners are RightShip a decade ago, Since starting operation just over places where these ships can hide,” he said. However, he said. these ships can hide,” places where ships traversing still substandard were Norman warned there and often serving portthe world where practices are trades vessels why which he suggested was one reason also poor, fines without ore such as nickel still loading cargoes were checks. moisture completing the requisite he added. away,” staying guys are than more and undertaken 200,000 vessels over has vetted Despite downward pressure on vessel management on vessel pressure Despite downward and increased of scrapping high levels maintenance budgets, of the number Regimes, State Control Port from scrutiny sector is ships operating in the bulk carrier substandard Australia-based the Norman, Warwick to according falling, CEO of RightShip. Number of substandard vessels is falling, says RightShip says Number of substandard vessels is falling, “Especially in the monsoon season, the humidity of the in the monsoon season, “Especially has turned to ore tests nickel in some As INSG points outs, last year Indonesia fell exported volumes from Overall exports had been curtailed of the year, After nickel much for One of the main issues in Indonesia is the difficulty of One of the main issues in Indonesia is the that the “A single lab exists in Indonesia and I understand typically contains substantial moisture content,” said a report content,” moisture substantial contains typically in quite stored mined and is often ore “The INSG Insight. from the from no protection that provide simple facilities particles and of fine clay-like is a mixture The ore environment. particles. larger rock-like in the danger that the ore is a and there increase shipment may turn to liquid.” hold of a ship may cargo Cargo in the range of just 35%. content liquid with moisture be started by and may quite rapidly liquefaction can occur designed to carry not in such are cargo “Bulk carriers vibration. destabilizes the vessel, cargo “A liquid said the report. a state,” and sinking.” capsizing causing listing and ultimately quarter a ban in the first the Indonesian following of 2012 by Value ‘Improving was entitled Regulation No 7/2012 government. Mineral and Purification through Mineral Processing Added exportActivities’ and it imposed limitations on the of The bauxite and zinc. tin, nickel, silver, gold, copper, unprocessed was to encourage the regulations intention behind the new but legal within Indonesia, and smelting of ores processing Court the Supreme of Indonesia rule miners saw challenges by last year. the legislation illegal in November was ramped up to boost exports as fast as possible the pressure As partseason. just at the onset of the worst of the wet went to press, it was not entirely clear if the Harita Bauxite sank clear if the Harita Bauxite it was not entirely to press, went other casualties but the four liquefaction, ore because of nickel been caused by to have all found were on the trade listed above liquefaction. nickel loading practices at ports the use of safe in remote enforcing is “There is often limited. infrastructure where mining areas of combined with the remoteness which, little infrastructure reliable means it is difficult to ensure some of the ports, with a risk said one source sampling and testing of the cargo,” assessment background. for equipment is not as sophisticated as that used in labs in, DC 24 MARCH 2013

i SHIPPING & TRANSPORT correctly are ratherslim. islands, thechancesofthem being understoodandfollowed operators onIndonesia’sreach minersandport more remote are aimedatcaptains ofshipsabletoread English. Ifthey even and politicianslargely toblamefor theseconsistenttragedies. ready andwillingtograspthesafety nettleandtackletheminers Indonesia since2010have hardly smacked ofanorganization bulk carriers. However, itsactions onthenickel ore issuein improving shipsafety duringtheyears ofdecliningdeathson lossoflife.”unnecessary lessons from thistragedy, andhelpinfuture prevent this bulksectorcanlearnandapply anythat thedry safety-related authorities toquickly conducttheiraccidentinvestigations so forthis region therelevant underlinestheimportance speculate aboutthecauseofthissadincident.” the levels. However, asfar guides explaininghow tosafely load nickel ore andtestmoisture and guidance,” saidaspokesman. are strongly advisedtocontacttheir own P&Iclubfor advice members. “BIMCO owners consideringfixingnickel ore cargoes aimingatassistingitsowner Parties’ Clause for Charter lesson. and how many lives itwilltake learnsits before theindustry it isnowonder askhow long many outsidethebulkindustry stakeholders shouldtake note.” confirmation ofwhotheshipperwasatthisstage. membership,” saidIntercargo managerDavid Jones. “We’ve no confirm thatneitherthey northeshipare inIntercargo listed asOceanSentinelsShipmanagementinSingapore, andI “According toEquasis, themanagerof[ Intercargo washappy totake itsshare ofthecredit for But, hecontinued, “The sudden lossof anotherbulkcarrier in Intercargo andvariousP&IClubshave alsoissuedarangeof BIMCO hasnow issueda ‘Solid BulkCargoes thatcanLiquefy After somany incidentsonasingletradeinjustthree years, “If there are any safety-related lessonstobelearned, all Harita Bauxite Harita loss that “at this early stage, we cannot DCI can ascertain, mostof theseguides Harita Bauxite Harita ] is audited toestablish they are managedsafely.” mine tovessel hold. We recommend thatthesupply chainsare companies totake responsibility for theirsupply chainfrom dispute, orworse, anotherfatalaccident,” hesaid. islikelyits poorconditiononarrival atport to triggereithera cause conflictatports. “The cargo may already beunsafe and regulations thatare easily ignored inremote locationsandcould companies mightmore quickly ensure improved safety thannew actionsfor corporatemanslaughter againstmining court route toimprovements mightbeavailable. Hesaidthethreat of about pressing Indonesianministers, Cameron thinks another tests ratherthanriskthesafety ofship, cargo andcrew.” Moisture Point (FMP)and Transportable Moisture Limit (TMP) outtheirown Flowsupply chainandequipmenttocarry really worththerisk, theninvest in inspectorstoinspectthe thecargo,they shouldconsider eithernotcarrying orifit’s in highriskareas. “Where there isinsufficientinfrastructure of theloadingsituationratherthantrustland-sideassessments forensic investigator RTI, saidshipoperatorsshouldtake control not adhered toandinfrastructure andenforcement are lacking. regulations willnothelpinplaceswhere existingregulations are Code amendments. However, many analysts arguethatstronger welcomed,”particularly saidIntercargo. the control ofmoisture contentfor ‘Group A’ cargoes are by Intercargosupported are included, andrevisions concerning “The inclusionofseveral changestotheCoderequested or 2015. and willnotthenenterforce ofJanuary untilthestart before theMaritime Safety Committee’s 92ndsessioninJune painfully slow. The alterationstotheCodewillnotbeadapted ore finesthatcansuffer liquefaction. Yet progress isproving governing thehandlingofcargoes such asnickel ore andiron International MaritimeSolidBulkCargoes Code(IMSBC) “There needstobegreater pressure for themining organizations haveWhile shippingindustry beenhesitant Steve Cameron, MarineDirector atmaritimerisk, safety and Member statestoIMOhave beenurgedtoactaheadofthe Maritime regulators are now attempting totightenthe Nickel mine. i MARCH 2013 SHIPPING & TRANSPORT 25 DC compact, clean and water-resistant design. clean and water-resistant compact, necessary with complete winch bollard equipment to ensure unit (electrical version); control with converter frequency system or ring line connection to the vessel’s for prepared main deck to the vessel’s welding for prepared foundation made of certified steel structure steel and sandblasted entire epoxy/acrylic two-component top quality, exterior paintwork: and parts and spare list; full set of operating manuals radio control HPU; storage drums; rope; optional pipe hatch; Standard equipment Standard operation; safe version); HPU (hydraulic structure; to Sa 2.5 prior to painting; to — colour according paint of highest marine standard choice; owner’s on request. etc, v v v v v v v v v low noise during operation; low and maintenance; low self-lubricating bearings for stepless speed control with high light line speed; stepless speed control 60% of the mbl of adjusted to approximately brakes, failsafe of line speed when load is increased; automatic reduction optimal and safe control during mooring; control optimal and safe pedal; foot by controlled integrated emergency stop and flexible cable connection; one-man operated; mooring without the use of stoppers; direct the rope; The mooring system makes a saving on deck space and, more on deck space and, a saving The mooring system makes Basic features: The company is DNV-certified in accordance with ISO 9001: in accordance is DNV-certified The company used to which are that all winch davits, essential It is clearly trained and experienced personnel are The company’s in the AS is very interested TTS Marine As a major supplier, INCH BOLLARDS v v v v v v v v v v W and patented a revolutionary AS has developed TTS Marine and capstans mooring winches, mooring system that replaces conventionally bollards as the standard drums as well wrapping of stoppers, mooring without the use Direct mooring. used for during mooring. control optimal and safe and secures than made easier and safer mooring operations are significantly, The system is available. currently methods with the standard versions. and electric in hydraulic available TTS Marine’s winch bollards contribute to overall safety overall to contribute TTS bollards winch Marine’s a full portfolio provides TTS Group, part of the AS, TTS Marine AS designs and Marine TTS of services market. the marine for and winch bollards, davits, boat and fender supplies rescue service platforms. with a wide on marine servicing, chiefly It is focused 2008. parts of original spare as the provision scope of activities such hundred cranes and many — supporting of delivered thousands service, inspections, as offering — as well davits delivered a wide range of products. and training for conversions in full are case of an emergency, into the sea in lifeboats lower on a yearly the systems operational Keeping order. working TTS Marine basis is part measure. and sound safety good of a and surveys and annual installation both davits offers maintenance. servicingauthorized for with the latest in accordance and ILO regulations. IMO, of SOLAS, requirements that it The care of all personnel operating its equipment. safety of its winch in the design and manufacture is evidenced takes bollards. SHIPPING & TRANSPORT lead todisastrous consequences. SOLASX11Regulation12 acts like aliquid. Leftundetected, thepresence ofliquidmay unconsolidated metalores are transformed intoasubstancethat recently asDecember2011. compliance butalsodeliver operationalbenefits. canhelpnotonly toensurehow moderntechnology regulatory hazards posedby liquefactionfor bulkcarriers andconsiders Geoff Taylor, managingdirector ofPSM Liquefaction —aclearandpresent dangerforbulkvesseloperators the Supramaxbulkcarrier to beanissue, withseven bulkcarriers lostin2010aloneand the number oflosseshassincedeclined, liquefactioncontinues lost shipsandfatalitiesfound tobeattributablecargo. 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PSM TankView: level measurement and supervision and measurement systems for level TankView: bulk and alarm systems to protect water ingress BulkSafe: ClearView: award-winning oily water discharge monitoring oily award-winning ClearView: ballast, cargo, service and bunker fuel oil tanks service and bunker cargo, ballast, with SOLAS regulations in accordance carriers the main from type approvals carry all required PSM products systems with satellite data transfer providing MARPOL providing systems with satellite data transfer accidental pollution compliance and preventing Manufacturers continue to make further advances — PSM for to make continue Manufacturers Integration of BulkSafe with PSM’s ClearView system provides ClearView with PSM’s Integration of BulkSafe HAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FFORDABLE AND PRACTICAL BOUT leading marine societies, in addition to many country to many in addition specific leading marine societies, to BS EN ISO 9001:2000. approved PSM are standards. approval example seeks to cut installation costs further the by of the latest MODBUS sensors which reduce introduction to digital The move and cabling requirements. pipework and self-checking, reliability improved technology provides further in transit. enhancing safety v v further functionality. With the ClearView system, a real-time system, With the ClearView further functionality. desk or via a text to the operator’s message is delivered be activated on message should a critical alarm or pre-warning secure benefit from operators Additionally, the vessel. board on-board and can perform storage of operating activity records staff to the ship’s This allows system condition health checks. WIAS port inspections ahead of for readiness the vessel’s ensure all times. systems at and to monitor safety arrival A Whilst the primary and similar systems is function of BulkSafe the benefits of adopting the latest technology clear. are safety, in payback rapid Installing modern systems of this type offers the through and operational efficiency terms of cost savings Advances in technology combined with the vessel. entire PSM has like specialist instrumentation experience of suppliers and of ship owners such systems within reach brought With to repair. making them a practical alternative operators, industry the cargo can at last look the help of digital technology, future. to a safer forward A PSM Instrumentation is a specialist 30 years, over Established for marine of advanced and supply manufacture in the design, the systems for instrumentation and marine protection control a range of PSM offers marine transportation industry. ship builders and end-users, designers, solutions for application and are and reliably operate efficiently vessels to ensure Main regulations. and environmental safety compliant with legal, solutions include: application v W systems to do not require regulations WIAS time At the present that PSM believes However, alerting remote facility. any provide faster transmission of critical alarms potentially providing by meeting the avoided, easily incidents can be more dangerous The WIAS regulations. the SOLAS that lie behind true objectives IDP and Skywave use Polestar systems latest BulkSafe alerts. near-instantaneous technology to provide Wet nickel ore presents a presents nickel ore Wet detected by WIA systems. detected by ? liquefaction risk that can be This new technology amongst wide acceptance This new has found Unlike systems based on mechanical switches and floats, switches systems based on mechanical Unlike is a ship operators today’s Another important for requisite OW DOES THE TECHNOLOGY WORK shipyards and designers as a low-cost solution which is easy to which is easy solution as a low-cost designers and shipyards considerable financial also are there solution, As a retrofit install. the age where approaching bulkers many With advantages. the latest becomes a consideration, and overhaul major refit update obsolete or malfunctioning to an easy way systems offer the existing cost than repairing often at a lower WIAS systems, configuration. The latest systems offer maximum flexibility and ease of fitting maximum The latest systems offer range of with a full applications, and retrofit both new for installation options facilitating mechanical and electrical existing components systems and allowing integration with other partsWith no moving to be re-used. clamps and conduits e.g. offer solutions today’s damp cargo, with or foul that will wear maintenance requirements. with fewer in use reliability proven detection and alarm systems use modern water ingress PSM’s triggering holds, sensors to monitor cargo active self-checking, System additionally BulkSafe PSM’s an alarm if water is detected. mandatory deck’ facility which allows ‘check from a features holds full or empty. Inspections to be completed with the cargo can help Reducing the time spent in port procedures clearance capacity. cargo available fleet efficiency while maximizing improve the use of through is assured integrity level A high safety Both function. zero’ ‘live transmitters with a level hydrostatic testing of the designed to enable comprehensive are features master prior to loading to cargo the ship’s systems by ship’s is in order. everything ensure staff in the protect both to audit trail, means to establish a safety in the documented evidence of an incident and to provide event a provides application BulkSafe PSM’s of an incident. event output of an RS485 serial communications solution in the form a to provide data recorder voyage which connects to the ship’s offline. be analysed that can record permanent and secure H DC 28 MARCH 2013

i SHIPPING & TRANSPORT RINA iscurrently working includeitsrole asco-ordinator ofthe international requirements. assessing permissibleloadingconditionsincompliancewithnew out anumber ofstudiesonexistingbulkcarriers, aimedat new maintenancecriteriafor thistypeofship. And ithascarried role inIACS andIMOinitiatives focused onthedevelopment of Genoa-based internationalclassificationsocietyRINA DinoEttore Cervetto,writes Technical SectorManager with Services designed toimprove thesafety andmaintenanceofbulkcarriers, RINA hasfor many years beeninvolved instudiesandprojects first inbulkcarrier putssafety initiatives RINA devices ofelectricalpower, temperature, vibrationsandbalancing and specifiedmoderntoolsashighvoltage test, measuring shoes. The company’s equipmentconsistsofmodernmachinery of itsequipment. Itprovides specialuniforms, gloves, glassesand absolutely inensuringthesafety ofallitsstaffandtheoperators operations are environmentally friendly. Italsobelieves alternator rewinding, motors, panels, automationsandsoon. have inelectricalwork, great expertise suchason-board only inGreece butallover theworld. Itshighly trainedstaff automations, rewinding generatorsandelectricalmotors, not constructions, repairs, modifications, electricalboards, been involved inships’electricalworks suchasnew For 35years, E.M.W. (ElectricalMarine Works) inGreece has E.M.W. asatoppriority considers safety New research projects covering bulkcarrier safety onwhich For thepast20years andmore RINAhasoccupiedamajor E.M.W. pays attentiontoensuringthatits particular . Cervetto.lo Dino Ettore France, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, IndiaandtheUSA. from around theworld, includingCyprus, theUK, Germany, timely andalways toahighquality. competition, thecompany careful isvery inallitswork, very and repaired every electricalproblem onboard. Intermsof addition, ithascarried outtherewinding ofalternators, motors, water andfire damagedaccommodations/enginerooms. In construct new vessels andrepair olderoneslike floodedwith and soforth. development ofaconceptual bulkcarrier design. Ithasalso one ofwhomit has entered intoanagreement for the bulk carrier conversions withtwo Chineseshipdesigners, with liquefaction, RINAhasalsoengagedinadvanced consultationon by adegree ofuncertainty. manage inatotally reliable way, andare inevitably characterized options are subjecttoarangeofvariableswhichare difficultto withanacceptablemoisture content.transported Butallsuch ofembarkation,at ports thusensuringthatcargoes are moisture content, andthemostappropriate arrangement. arranged for thesafe carriage ofGroup A cargoes atany designed toidentifytheoptimalselectionofholdsbe the problem. co-operation withthedesigner, provides adefinitive solutionto has developed aprogramme which, whenimplementedinclose moisture contentofIMSBCGroup A cargoes. Itbelieves thatit closely involved instudiestoresolve issuesrelating tothe problems involving theliquefactionofbulkcargoes. Ithasbeen intervention. perform UTmeasurements, withouttheneedfor human specific capabilities, isusedtoprovide visualfeedback, andto focus onbulkcarriers. A setofrobotic platforms, eachwith of robots tobeemployed for shipinspections, withaspecific EU-funded MINOAS project, covering the development ofafleet portable andstableequipment.portable well astwo 300m E.M.W. owns a450m The company’s clientscomenotonly from Greece, butalso In thepast35years, E.M.W. hasmanaged, inshipping, to As part ofitsworkAs part onaddressing theproblem ofcargo Other solutionsare possibleinvolving inspection andcontrol The co-operationbetween RINAandthedesigneris Elsewhere, RINAisworking onsolutionstohelpsolve 2 storage facilitieswhichholdallthenecessary 2 workshop nearthe Port ofPiraeus, as i MARCH 2013 SHIPPING & TRANSPORT 29 DC software for the control and the control for software This is an issue of paramount ad-hoc importance in today’s industry, and is industry, importance in today’s on propulsion, working by achieved hull lines and hull weight It poses significant characteristics. challenges to the designer and also working which are to RINA, together in a spirit of strict co- optimum operation to achieve Shipbuilding Co for Italian owner Shipbuilding Co for d’Amico Società di Navigazione verywhich is characterized by low fuel consumption rates. RINA is also in the process of developing a new class a new of developing RINA is also in the process RINA has meanwhile been very active in terms of securing RINA has meanwhile been very active notation covering the energy efficiency of ships, including bulk the energy efficiency of ships, notation covering when vessels by achieved certifying the fuel-savings carriers, to the benchmark value of similar ships. compared results. Joint examination of propulsion characteristics and, in characteristics and, examination of propulsion Joint results. analysis using advanced of structural influences, particular, is central to the tools, techniques and cutting-edge verification being undertaken. work involves the development of the development involves It is bulk carriers. for contracts to newbuilding contracts related bulk carrier new of several in the approval involved currently and in particular in Chinese shipyards. in the Far East, projects of a novel in the approval These include a significant involvement the Zhejiang Haihang built by design of Handymax bulk carrier monitoring of system efficiency. Meanwhile, RINA is also working on a solution to the RINA is also working Meanwhile, to ballast related The issue is closely a key terminals play It is clear that cargo its R&D programme to expand and improve RINA continues worked on a new design with a Korean yard, in co-operation yard, design with a Korean on a new worked difficult the recent However, with a leading dry operator. cargo in a resulted which have trends, and adverse conditions market Indonesia, from mainly transportation, ore in nickel reduction of such designs. the development served down to slow have high loading rates and the demands for caused by problems insistence of some terminals on hold-filling during a single pass. effect a negative can have This procedure cargo example, (for both on local structures hammering of double bottom plates) and on a high load typified by loads, hull girder concentration in one hold when the ship is draught. operating at low a RINA has performed system capacity. ships of studies on representative number evaluating for and has identified a procedure ballast pump capacity. the optimum it is that reason, For in this scenario. role at an international the issue to be addressed for appropriate to by adhered rules can be established and then where level, both the shipping industry terminal operators. and by and is co-operating and maintenance, safety on hull and structure operating post-Panamax bulk with a pool of Italian shipowners to identify the optimal sailing conditions in a project carriers The study fuel consumption. in a reduction needed to produce Built to deliver more 'ůŽďĂů>ŽŐŝƐƟĐ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ

ZŽĐŬƚƌĞĞ>ŽŐŝƐƟĐƐWƚĞ͘>ƚĚ͘ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŽĐŬƚƌĞĞ͘ƐŐ ϯŚƵƌĐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚηϮϰͲϬϭͬϬϮ^ĂŵƐƵŶŐ,Ƶď^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞϬϰϵϰϴϯ dĞů͗нϲϱϲϲϮϮϲϱϬϬͮ&Ăǆ͗нϲϱϲϲϮϮϲϱϭϭ ŝŶĨŽΛƌŽĐŬƚƌĞĞ͘ƐŐ i MARCH 2013 SHIPPING & TRANSPORT 31 DC i DC In the ship-management industry there are some conflicting In the ship-management industry are there Finally, BSM as a service provider recognizes that each ship recognizes BSM as a service provider Finally, Effective maintenance is obviously critical in ensuring the critical in maintenance is obviously Effective aims, such as to deliver personalized service to each client, but personalized service such as to deliver to each client, aims, also high cost efficiency taking advantage of economies of scale. a small organization by servicePersonalized is best delivered and limiting total number location, geographical near the client’s not such an organization would However of ships and clients. the cost efficiency associated with a large organization have of among a large number its overhead which is able to spread a position of strength from and who can also negotiate ships, In the ship owners. with suppliers to obtain the best costing for of ship- a number having of by care this is taken BSM, close which are the globe, around spread management centres of ships and limiting the total number clients, to respective functions such At the same time, each office. clients handled by and regulatory HRM, IT, chain management, as supply economies of scale by achieving centralized, are compliance, This also to duplicate this function. each office having avoiding the large critical mass necessaryallows with negotiating for to obtain the best possible deals suppliers and service provider’s, clients. the ship owner for owner/operator has unique needs, and it is the company’s has unique needs, owner/operator of a example the requirements For to fulfill these. responsibility that of an industrial from very different are owner tramp bulker which operates its in-house fleet as a partcompany of its raw Flexibility of management while operations. material supply and environmental ethics, norms of safety, the universal following its clients. is what BSM promises protection, vessel is fit for her purpose, especially as the vessels age as the vessels especially her purpose, is fit for vessel BSM machinery and hull coatings, Apart from upkeep advances. close attention to the condition of ballast tanks and pays the the factor which will govern since this is probably coatings, touch up and stripe Regular inspection, of the ship. useful life crew. the ship’s out by coating is carried condition and that the vessels hull condition is maintained as hull condition is condition and that the vessels as required. inspecting and cleaning regularly best practicable, possible best to ensure monitored is closely Every vessel As the vessel. overballasting avoiding draught and trim condition, in- BSM has developed in this sphere, an example of innovation which can be customized to house trim optimization software, during operation. in major fuel savings which results each vessel, . Currently, BSM Currently, . writes Captain Firoze Mirza, writes Captain Firoze This extensive experience of managing experience of This extensive The starts at the design stage itself. involvement BSM’s Ideally yard evaluations, with shipyard BSM has assisted owners and safely is one thing — operating it vessel Building a good see is not what you of the dryIn many bulk trades, factor any fuel at present, With the very high price of bunker has 87 bulk carriers under management, these under management, has 87 bulk carriers to the small Handysize bulkers range from located Clients are carriers. largest ore world’s and the Europe Asia, — in various continents established commodity Americas — and include and of industrial conglomerates, operators, shipping companies. course pure dry some of the leading for vessels cargo a in BSM developing operators has resulted as as well expertise base, and knowledge strong experienced staff both afloat a pool of highly and emphasis is placed on developing Great and ashore. and staff, and shoreside pool of shipboard this strong retaining knowledge. their embedded suggestions and comments on has been able to offer company important small but and make specifications, the newbuilding and performance, in better safety/operational changes resulting the ship owner. for long-term cost savings fuel-efficient, to build and energy efficient optimization, audits, regulations. meeting all the latest vessels friendly environmentally fitting of for BSM often arranges In consultation with owners, of Class and the requirements beyond equipment which goes on some of the large ore example, For the IMO conventions. which monitoring systems BSM has fitted hull stress carriers, not just as levels, the officers to monitor the actual stress allow adds This undoubtedly the loading instruments. calculated from of ensuring that inadvertent overstressing by safety to the ship’s is avoided. the ships structure base of knowledge The extensive is quite another. efficiently identifying the in proactively a long way staff goes BSM’s ships that are For and mitigating the risks. expected hazards BSM has set up in calling at certain dedicated ports/terminals, such as bridge the ship-staff, house training facilities for with the models of the particular and port.simulators vessel loaded on board cargo A mis-declared get. what you necessarily office staff are and BSM’s to the ship and crew, hazard is a great such alert and trades where to the risks and the areas always ports in the many (especially are There endemic. practices are subject to huge marine are vessels minor bulks trade) where Indeed exorbitant claims. risks of as commercial risks as well casualties due to bulk carrier ‘loss of life’ the majority of recent loaded cargo was due to such inappropriate/mis-declared and background strong BSM’s Again, the vessels. onboard in anticipating and a long way experience of the trade goes these types of situations. for preparing a small amount of fuel is very valuable to the even that saves operation monitors the vessels BSM pro-actively ship operator. that the engine is being operated in the optimum to ensure Managing Director of Bernhard Schulte of Bernhard Managing Director ) (Hong Kong Shipmanagement Expertise in ship management: keeping safety keeping management: in ship Expertise forefront at the has Shipmanagement (BSM) Schulte Bernhard the operation in been a major presence always particularly the largest of dry bulk vessels, VLOCs (very large and Capesize such as vessels carriers), ore Quality in Bulk www.ovet.nl

Mr. F.J. Haarmanweg 16d 4538 AR Terneuzen • 4 fl oating cranes The Netherlands • 80,000 t/day capacity Tel.: +31 115 676 700 • Screening/crushing facilities Fax: +31 115 620 316 E-mail: [email protected] • Terminals in Terneuzen and Contact: Mr. Jan Agten Vlissingen Mr. Bram Peters Mr. Sander van der Veeke • Draught: 16.50 m SW NEWS intergroup — offering whole-chain integrated logistics services intergroup is a recognized Italy-based company, which specializes warehouses on the national territory: a harbour warehouse in in integrated logistics. Gaeta (custom and VAT free); Formia, where packaging and intergroup provides a wide and fully-integrated management others added-value services are provided; Sessa Aurunca for coal for cargoes, along the whole logistic chain: marine terminal and other products related to the cement industry; the new PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS PORTS, & TERMINALS activities, transport, packaging, warehousing, handling of special foodstuff warehouse in Gaeta; the also new 20,000m2 wide cargo (for instance: windmills), handling Distriport area in the heart and services for ferries, ro-ro and of the Port area of cruises, and therefore as a group, it offers Civitavecchia; the intermodal a tailor-made service while keeping highly exchange area in Frosinone, competitive prices. connection point between Established in 1986, during its 26-year- flows of road-carried and long existence, intergroup has been railway-carried products, and logistic partner with leading national and the recently opened new international companies. intergroup warehouses on the Ionian handles for them industrial supply chains coast. of several million tonnes of goods a year. Some of those In a nutshell, the key strength of warehouses are completely intergroup is its offer of a whole range of dedicated to bulk storage. One of the logistic areas of intergroup. services, in order to build a ‘logistics Among them, the coal package’ for its clients, activating its The port and the city of Gaeta. logistics plays a main role. In dedicated pool of employees in every fact, one of the six department involved. Services provided warehouses mentioned from intergroup transport division cover above, is entirely dedicated national and international transport for to supporting the cement every kind of goods delivering excellent industry with all the raw services, while the marine terminal material it needs for its network, based in both the Port of Rome production, such as petcoke, Civitavecchia and the Port of Gaeta coal, iron oxide, ferrous (halfway between Rome and Naples, and sulphate, pozzolana: the experiencing a €95 million expansion Sessa Aurunca warehouse, plan), offers a wide range of stevedoring just halfway between Rome services and has both technologically and Naples, is a preferred innovative equipment and machines, and hub for the just-in-time trustworthy and high-skilled human distribution for most of the resources. major cement factories located in the centre/south INTERGROUP – BULK LOGISTICS part of Italy, such as EXPERIENCE Colacem, Italcementi, In December 2012, the Port of Gaeta, Cementir and many more. where the headquarters of intergroup are situated, received €35 The area completely reserved to coal flows is 70,000m2 wide. million, thus becoming the fastest-growing port in Italy in 2013. Five-metre- high cement walls are placed in the area in order to The new amount was released in order to further develop protect the product and to create different zones reserved to the first stage of expansion works, just concluded in 2012, at a each client, keeping different coal qualities ideally separated. cost of €65 million, which improved the draught up to 9 metres, Coal is discharged at the Port of Gaeta by the intergroup marine and more than doubled the storage areas up to 400,000m2. At terminal facilities, from vessels usually arriving from United the end of the works, the new draught will be of 14 metres, so States or South America, then carried into the Sessa Aurunca that even bigger vessels will be able to arrive at the port. warehouse, stored and delivered just in time to factories, Gaeta specializes in the receipt and discharging of dry bulk according to distribution plans. materials, and therefore one of the core focuses of intergroup is According to the quality and green-oriented philosophy that the dry bulk: intergroup is in fact a main logistics player in drives the intergroup way, Sessa Aurunca coal warehouse is various national supply chains for industrial companies receiving equipped with a system to minimize dusts, and all around the clinker, coke, sands, salt, fertilizers, sulphate, carbonate. area there are high cement walls and lines of poplars. There is intergroup is structured to offer loading, discharging and also a totally green system, equipped with highly sophisticated movement operations of raw materials and goods transported automated installations for depuration, filtering and recycling of from ships as bulk cargo. Harbour activities are performed with water, a sub-irrigation system, a coconut-fibre drainage system specific means and equipment: the group directly owns four with laser rays, a safe fire-fighting system and all the Gottwald cranes of 200, 100, 63 tonnes, Caterpillar bulldozers technologically advanced installations which guarantee the MARCH 2013 and Bobcats, hermetic grabs from 7 to 20 cubic metres, highest standards in this field. Last but not least 30% of the de-dusted hoppers, skid slides, suction cleaning machines. whole warehouse area is specifically dedicated to a poplar In tight connection with harbour activity, there are the plantation to protect the outer environment from any warehousing facilities. intergroup owns and runs eight contamination with the product. DCi

33 EMO – 40 years fully equipped to meet your expectations

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Since 1973, the EMO terminal in the Rotterdam port has been a major hub in transporting coal and iron ore from all over the world to the European hinterland. EMO has always been a reliable partner for its customers in helping to control these ﬂ ows of goods by combining daily processes with a clear vision for the future.

EMO is able to accommodate the world’s largest dry bulk vessels, and yet we never cease to look to the future and plan ahead – now more than ever! In 2012, we have strongly increased our storage and transhipment capacity and effi ciency by commissioning fi ve new, state-of-the-art projects: the seventh stacker reclaimer, the fi fth unloader, the second fully automated coal wagon loader, a brand-new sea- going vessel loader along an innovative, new quay, and a high-tech operations centre. These projects ensure that we are fully equipped to enhance our safety, effi ciency and sustainability performance, and to continue to serve you as a reliable partner in dry bulk transhipment in the coming decades. The PPoortor of the Lone Star StateTM A channel depth of 45 feet authorized and permitted for 52’, direct vessel-to-rail discharrgge, BNSFF,, KCS and UP on site, dockside truck access, union and non-union stevedore availability, FTZ #122 and the shortest ship mooring time in the Texas Gulf. Call on your TTeexas partner.

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Tangshan to get ﬁve coal berths China's National Development and Reform Commission has given the go-ahead for the construction of two more coal berths at the port of Tangshan. These will have an annual capacity of 56 million tonnes. Two of the port’s coal berths will be able to accommodate 150,000dwt vessels, while the other three will be limited to 100,000dwt vessels. The budget for the project is $897 million. Barry Cross PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS PORTS, & TERMINALS China to clear calls by Valemax carriers

CVRD believes that its Valemax bulk carriers will be given clearance to call at ports in China this year. Up until recently, the 400,000dwt ships have been barred from the ports because of safety concerns, although the real reason appears to be that some traders in China are worried that CVRD will be able to dominate the market with these extra capacity ships. BC

Subic Bay coal transshipment operation not as efﬁcient as hoped

CVRD has been experiencing problems with the hub operation that it has established at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Each of the Valemax vessels has reportedly been delayed by up to 30 days at the port due to the erratic scheduling of shuttle carriers. Discharge rates have also not lived up to expectations. The company believes that the transshipment operation is costing around six dollars per tonne extra, but once additional costs are added in the operation may be up to 50% more expensive than direct shipments. BC

HBT given permission to withdraw equipment from Haldia

Haldia Bulk Terminal in India, despite being allowed to remove handling equipment from its former concession at the port of Haldia, has been strictly forbidden by the courts from redeploying said equipment abroad. Earlier, Kolkata Port Trust had sought MARCH 2013 an injunction to prevent the equipment from being taken away by HBT, but this was declined by the judiciary. The terminal operator had previously withdrawn from the port midway through a 10-year contract because of law and order problems. BC DCi

37 DC 38 MARCH 2013 i PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS NEWS SUEZ. Rhenus Midgard hassignedalogisticscontractwiththis neighbouring countries, e.g. supplierslike largeenergy GDF Lower Saxony —for coalconsumersinGermany and for through competitive in opportunities imports theport conversion oftheRhenus Midgard terminalopensupnew the coalterminalat Wilhelmshaven inNovember lastyear. The The firstfully ladenCapesize vessel, the Wilhelmshaven hasattractedgreat interest inthemarket place. F million tonnesofthefuelcouldbestored, whenfully completed. many asseven storageareas are possible—where uptothree — canaccommodateapproximately 400,000tonnesofcoal. As storage area —andasecondonewillbecompletedby thespring tofinalcustomers.can bestored untilitistransported Each facilities for unloadingships—ithasalsoensured thatthecoal times for vessels. Butthecompany hasnotonly upgradedits of 2013onwards andthiswillsignificantly reduce unloading cranes toachieve theirfullunloadingpotentialfrom thesummer belt from thepiertocoalstoragearea willenablethethree able tohandleup1,750tonnesperhour. A secondconveyor installing two new doublejiblevel luffingcranes, eachofwhichis board. draught of18.50metres andupto250,000tonnesofcargo on that canaccommodatefully ladenCapesize vessels witha Germany’s Seacoastisnow theonly oneinthecountry North deepening theberth, theterminalon coal attheNiedersachsenbrücke jetty. After million inmodernizingitsfacilitiesfor handling first time. been abletoincrease coalvolumes for the use ofthebenefitsitsfacilities; andithas sectortomakecoal consumersintheenergy Midgard, hasbeenworking hard toencourage fruit: thelocalterminaloperator, Rhenus Unverricht. Germany’s largestcoalterminals, the pastthree years toturnitintooneof Bay, hasbeenexpandedatgreat expenseover Wilhelmshaven, apierstretching outintoJade The Niedersachsenbrücke (NSB)jettyin W F inWilhelmshaven Jetty Another customerusesthenewcoalterminalatNiedersachsenbrücke RTCA NODN PRTOSFOR OPERATIONS UNLOADING COAL IRST FOR VESSEL IRST ILHELMSHAVEN Part oftheRhenus Midgard’sPart extensionwork involved The Rhenus Group hasinvested The investments are now bearing GDF SUEZ ADE IN HANDLED writes Astrid writes € 90 Navios Pollux GDF SUEZ , docked at railway linebetween Wilhelmshaven andOldenburghashad Rail linkshave improved oftheupgradingwork. tooaspart The G line withdemand. onblocktrainsin Bremen andMunichisbeingtransported arrived at Wilhelmshaven, isdestinedfor power stationsnear benefits ofthesite. The GDFSUEZcoal, whichhasalready Managing Director ofRhenus Midgard, commentingonthe locate itscoalhubat Wilhelmshaven,” says Michael Appelhans, logistics anditisthereason why GDFSUEZisplanning to here.vessels canberth This creates savings inexpenditure on “Wilhelmshaven offers nauticaladvantages, becausethelargest W Rhenus Midgard at Wilhelmshaven, summarizingthesituation. Wilhelmshaven site,” says MatthiasSchrell, ManagingDirector of ofourlong-termco-operationatthe is justthestart positiveGDF SUEZinavery light. The handlingofthe The B Niedersachsenbrücke jettyunloadedthis cargo. board andtheRhenus Midgard employees atthe and 32.25metres wide, had71,050tonnesofRussiancoalon Petersburg. The Panamaxcarrier, whichis224.90metres long terminal andislocatedabout150kilometres ofSaint north-west 1,150 nauticalmiles; hasanoilandcoal theRussianport Leningrad. The journey from Vysotsk to Wilhelmshaven covers from Vysotsk, whichissituatedintheRussiandistrictof draught of14.17metres onarrival following afour-day voyage ADVANTAGES January. Rhenus Midgard handleditsfirstloadofcoalfor GDFSUEZin power andSouthGermany. stationsinNorth As aresult, atthecoalterminal opportunities Wilhelmshaven tosupply its yet beencommissioned, thecustomerisalready usingthenew construction. company for acoal-fired power stationthatisstillunder AKGL FROM GOLD LACK O ALA IK OILN DESTINATIONS INLAND TO LINKS RAILWAY OOD LEMHVNWN VRCSOESWT T NAUTICAL ITS WITH CUSTOMERS OVER WINS ILHELMSHAVEN “We view theway ourbusinessrelations are developing with Although thenew power stationin Wilhelmshaven hasnot Patricia V flying theLiberianflagreached theJadewitha (All images©RhenusMidgard Wilhelmshaven) The Patricia V R USSIA at theNiedersachsenbrücke. 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I despite the change in energy One thing is certain: it will be impossible to policy in Germany, the next fuels during do without fossil completely will still estimates suggest that Germany Current years. few need to import coal until 2030 for million tonnes of many and steel industry the iron and the purposes, generation power Mining German coal is not competitive, heating market. depth. operations at such a great particularly because it involves subsidies and reduce decided to continually So politicians have Reductions the end of 2018. close German black coal mines by imported to be offset by coal in the amount being mined have consumption. and lower double track since the timetable change last change the timetable track since double rail for capacity up greater opens This December. rail European links to the services and improves in Midgard Rhenus business site. the for network a new its customers also offers Wilhelmshaven this can at the coal terminal; loading facility wagon and on average tonnes of coal per hour load 2,000 train safe and guarantees rapid it therefore turnarounds. It’s the coal sector. particularly from customers, by site Wilhelmshaven the our aim to develop now coal hub on the Northand turn it into the central almost completed the now We’ve Sea coast. upgrading current with the technical requirements and the jetty on the Niedersachsenbrücke work Appelhans. says near the terminal,” infrastructure 110437 www.portofpori.fi/en

Port of Pori Merisatamantie 4, FI-28880 PORI, FINLAND Tel: + 358 (0)2 621 2600 Fax: + 358 (0)2 634 9498 [email protected] www.portofpori.fi/en Dry bulk in the PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS PORTS, & TERMINALS

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The large number of countries surrounding the Baltic Sea Approximately, 75–80% of total port’s cargo is handled by generate a variety of dry bulk traffic, from more traditional coal train and approximately 85% of dry bulk traffic either arrives or in the Baltic States and Poland, to a more diverse range at ports leaves by rail, with all transit cargo trusted to the railways for in Sweden and Denmark. onward movement. Eleven dry bulk terminals have direct rail The Latvian Port of Riga handled 21.63mt (million tonnes) of access, linking into the national and international network. dry bulk in 2012, which was 8.3% more than the previous year. At present, the main dry bulk commodities flowing through Much of the increase was down to coal volumes, which rose by the port are coal, fertilizer, woodchip, wood pellets, metals, scrap 10.4% to 14.9mt. In addition, grain products and some ores also and ferro-alloys. Coal, at 14.9mt, was the most significant increased. commodity in 2012, followed by fertilizer (1.415mt), grain The port’s importance in this trade cannot be understated, (686,900 tonnes) and woodchip (1.053mt). since it was the largest dry bulk port of those in the Eastern The maximum draught at the main dry bulk berth is 14.7m, part of the Baltic Sea, handling 24% of region’s dry bulk volume. which accommodated its largest ever vessel, in 2012, when the A port spokesperson noted that no huge increases are 118,590dwt UBC ONSAN called with a cargo of 111,700 tonnes expected for 2013, with the forecast for similar throughput as of coal. last year. As for storage, there are 333,000m² of covered warehousing, Overall, Riga could handle up to 26mt per year with its 1,619,000m² of open stockpiles and 250,000m3 of silos. current infrastructure, although in a few years’ time capacity will Other than handling and storage, a variety of other added have reached 32mt. The most advanced project is that of Krievu value services are available, including coal magnetic separation Sala, which is currently under construction. The aim is to and purification, cargo sorting, ore packing, grain blending- relocate terminals away from the city centre and thus provide cooling, and fumigation. more efficient cargo handling. Once fully operational, its capacity In 2012, the Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda registered a 3.2% will be in the region of 17–22mt. decline in overall dry bulk traffic in handling a total of 14.063mt. Significantly, of the 32 stevedoring companies working in Riga Some commodities did better than others. Agricultural products, Freeport, dry bulk is handled in 19 terminals, with a variety of for example, grew by 71.8% to 2.747mt, with grains, in particular MARCH 2013 different handling equipment to found, depending on what doing rather well. At present, the covered storage capacity of commodities are handled. In total, there are more than 110 dry bulk cargo at the Port of Klaipeda Port is about one million different cranes units, with new equipment being added all the tonnes, while handling capacities for fertilizer and agricultural time. products have reached 14mt and 5mt respectively. DCi

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www.mantsinen.com PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS “The majority of commodities that we handle don’t require handle don’t “The majority of commodities that we At present, the company mainly handles mineral fertilizer, ore, handles mineral fertilizer, mainly the company At present, on-dock storage; they are moved directly from rail to a waiting from directly moved are they on-dock storage; grain and coke at its own berths. However, because it is However, berths. at its own grain and coke it can, the port, activities throughout permitted to undertake cargoes. to handle a wide spectrum of be asked potentially, ), which is used to transfer ), Bogatyr Mineral fertilizer in a dedicated traffic is concentrated planning to expand our are we of dry“In respect bulk, also has well-developed of Saint-Petersburg Sea Port Asked about Saint-Petersburg’s capacity for handling dry for capacity bulk, Saint-Petersburg’s about Asked operator is an universal of Saint-Petersburg “Sea Port gantry cranes and grabs, are there Within the port, Port of Saint-Petersburg. Port inbound minerals directly from railway wagons into a wagons railway from inbound minerals directly a 150-tonne Liebherr On the landside, vessel. docked on drymobile crane also sees significant deployment bulk shipments. of handling up to one million tonnes per facility capable year. putting into operation both new base by production to specifically infrastructure, hi-tech equipment and new Oleynik. says meet the needs of our partners,” all dry flow bulk cargo Nowadays, infrastructure. railway close co-operation which involves is transported rail, by to In order and the port. company the railway between the required of the delivery and withdrawal ensure port-rail has been infrastructure of rail wagons, number to discharge directly wagons allowing designed, specifically port Co-operation between railways and into hoppers. considerably. in this area has boosted productivity says managing director, Pavel Oleynik.. “We are forecasting that forecasting are “We Oleynik.. Pavel managing director, says in dry this year, will continue trend bulk volumes this positive depends on the situation of the market. although everything on what demand be also relies will that growth much Quite how products.” domestic and overseas is for there dependent on several points out that this is Oleynik berths other being occupied by example, for factors, to long it takes and how involved the volumes cargo, requiring of vessels as on the number as well handle them, services one time. at any stevedoring and if necessary change technological can efficiently we to handle capacities available using all and any processes, our customers need.” volumes dry bulk in whatever One to handle dry bulk. loaders available bucket of a 300-tonne is the deployment innovation interesting floating crane ( capacity Our Experience – Your Advantage

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www.port-trade.com Tel.: +45 7628 0102 i MARCH 2013 PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS 47 DC The Port of Gdansk. The Port of covered storage, of covered 2 , with 16,000m , 2 and be served by three quays, totalling 554 metres. quays, and be served three by 2 “We also have our largest dry terminal in Denmark, bulk also have “We In Copenhagen, there are smaller facilities. Amagerværket is a smaller facilities. are there In Copenhagen, “In 2012, we constructed a new, 250m-long quay for 250m-long quay constructed a new, we “In 2012, Also in Sweden, there is the Södra Bulk Terminal, which has a which Terminal, is the Södra Bulk there Also in Sweden, Bulk manager Perry Emchen, notes that there is a variety of notes that there Emchen, Bulk manager Perry The cross border Copenhagen–Malmo Port has yet to has yet Copenhagen–Malmo Port border The cross In terms of storage, building materials are stacked and stacked building materials are In terms of storage, The Port of Gdansk. The Port which is at Prøvestenen. This used to cover an area of an area This used to cover which is at Prøvestenen. 180,000m dedicated terminal for the local power plant, which imports both plant, the local power dedicated terminal for handles quay Margreteholmen In addition, coal and bio-fuel. is a similar facility while Nordhavnen minor building materials, and other stones, broken materials, sea-dredged salt, catering for aggregates. dedicated cement handling, while Cementa built a new 90m-high a new while Cementa built dedicated cement handling, Emchen. says distribution of cement,” the exclusive silo for 330m quay that is normally used by much smaller vessels. smaller vessels. much used by that is normally 330m quay and is accessed via a 200m quay. and is accessed via a 200m quay. terminals split between the two ports. In Sweden, there is there In Sweden, ports. the two terminals split between Western which is the largest bulk port in Harbour, Swede It loaded Panamax bulk carriers. able to handle fully Sweden, of 100,000m an area covers release figures regarding its dry bulk traffic in 2012, but in 2011 its dry bulk traffic in 2012, regarding figures release which was 0.7mt more it handled a combined 3.4mt of dry bulk, than in 2010. processed in specialist areas, while coal and coke are kept in kept are and coke while coal in specialist areas, processed processing some additional where dedicated stockpile areas, warehousing The port authority also provides place. does take that but time to time happened and fertilizer, cereals for or and truck, vessel between transshipment tends to be direct intermediate without the need for truck and vessel, between storage. are limited to vessels drawing 10.5 metres of water, which is of water, 10.5 metres drawing limited to vessels are than 50,000dwt vessels.” means not more usually In 2012, of the 27mt of freight handled by the Polish Port of Port the Polish handled by of the 27mt of freight In 2012, decline in dry a continuing is for the forecast this year, “For 15mt of import around in the inner port, In terms of capacity has an entirely Terminal The existing deepwater Coal using the can load up to 50,000 tonnes of coal a day “We due to commence at the operations are of this year, In July it is of the commodities handled at Gdansk, the nature Given insists the at Gdansk,” “Draught is not a problem vessel. This helps customers avoid losing time and avoids avoid This helps customers vessel. Oleynik. says expenses,” additional incurring a quarter. or just over dry 7.3mt, bulk accounted for Gdansk, aggregates, coal and coke, Main commodities handled were port tonnage was Although overall artificial fertilizer and cereals. dry for 25.3mt — the figure bulk — 7.6mt — in 2011 — lower of slightly is the result The difference higher. was actually cereals, materials and fewer building road demand for depressed better. although coal did slightly road demand for because of suppressed essentially bulk traffic, borne out this pessimism was not However, building materials. as as well buoyant, in coal extremely with traffic in January, a says chemical fertilizer,” and both cereals demand for strong port spokesperson. export only However, and export dry bulk can be handled. the deep water berths in the shipped from consignments are day. with up to 50,000 tonnes being loaded every outer port, Group, the Sea-Invest by is being provided capacity Additional the Bulk Cargo dedicated facility, which is building a new, for of coal annually which will be able to handle 5mt Terminal, both import and export per year. feeding belt network with a conveyor automated loading system, cereals managing the port’s Stevedores ship loaders. several Other similar equipment. transshipment operations also have can vary productivity where port use standard cranes, bulk quays depending on the type of material being handled. traditional methods in other while using more ship loaders, the says 10,000 per day,” around rates are terminals, spokesperson. which will be equipped with a Terminal, deep water Gdansk Bulk system of LPS 600 crane and an extensive 60-tonne Liebherr the largest ship It will also have RBL-PRITIP belt conveyors. firm a Polish which is being supplied by port, Polish loader of any Kluczbork. from but unsurprising that the vast majority come to the port rail, by road. quantity by in any moved building materials are only and in port round, an ice-free all year are “We spokesperson. the outer part water depth of up to 15.5 a of port can offer we that can accommodate the largest ships which means we metres, port in the inner movements In contrast, come to the Baltic. 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i PORTS, TERMINALS & LOGISTICS handles fully loadedPanamaxbulkcarriers. vessels ofaround 97,000dwtoperate, whileSwede Harbour Emchen. products eachweek. also operatesseveral trainsconveying loadsofscrap andiron rail trackthatpassesdirectly intothesilo. StenaEnvironment bulk terminalsare linked by rail, whilethecementfacility hasa possible from road torail, Emchennotesthat, inMalmö, alldry overall, are competitive withotherregional competitors. depend onthetypeofcargo, vessel sizeandvolume. Rates, Emchen says itisdifficulttogeneralize, much sincethesevery glass, limestoneandcement. Asked aboutproductivity rates, includescrap,the jointport raw sugar, stone, sandandgravel, that more cargo willbehandledthere,” says Emchen. Prøvestenen, inDenmark, isnaturally predicated onourbelief manufactures. in September2012, itbeingthelargestofitskindthat Volvo bought in2012, whilealarge Volvo 350Ffront loaderwasbought material handler. Significantly, oneoftheMultidockers was 64-tonne mobilecrane, two Multidockers andoneFuchs360 positioned inSwede Harbour. Inaddition, owns a theport authorityhasthree rail-mounted20-tonnecranes port terminal operators, notby theport. InMalmö, however, the linedividedamongfive differentberthing quays. therefore, Prøvestenen is360,000m adding a further 180,000m adding afurther However, in2012, we effectively doubledtheoperatingarea, by “As for adding value, StenaEnvironment hasahuboperation In termsofvessel size, atPrøvestenen, Yeoman andStema “We are handlingalotoftransshipmentcargo,” stresses With pressure growing toswitch asmuch trafficas onports The maincommoditieshandledacross thevariousquays of “Our decisiontogo aheadwiththeexpansionof In Denmark, allmaterialshandlingequipmentisowned by the Copenhagen–Malmo. Coal handlingoperations at 2 and anextra650mofquay. Today, 2 in extent, with1,204of consignments with other dry bulk,consignments withotherdry withroad saltonetarget. toreplace therapidlytrying decreasing number ofwood pellet spokesperson,notes aport authorityis whoadds that theport investment infacilitiesby customers,” ourtwo mostimportant 180m longquay, withalongsidedraughtof13m. across five different quays, withwooden pelletshandledat a made illegalsomesixyears ago. Previously, coalwasusedtogeneratethesameheating, butwas the wood pellets are actually burntatafacilitywithintheport. hold tohelpclearconsignmentremnants. authorityonly responsiblethe port for dropping bobcatsinthe pneumatic equipmenttohandleatwo-way flow oftraffic, with has thelargestgrainstoragecapacity inSweden. Itdeploys which operatesitsown, dedicatedfacilitywithintheport, which year. sufficient for abusinessthatgenerates12–15vessel callseach single grabcranetounloadinboundpellets, whichismore than burn rubbishratherthanwood pellets. 30% in2013, asanew heatingplantbuiltfor Öresundskraft will in 2012, althoughwood pelletsare forecast todecrease by about which amountedto170,000tonnesin2011and155,000 previous year. Inaddition, it hasabuoyant tradeinwood pellets, salt andlimestone, compared tojust156,000tonnesthe bulktrafficin2012,tonnes ofdry consistingofgrain, soyameal, facilities atSwede Harbourfor raw sugar,” says Emchen. on fully loadedPanamaxvessels. We alsohave key warehousing separating andshredding consignments, then shipping themout at theport, viaroad, importing railorcoastalvessels, thereafter “Traffic isessentially captive toHelsingborg, given substantial variesfromDraught attheport 14mand7.5m, divided moves bulkintoandoutoftheport by road,All dry although The otherbigcustomeristheSwedish Farmers’ Association, Öresundskraft isoneoftheport’s largestcustomers. Itusesa handling270,000 ofHelsingborgreported The Swedish port DC i i MARCH 2013 REGIONAL REPORT 49 DC Jay Venter Jay The results from the analytical model showed that the model showed the analytical from The results Bob Hockham, business development manager at BMT Isis business development Bob Hockham, BMT assessed a range of options including bringing larger The Grovehurst Jetty near Ridham Dock is operated by near Ridham Dock Jetty The Grovehurst greatest gains in efficiency were likely to be achieved by to be achieved likely gains in efficiency were greatest the replacing the amount of storage space on the jetty, increasing the unloading system and increasing existing cranes with a new explains: “Increasingly, simulation is being used as a cost-effective simulation “Increasingly, explains: By decisions. operational and investment to make way were we model, and validated simulation a well-built developing Knauf and for handling processes the cargo able to replicate identify potential efficiency improvements.” ships alongside the jetty, changing the ship chartering ships alongside the jetty, and storage capacity the cargo increasing arrangements, By creating discharge equipment. cargo upgrading or replacing the BMT was able to simulate computer model, an analytical of discharge operations and assess the effects existing cargo hoppers such as cranes, changes to the existing infrastructure the gypsum used to transfer — all of which are and conveyors the ships to the factoryfrom stockpile. Knauf to import and transport gypsum to its factory in the mineral is used to produce where Kent Sittingbourne, identify the effects the feasibility, In a bid to assess plasterboard. costs of changes to the gypsum import and estimate the likely and impartial a transparent Knauf turned to BMT for process, assessment. Swale in the south east of England.

BMT Isis (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international a subsidiary BMT Group, of BMT Isis (BMT), has maritime and risk management consultancy, engineering, completed a berth Knauf ahead of for study capacity recently its jetty located on the River for significant planned investment BMT completes berth capacity study

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The company specializesinproviding Hockham continues: “From concept A number ofrecommendations SIS L TD for powders andgranules. andodourprotection oxygen FIBC offertotalmoisture, Liners, combinedwithan Limited’s Barrier Foil Protective Packaging i MARCH 2013 REGIONAL REPORT 51 DC Not introducing a charge from other coal (non-ESI coal) a charge from Not introducing the charge at all until 2016 Not introducing Asking Network Rail to phase the charge in gradually Asking Network Taking the lower end of the estimate of freight avoidable end of the estimate of freight the lower Taking costs (which the charges seek to recover) so that the full costs (which the charges seek to recover) existing variable charges and of the charges — above level tonne miles) line charge - (per 1,000 gross only the freight — — — — after then so that the full levels of the charges will not be after then so that the full levels until 2018 introduced variable usage charge at a level of £1.68 per gross tonne km. of £1.68 per gross variable usage charge at a level of the charge to and ORR expects the final level This is a cap costs in Rail’s their challenge to Network reflecting be lower (which will conclude in October this the full periodic review for should be helpful cap ORR states that this early year). planning. the industry’s fuel spent nuclear Industry Electricity Supply for (‘ESI’) coal, acted on the ORR have lobbying, Following ore. and iron the industryconcerns raised by and its customers in their are: consultation and therefore ORR announced its conclusions on freight track access ORR announced its conclusions on freight ORR will proceed with setting an early ‘cap’ for freight on the freight for ‘cap’ with setting an early ORR will proceed specific charge’ ‘freight a with introducing ORR will proceed v v charges on 11th January this year. Its key points are: Its key charges on 11th January this year. freight assets has an investment pay back period beyond that of back period beyond pay assets has an investment freight and of European Boards Periods. Control year five the ORR’s to sign off such long term just not going Global PLCs are such basis can be wiped out by when their financial investments in a operations and jobs in Britain: This affects ORR. changes by companies will and aggregates steel makers globalized economy there. their products and source abroad their investment take statutory duties it not partBut such concerns are of ORR’s A specific concern is the Scottish ESI coal supply seems. is Scottish Government this. It could be damaged by industry. helped its has lobbied ORR, On all this FTA concerned. lobbied MPs and members in one to one meetings with ORR, while trying not to put and Holyrood, Westminster MSPs in our Mode develop as we shippers off considering rail freight UK and aimed at helping industryShift Centre with EU, comply and mode shift carbon reduction Scottish Government do need to signal such alarm in public. we But now objectives. and Scottish Governments Westminster that the also ironic It’s to rail network in Britain’s them £230m between investing are in 2014–2019 while at the same time ORR freight enhance it for to wipe out the benefit of that investment. is threatening writes Chris MacRae, All of this looks set to see the charges freight operators pay see the charges freight All of this looks set to up. will go TAC not as simple as that all freight it’s However, ‘geographic’ At the same time ORR wanted to introduce not market, spooking the rail freight this is seriously Overall, Rail Freight Policy Manager, Freight Transport Association. Transport Freight Policy Manager, Rail Freight to be passed will inevitably which increase, to use the network a The changes represent or later. the end customer sooner has been to reduce which up until now clear shift in ORR policy, growth. leading to freight Access Charges (TAC), Track freight as as well ORR has a statutory rail freight duty to promote to the UK Secretary of available to the funds regards having the and Scottish Ministers (the latter given Transport State for under to the Scottish Government of rail powers devolution that the latter is seems It now Scottish political devolution). the former. over taking precedence all and not for — at least not yet, necessarily it won’t Actually ‘freight of ORR is seeking to maximize recovery sectors. putting mark ups on costs’ and it also wants to look at avoidable can the market sectors where freight charged to rail TAC the The ORR has insist. lawyers ORR’s this, allows EU law bear this. spent industry chosen electricity supply (ESI) coal, therefore aside Leaving bear this. to ore fuel and also iron nuclear this (and the first and last of these can bear whether or not they the this confuses those in say can’t), they certainly say to them thinking this applies traffic sectors, intermodal or retail The Period. Control at the next five-year or will possibly too, inelastic and segment that is market definition of a freight ORR’s than 10% of rail charges is if no more can bear these additional of as a result back to road to move traffic in that sector were So in an age of EU modal shift targets as these increases. to shove okay it’s on transport, White Paper highlighted in the onto stations off rail and 10% of ESI coal traffic to power UK long distances (by This traffic travels network? road Britain’s stations the power open cast mines in Scotland, from standards) in central England. Valleys Trent and Aire of the reflective ‘cost or in its economists’ jargon track access charging, this means In plain speak, of charging’. disaggregation geographic that is hillier or curvier bridges and a route with more to will cost more cuttings etc. embankments, tunnels, structures, to in terms of routes the market skew This could seriously use. complexity to rail freight more so much It also adds ports. during diversionary account for routes do you How operations. it business, rail to win more example? For for engineering work akin to road more a seamless servicehas to offer offering, those who have by A criticism often voiced logistics. freight is that it is more but not pursued rail freight considered it this will make — well complex to price and use than road so. more even but also terminal just operators and logistics service providers, in rail Investment and end customers. developers owners, ORR’s proposals included a freight specific charge, variable usage specific charge, included a freight proposals ORR’s ‘Control the next five-year for charging ‘geographic’ charge and rail infrastructure Rail (Britain’s Network that sets Period’ 2014 to 2019, the years income for owner) Negative implications of UK implications Negative ORR’s market freight rail for changes policy (ORR) Office of Rail Regulation Kingdom’s The United track access charges to rail freight on changes consulted consultation now Despite the 2012. August back in when on — and no wonder rages the row being closed, the implications at some of the negative one looks could have. changes DC 52 MARCH 2013

i REGIONAL REPORT can reach £1,500($2,500). logistic costswhentakingintoaccount highbargecostswhich canresultselecting supply inasignificantreduction ports to supplies andspares are managedefficiently. Strategically callstoensurewhen planningport transfer costsfor ship International ShipSuppliersandServices Association (ISSA). the British and the Association ofShipSuppliers(BASS) warns Hutton’s managingdirector Alex Taylor, amemberofboth burdenshigh bargefees ontheirstretched putfurther budgets,” commonplace. prevalent oncontinentalEurope where bargesupply hasbecome Hutton’s warnstheproblem isanissueworldwide andespecially rising withthechargesbecomingprohibitive atsomeports. security, safety andweight limits. Meanwhilebargecostsare ships’ chandlerHutton’s. of poundsincreased logisticcosts, warnstheUK’s leading use bargesfor thesupply ofshipstores –resulting inhundreds restrictionsPort delivery toshipsare forcing ship suppliersto warns Hutton’s Port restrictons andhighbarge charges are causingshipsupplycoststospiral v v ORR are not proceeding withgeographical chargingatthis onwhethertolevyORR willconsultshortly achargeon “There where are shore stillsomeports to shipsupply is He advisesvessel operatorstofactorinbarge transfer costs “Ship operatorsare already underpressure tosave costsand Restrictions are enforced for anumber ofreasons, including Control Period. biomass onthesamebasisasESIcoal. per thousandnettonnekm). to theoptionstheirconsultantstestedof£5, £10and£15 equivalent to£2.50perthousandnettonnekm(compared consultation. ORRcalculatesthattheiron ore rateis options thatORR’s consultantstestedtoinform their £5 perthousandnettonnekm–thelowest ofthethree £2.96 for iron ore. The ESIcoalrateisequivalenttothe will be£4.04for ESIcoal, £11.76for spentnuclear fueland range offood andtechnicalproducts tocustomers. climatecontrolledstate-of-the-art vehicles which deliver a full its branchnetwork covering allUKports. ensures thehigheststandards are provided tocustomersfrom International ShippingandtheOffshore Industry. providing tothe thefullrangeofproducts andservices and spares atthemostcosteffective locationsfor them.” adviceonwherewith expert they canefficiently transfer stores so we are uniquely placedtobeableprovide our customers Alex Taylor. “Our extensive branchnetwork covers allUKports displayed onitswebsite. clearly andthisis restrictions showing thedelivery atUK ports keep coststoaminimum thecompany hasproduced achart launch orbargeandthesavings canbeconsiderable.” when ordering stores caneliminatetheadditional costsofa use thesewhenever possible,” says Taylor. “Careful planning possible, especially intheUK, andwe adviseourcustomersto operate andcompeteinaglobaleconomy. economists’ textbookandrealize how real businesseshave to the Britisheconomy andsociety”. reflectingsubstantial publicsupport thebenefitsitdelivers for and balancedone, andwillappreciate thatfreight willstillreceive the pointsraisedinconsultationandthatourdecisionisfair charging for railservices. but we have taken theview thatthisrepresents afairer way of are notwhat someofourstakeholders would have liked tosee, With a history datingbackalmost200years,With ahistory Hutton’s Hutton’s hasdeveloped astheUK’s one-stop-shopfacility iskey“This service to operators reducing costs”explains ofHutton’sAs part commitment tohelpingitscustomers Overall, FTA’s messagetoORRisgetoutofthe “We hopepeoplewillseethatwe have taken intoaccount ORR commentsthatit “understand[s] thatthesedecisions The company alsoboastsfirstclassfacilities andafleetof i MARCH 2013 REGIONAL REPORT 53 DC REWRY D Offering research reports and advisory services, it is in the reports and advisory services, research Offering The Drewry Hire Index takes 18 different trade routes, 18 different Index takes Hire The Drewry experience within the maritime 40 years’ has over Drewry But even this frantic level of scrapping will not push freight of scrapping this frantic level But even BOUT position to assess the market and give its clients the required and give position to assess the market critical decisions. to make knowledge covering all the sectors of dry bulk market. Each sector is all the sectors of drycovering bulk market. a time charter earning to produce within its market weighted Index. Hire Drewry into the overall averaged These are index. January all indices equal 2002 is designated as the point where 100. its international 90 specialists across over employing sector, and Shanghai. Singapore Delhi, offices in London, rates up because the dry bulk fleet is growing even faster. It faster. even rates up because the dry bulk fleet is growing 679 million dwt (9,490 to reach 35 million dwt last year added 2011. 15.2% in following which was a 12.3% expansion, vessels), two- delivery 28 million dwt is due for this year, ‘only’ While VLOC in the post-Panamax and will come of that increase thirds is very so there very young, already These fleets are segments. on freight will ease the pressure little chance that scrapping rates. been slashed the US — the biggest exporterfor of grain — have its grain trade but the IGC has raised a sizeable extent, by to better export largely owing prospects 2012/13, for forecast with the previous Compared America and India. South from to expected the US is now of 62.4mt (million tonnes), forecast the US had In 2011/12, export 56.9mt of grain in 2012/13. only exported 72.5mt of grain. A arm of the Drewry is the research Research Maritime Drewry Drewry advisory also includes two Drewry brands, group. Advisors and Chain Supply Advisors and Drewry Maritime Maritime Equity brand Drewry research specialist investment Research. sent for scrap, which was more than all the dry which was more bulk tonnage scrap, sent for in 2009. scrapped has disrupted coal report Oswald Dry Bulk Forecaster Drewry does not expect any improvement does not expect any Drewry age of the smallest scrapping The average rates in 2012 as freight levels record Demolition reached The outlook for 2013 remains bleak, with unpromising bleak, 2013 remains The outlook for Year ahead of New Asian market Activity languished in the Harsh drought conditions spread through key US farm states key through conditions spread Harsh drought APESIZE MISERY CONTINUES CRAPPING TO RISE AS BULK OWNERS suggest that strapped shipowners will scrap will shipowners strapped suggest that as the this year ships and younger younger A in the doldrums. dry wallows market bulk been has already as 15 years ship as young the and months, in recent scrap sold for age of Chinese-built scrapping average in 2012. was 21 years Capesizes a in 2013 and foresees market in the freight of dry number bulk shipping growing financial difficulty. companies getting into expected to be are Demolitions in 2013 was than what more 36 million dwt, above age scrapping and the average seen in 2012, further vessels as middle-aged will fall even struggle to find employment. the will fall below Handysize, segment, from dropped having mark in 2013, 30-year This sector lost a last year. 32.4 to 30.1 years in 2012, torch of its fleet to the scrapper’s bigger proportion Similarly, obsolescence as ports increasing expand. by driven high, also relatively demolitions in the Panamax segment were popularity of the and the increasing its older age profile given post-Panamax design. larger and younger a quarter for of a century. level slumped to their lowest Preliminary as 32.7 million dwt of dry data suggests that as much fourth with the quarter demolition, bulk tonnage was sold for than double what it was in more amounting to 6.8 million dwt: tonnage was of Capesize 11mt Nearly the last quarter of 2011. SUFFER C latest DryDrewry‘s that the Drewry Bulk Insight report shows a further first month of the decline in the suffered Index Hire where segment, The main culprit was the Capesize Year. New rates. led to a decline in their freight demand eventually lower and supply the bridge between keeping demand projections recovery. market the freight demand wide enough and delaying to and at least a couple of years now for Dry bulk shipping, in commodity trade dependent on growth is desperately come, unstoppable pace. at an is growing since ship supply disruptions weather to the problems, add To in China. holidays Australia put a further dent on demand in the in Queensland in cyclone The ex-tropical segment. shipments from Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Gladstone. Major and Gladstone. Dalrymple Bay Point, Hay shipments from ports the mines to the that transport have coal from railroads including producers Many weather. severe been closed by the from suffered American have Anglo Tinto and Rio Xstrata, rates to dip further, freight This caused Capesize bad weather. Prospects Index. Hire to the Drewry through which filtered after the Lunar New market ore the iron for look promising demand will create Restocking after the holiday prospects. Year Capesizes. for The prognoses of February. the first week over in the Midwest Drewry‘s latest Drewry‘s Drewry Dry Bulk Forecaster & Insight reports for February 2013 February for reports Insight & Forecaster Bulk Dry Drewry S Coaltrans Conferences in association with

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[email protected] www.coaltrans.com/asia +44 20 7779 7222 i MARCH 2013 REGIONAL REPORT 55 DC ORLD DP W delivering over 90,000 tonnes of aggregate for London Gateway’s 90,000 tonnes of aggregate over delivering DP World aims to enhance customers’ supply chain aims to enhance customers’ supply World DP is World DP approach, In taking this customer-centric TEU than 56 million handled more World DP In 2012, The company constantly invests in terminal infrastructure, invests constantly The company BOUT A six continents(As 60 terminals across operates over World DP with Includes non-container terminals.), of 29 January 2013. In 80% of its revenue. container handling generating around and developments has 11 new currently the company addition, in 9 countries. major expansions underway other bulk and managing container, effectively efficiency by team experienced and professional Its dedicated, terminal cargo. than 30,000 people serves customers in some of the of more most dynamic economies in the world. with customers and closely working facilities and people, and quality servicesbusiness partners today to provide customers need them. when and where tomorrow, of and superior level building on the established relationships Ali facility in Dubai, service demonstrated at its flagship Jebel 18 East” for “Best Seaport in the Middle which has been voted years. consecutive its portfolio from equivalent container units) across (twenty-foot With a pipeline of expansion and Asia. Americas to the including India, markets, growth in key projects development is expected to rise to capacity East, China and the Middle demand. in line with market 2020, TEU by 103 million around Yeoman Bridge Yeoman Complex. Gate , saving 9,000 lorry 9,000 saving , , fuel and time costs as London fuel , 2 ATEWAY G is the largest aggregate ship to come this ship is the largest aggregate Yeoman Bridge Yeoman ONDON L The port's location, with its superior operational systems The port's location, Andrew Bowen, London Gateway Engineering Gateway London Bowen, Andrew we rail, sea and to taking shipments by “In addition the ship will be used to create The material from Commercial London Gateway Charles Meaby, Drewry, the independent shipping consultancy, has estimated shipping consultancy, the independent Drewry, London to being closer to major markets, In addition BOUT Yeoman Bridge Yeoman A first 21st will be the UK’s London Gateway Opening in Q4 2013, largest Century major deep-sea container port and Europe’s and situated World DP Owned and operated by logistics park. will Gateway London Thames, on the north bank of the River unrivalled deep-sea shipping access to the largest provide in the UK. consumer markets and ships load and unload as fast as will ensure service, possible, the class asset for a world making London Gateway UK. far up the River Thames to date. 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i REGIONAL REPORT develop thebestpossible solutiontotheseissues.” design teamsworked to closely withtheir clientcounterparts projects we have already delivered. As inallourprojects, our “This issomethingthatwe have encountered inthebiomass silos needtobebiggerandtaller, meaninglongerchutelengths. handling largevolumetric loadingrates. This alsomeansthat means thattheCascadeloading chutesneedtobecapable of pellets alsohave alower calorificvaluethancoal, whichall be handledinhugevolumes tobeeconomically viable. Wood increased dustemissions. material degradation, therefore improper handlingcanresult in challenges however. Wood pelletsare brittleandare prone to loading The loadingofbiomasswood pelletsposesparticular renewable fuelsource, predominantly asanalternative tocoal. of stations andtheport Tyne.” projects we have already suppliedfor thisproduct toUKpower our Cascadeloadingchutefor biomassloadingontopofthe past decade. We are however alsoseeingincreased enquiriesfor these are the typesofapplications we have suppliedover the Matthew Barnard. “In many ways, thisisourcore business, as loaders for sulphurinKazakhstan,” says managingdirector, loaders toNorth America, coke shiploadersto Australia and rail loading chutesalready suppliedthroughout theworld. such aspotash, andcoal, fertilizers withover 500ofthese shiploaders, siloloadersandroad bulkmaterials loadersfor dry for two prestigious localbusinessawards. saw thecompany postrecord annual salesandbeshort-listed applications, ontopofanotheryear ofsalesgrowth in2012that Limited, isseeingincreased interest inbiomasswood pellet Global manufacturer ofloadingchutes, Cleveland Cascades Cleveland CascadesLimited–attheforefront ofbiomassloadingsolutions efficient loading and minimized dustemissions. efficient loadingandminimized minimised degradation andsegregation ofproduct, meaningmore volume which meansthatproducts canbetransferred with the massflow ofthematerial;loadingatlow velocity and high arrangement ofoppositelyinclinedcones. This arrangement controls thefulllengthofchuteby meansofan The materialissupported of of aroad tankerattheport Tyne, United Kingdom. rail/road loader. This photograph shows biomasswoodpelletloading efficient loadingofmaterialfrom conveyor toship,silo, stockpileor The Cleveland Cascade loadingchuteallows thecontrolled and The materialisalsorelatively low bulkdensitybutneedsto Biomass wood pelletsare beingincreasingly usedasa “This year, oursupply references have includedpotashsilo The Teesside-based (UK)company iswell known for its the strength ofcompetition inthesecategories.” “It isanicebonus toberecognised inthisway, especially given Export Award andManufacturing Award” says Matthew Barnard. Business Awards. “We have intwo awards, beenshortlisted the sales growth East andpeerrecognition intheupcomingNorth approach tobulksolidshandling, whichhasresulted incontinued Centre for BulkSolidsHandling Technology. course attherenowned University ofGreenwich Wolfson recognizes this, anditsstaffrecently attendedabiomasstraining of athreefold increase indemandby 2020. Cleveland Cascades renewable lookssetto continue, energy estimates withindustry vessel orsilo. greater pile heightsandoptimizesstorageutilizationinthe during theloadingprocess, thechuteisretracted, whichallows throughout thelengthofchute. As thepileheightincreases the materialfallsfor aminimaldistancefrom coneto the problems. This isavoided withtheCascadeloadingchute, as the loadingdrop, thegreater thematerialvelocity andthebigger subsequent materialdegradationanddustemission. The higher from conveyor topilewould result inhighmaterialvelocity, equivalent thermal and electrical energy ofcoal. andelectricalenergy equivalent thermal twice thevolume ofwoodpelletbiomassisrequired toproduce the Its lower bulkdensityandlower calorificvalue meansthatmore than of configurations: efficient loadingofwoodpelletbiomassandisavailable inavariety The Cleveland Cascades Cascade loadingchuteallows thesafeand prolonged residence degradation. timesinthe silocanleadtofurther Storage ofthematerialalsoneedstobecontinuallyrotated, as to bestored environment toprevent inadry biologicaldegradation. Unlike coal,whichcanbestored outside,biomasswood pellets need facilities andpower stationstorage applications. unloading chutes fortheloadingofwoodpelletbiomassinport 2012 sawCleveland Cascades deliver andcommissionloading v v v v This is part of the company’sThis ispart proactive and innovative ofbiomasswood pelletsasasourceThe importance of Traditional loadingchutesthatallow thefreefall ofmaterial Rail/tanker loader.Rail/tanker Road loader;and Silo loader; Shiploader; C.H. Robinson introduces Navisphere App for customers REGIONAL REPORT

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a commitment to mobile technology. In international logistics company, has November 2011, C.H. Robinson developed a mobile app to extend the introduced its CHRWTrucks.com reach of the Navisphere platform, allowing mobile app for carriers and other users to access critical shipment providers. The carrier app allows a information with Apple or AndroidTM mobile motor carrier to enter critical devices. shipment information, such as check Navisphere app users are able to view calls and delivery information, as well as detailed shipment information by searching post empty equipment locations. for shipments via pickup or drop off dates, container, customer reference, or C.H. ABOUT C.H. ROBINSON Robinson load numbers. In addition, users C.H. Robinson is a freight forwarder in are able to view events of a shipment, Europe, with a dynamic network of 34 imaged documents, and can email their offices providing coverage throughout account representative with questions on a the region. C.H. Robinson Europe is a particular move. subsidiary of C.H. Robinson C.H. Robinson introduced Navisphere®, the next version of Worldwide, Inc., one of the largest transportation and logistics the company's single global technology platform, in November providers in the world, with more than US$10 billion in 2012. The platform allows customers to leverage revenues. C.H. Robinson's technology investments and gain access to a As part of a powerful global network the freight forwarder centralized network of more than 100,000 supply chain partners, brings best practices from around the world and applies them to without the need to integrate with each provider individually. each relationship, providing customers with flexible, reliable “Supply chains are constantly in motion, so having continuous service that sets it apart from other competitors, and give visibility to each movement is a requirement for logistics carriers greater access to available freight and quick payment professionals,” said Tom Mahlke, chief information officer at options. The company's motivated, multilingual and customer- C.H. Robinson. “The Navisphere app gives customers another focused employees apply their local knowledge and expertise to method to stay connected and informed on all their shipments.” every transport challenge and build strong, personalized This release marks a continuation of C.H. Robinson’s relationships with the customers and carriers they serve.

Cleveland Cascades Ltd Setting the industry standard for loading solutions

World Leader in the design & manufacture of bespoke retractable loading chutes for the handling of dry bulk materials. Based in the UK, Cleveland Cascades Ltd has a dedicated team of experts in the design, assembly and commissioning of loading chutes and materials handling equipment. With a growing range of bespoke solutions for the handling of difﬁ cult dry bulk materials, our product range includes the unique ‘cascade’ concept, dust-controlled conveyor transfer points and dust-controlled hoppers. With over 500 reference installations operating worldwide, with applications in ship, silo, road, rail & tanker loading, the company’s key to success is its proven ability to provide a well-engineered solution with professional and committed support. Winners of prestigious Queens Awards for Environmental Achievement, Export Achievement, and Enterprise in International Trades.

Contact Cleveland Cascades Ltd Unit 22, Dukesway, Teesside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 9LT, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1642 753260 | Fax: +44 1642 753270 E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.clevelandcascades.co.uk REGIONAL REPORT agro-industrial applications Designed forthetoughest CC-S JUMBObucket Introducing the with additional sizespending. six sizesrangingfrom 14 Efficiency™ elevator bucket, andcomesin life. The JUMBOCC-S front cornersandwallsavailable for longer resistance. Ithasthethickest front lip, along withultra-durabilityandwear bucket offers capacity, greater carrying operations. plants, orfracsandandaggregate and river terminals, ethanolandfertilizer severe agro-industrial uses, suchasport elevator bucket lineintendedfor themost designed anew large-sizedultra-heavy duty handling andelectronic components, has worldwide manufacturer ofmaterial 4B BraimeElevator Components, a CC-S 4B launches newJUMBO lasting Iceberg As anextensionoftheproven andsuccessfulheavy dutyCC-S The new superstrong JUMBOCC-S ® Edge front wear lipandtheuniquetapered bottom. Designedfor theclosestpossibleverticalspacing(upto4.6

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Liebherr reviews performance of its mobile harbour cranes in 2012 In 2012 Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes achieved the highest annual turnover in history, as well as reaching a remarkable Liebherr launched its LHM 420 in March milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th mobile harbour 2011, and the model is already popular crane. among customers. ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT

PROVEN EXCELLENCE IN CARGO HANDLING Liebherr received the Innovative Technology Award for its LHM Noise-Control Initiative at the IBJ Awards 2012. This initiative comprises a number of technical solutions implemented to achieve significant noise reduction. Additionally, Dr Isolde Liebherr was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her life’s work on the global bulk industry. In May, the State Prize Clean Technology Austria was presented to Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH. The company, renowned in the mobile harbour crane sector, convinced the jury with Pactronic® — the first hydraulic hybrid drive for cranes and construction machinery to achieve increased handling performance with reduced fuel consumption. These awards emphasize Liebherr’s continuous commitment to research and development. Today, Liebherr Nenzing employs more than 230 technical engineers in the fields of research and development, technical design and all fields of drive technology. In close proximity to the customer, Liebherr will continue to explore new ways ensuring that its mobile harbour cranes will remain the most innovative available on the market.

MORE THAN 1,000 DELIVERIES WORLDWIDE Liebherr relies on nearly 40 years of experience in the mobile harbour crane business. In 1994, 20 years after market entry, Liebherr delivered its 100th LHM. In 2005, the 500th LHM started operation. Just a few years later this impressive figure has been doubled. Thus, thanks to a continuously rising demand for flexible and efficient cargo handling solutions Liebherr accomplished a major milestone in 2012. The 1,000th LHM, type LPS 550, was delivered to Montoir Bulk Terminal (MBT) located at the French Atlantic coast (pictured above). Equipped customers opt for these state-of-the-art machines. with the powerful and energy-saving Pactronic® hybrid drive A notable trend towards bigger and stronger machines is still system, the crane is going to play a major role in the cargo evident. Comparing the deliveries of 2011 and 2012 clearly handling chain of the terminal in order to increase turnover underlines this tendency. In 2011, every fourth delivery was a efficiency. member of the lightweight mobile harbour crane family, covering all types up to LHM 320. In 2012, the share of the lightweight LHM 420 PROVES POPULAR range has dropped to 19%. Launched in March 2011, the LHM 420 has already experienced In regard to the regional distribution of deliveries, Europe high market acceptance. Today, Liebherr’s latest model, capable of (including Russia) is by far the biggest market accounting for up to 124 tonnes, represents the second most in demand more than 40% with 38 LHMs delivered, a significant plus of 12 Liebherr mobile harbour crane with 18 deliveries worldwide in cranes compared to 2011. The African market also showed a very 2012 alone, which equates to 19% of all LHMs supplied last year. positive development accounting for over 21% (20 LHMs), an Generally speaking, the LHM 550 has retained its position as increase of eight machines. Thanks to this strong demand, Liebherr best-selling model accounting for almost 45% of last year’s achieved another important milestone last year, supplying the deliveries. 100th LHM to Africa in March 2012. Deliveries to Latin America (16%, 15 LHMs) and India (13%, 12 LHMs) remained stable on a SALES REVIEW AND OUTLOOK high level. Additionally, LHMs deliveries to customers in North Although the economic environment has been bumpy and a America, Asia, Middle East and Oceania emphasize the global bunch of issues, like the excessive public debt in several countries importance of sophisticated mobile harbour cranes. worldwide, needs to be resolved, Liebherr truly succeeded in In 2013, many countries around the globe expect a higher 2012. Liebherr delivered 94 mobile harbour cranes worldwide GDP growth which may result in a higher global trade volume and achieved the highest annual turnover in history: €291 million. and additional investments in port equipment. As the LHM order MARCH 2013 Compared with 2011 this is a rise of nearly 11%. backlog is very promising, Liebherr is optimistic that the demand Due to their flexibility regarding application and efficiency in for its state-of-the-art mobile harbour cranes will remain on a cargo handling, Liebherr mobile harbour cranes are globally high level and that 2013 will be another strong year for the recognized as a solid investment. For that reason more and more mobile harbour crane sector. DCi

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Italian company CFS Handling has given Dry Cargo International details of its latest grab, the electro hydraulic EGV 260/8-1000, which has been specifically designed for scrap handling. The nominal capacity of the grab is 10m3 with a net weight of 10,800kg. The main body of the grab is constructed from FE 510 C EN 10025, while the jaw plates, supports, tips and internal covering are all made from HARDOX 450. The carrying capacity of the EGV 260/8-1000 is 22.5 tonnes at a time, grabbing the scrap with specific weight of 1.7t/m3. The opening time is 9.5 seconds. and the closing time is 15.5 seconds. This rate means that the grab can handle 750 tonnes of scrap per hour. It is equipped with a Rexroth variable displacement axial piston pump, a protective cage for the hydraulic cylinders, a 400V, 50Hz electric motor and a 110 V, 50Hz solenoid valve. Should it become necessary for maintenance, the cover of the grab can be easily removed, making it possible to take out the complete electro hydraulic unit with its oil tank, so that it is not necessary to transport the whole grab to the workshop for repairs. MARCH 2013

Also, to meet the needs of its customers, in countries where temperatures get very high, CFS Handling Srl installs air-oil heat exchangers on its grabs and buckets, to maintain the temperature of oil at correct levels. DCi

65 DC 66 MARCH 2013 i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT NEWS more flexibleuse ofexcavators, andallowing themtotake ona equipment. the area ofproduct development andtooffer robust, powerful goal ofthecompany wasalwaysThe primary tobealeaderin R transport, materialshandlingandrecycling industries. grown tobeaglobally recognized producer ofrotators for the a number ofindustrialsectors. As aresult, Indexatorhasnow were atfirstfocused ontheneedsofScandinavian users. Since thenhehascontinuously expandeditwithproducts that In 1973, Allan Jonsson boughttheSwedish company Indexator. Indexator —aSwedishfamilybusiness OTOTILT This ledtotheconcept ofRototilt He realized early on, thatrotators offered more flexibilityfor — LXBESOLUTION FLEXIBLE A ® , asolutiontoenable the production planningandmanufacturing functions. To ensure the solution, whichincludes aFlexibleMachiningSystem(FMS). turnover ofcirca SEK430 million. them intheNorth-Swedish town of Vindeln, generating a modern manufacturing plant. dependable deliveries, Indexatorcontinuously invests initsultra- To fulfilthehighexpectationsinquality, availability and U allows digging, tiltingandrotating inasinglemovement. multi role functioninexistingand new applications. Rototilt TAMDR AUATRN PLANT MANUFACTURING MODERN LTRA This allows fullintegration ofthedesign, salesordering, Indexator usesaComputerIntegrated Manufacturing (CIM) A totalof200employees work atIndexatorand mostof NEWS

quality of the complex designs, work is done exclusively via a modern 3D CAD system. Indexator is rightfully proud of its world class manufacturing abilities.

STRONG BRAND AND A WORLDWIDE BUSINESS Within the forestry sector Indexator is a worldwide- established brand, the experience gained is now being ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT applied to great effect in both the construction and waste recycling sectors. Indexator exports about 65% of its production to over 40 worldwide markets. In addition to the international distributor network Indexator also has two subsidiaries, Indexator GmbH that covers Germany, Austria and Switzerland and Indexator Inc that covers North America. Besides rotators for forestry, general cargo and materials handling, Indexator also manufactures Rototilt for excavator attachments. Indexator invests considerable resources in product design and development, working closely with the world’s leading manufacturers of forestry, transport, construction and recycling equipment. Manufacturing of Indexator rotators takes place in Vindeln, Sweden, in the company’s technically advanced factory which ensures the high quality and finish of every single processing machines. The collective competence and component used in its wide range of rotators. commitment of the company’s employees is what allows All Indexator rotators are individually tested ensuring that Indexator to live up to the name “quality factory”. the company delivers a precision manufactured, reliable product to its customers. FULL-SCALE TESTING Indexator has an extensive worldwide network of Not everything is automated. Preliminary and final assembly is distributors and service centres to offer comprehensive backup done by hand in order to ensure quality and configuration. All for its rotator and Rototilt products. rotators undergo a test cycle where all functions are checked. Testing is completely automated to avoid human influence, but is INDEXATOR — THE QUALITY FACTORY monitored by an operator. No deviations are tolerated. Quality is what characterizes Indexator. Everything it does is governed by delivering the best quality possible. Its rotators QUICK SPARE PART DISTRIBUTION AND LOCAL SERVICE always, at the very least, meet its customers’ requirements and Indexator’s rotators are designed for tough work and long life, expectations. Production technology is important, but it is the but sometimes parts have to be replaced. When that happens employees who have the lead role in the quality work. the customer wants the parts fast! Indexator is there EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF Indexator has developed an efficient system for global spare part Indexator’s production facilities are located in Vindeln, outside of provision and service in close proximity to customers. This can Umea in northern Sweden. The 8,500 square metre production be organized in different ways — every market area has its own facility for rotators shares space with corporate management, prerequisites. product development, sales and after-market support. But the goal is always the same: to quickly get the ordered This closeness provides advantages in the form of an spare part in order to minimize downtime and lost revenue for overview and short decision-making channels. the customer.

COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT QUALIFIED TECHNICAL SUPPORT Indexator’s rotator factory is designed for rational flows and Indexator provides technical support via telephone and e-mail. A high-capacity utilization. In the centre is the completely staff of experienced employees with major product knowledge automated material handling system, FMS, and advanced accepts questions and orders from customers and workshops. MARCH 2013

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Beumer to presentpresent equipment at ‘bauma’ exhibitionexhibition in April

At bauma 2013, the international trade show for construction can be moved laterally during placement. Stationary bulk loading machinery, building material machines, mining machines, heads are often no longer sufficient for large loading capacities construction vehicles and construction equipment (April 15–21, as, for example, in the cement industry. It should be possible to Munich, Germany), BEUMER Group will display its move the bulk loading head to each filler neck of the vehicle. comprehensive competence in conveying, loading, palletizing and For this purpose, BEUMER has developed mobile loaders that packaging technology. Visitors will also learn about BEUMER adapt to the length of the vehicles. If open vehicles are to be customer support, which ensures the systems’ high levels of availability. The BEUMER Group — headquartered in Beckum — will With the present its innovative solutions for bulk materials. For example, BEUMER bulk the BEUMER portfolio includes curved belt conveyors. Both loading head, troughed belt conveyors and pipe conveyors are used to bulk transporter transport various bulk materials over large distances and often vehicles can be across impassable terrain. Using BEUMER belt apron conveyors, loaded quickly hot materials, such as cement clinker, can be safely and efficiently and without dust transported. The conveying system can withstand high (photo: BEUMER temperatures. It builds on proven belt technology, like the Group GmbH & technology used in bucket elevators. BEUMER will also present Co. KG). its heavy-duty bucket elevators. These machines transport chunky, highly abrasive bulk material with piece sizes up to 120 millimetres. At bauma, BEUMER will display models of a belt bucket elevator and a pipe conveyor. In order to load bulk materials quickly and without dust, MARCH 2013 BEUMER offers bulk loading heads. They are designed according to the double-wall system. The material inlet and the dedusting unit are separated from each other. In order to balance out any minor positional deviations of the vehicle, the bulk loading head DCi

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Louise Dodds-Ely Improved maintenance reduces risk, raises profitability in conveyor operations

When times are tight, it’s more important than ever to minimize THE PATH TO INJURY risk with ongoing maintenance and safety programmes that help Conveyors apply large amounts of mechanical energy to what is protect workers, reduce waste and maximize efficiency, writes essentially a giant elastic band, stretched tight and threaded Larry Goldbeck, Manager of Conveyor Technology at Martin through a maze of components. This stretched band is burdened Engineering. with a heavy load of material and moved at high speed, Few would argue with the assertion that a single serious sometimes with drive motors as large as 600HP (450kW). conveyor accident can cost more money and anguish than Given the inertia and kinetic energy, enormous forces are virtually any safety programme. Most people would also agree involved. The human body, able to generate less than 1HP, is that employees in conveyor-relayed industries deserve to have simply no match. the safest workplace that is reasonably possible. Yet as A report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration downsizing trends advance and the economy continues to found that over a recent four-year period, more than 40% of struggle, there is a temptation to postpone maintenance injuries were caused while a worker was performing activities and safety upgrades in an effort to preserve profitability. maintenance or checking a conveyor. Nearly as many more Unfortunately, there are a number of subtle expenses that were hurt while the subject was cleaning or shoveling near a typically result from this approach, ultimately costing far more moving belt. than the savings from service and safety cutbacks. And many of In another study of more than 200 fatal mining accidents, data the concerns are the same issues that conveyor operators first compiled by MSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor observed identified in the 1930s. The primary difference is that conveyors that 48 of those involved conveyors. Activities most often are larger, longer and faster in today’s operations, with greater leading to conveyor-related fatalities were maintenance (such as MARCH 2013 power and risk potential. When coupled with increasing replacing idlers or clearing blockages) and cleanup (including productivity demands, particularly on aging equipment, plant shoveling or hosing). Together they accounted for more than owners can put themselves and their earnings at unnecessary 50% of the total. risk. Some of the costs associated with these accidents can be DCi

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i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT maintenance. These individualsshouldbetrusted veteran equipped withthe proper tools—perform conveyor and service by debris. located closetothebelt, with ready accessthatisunobstructed designed system, emergency shut-offsandcontrols will be materials are removed before re-starting theconveyor. Inawell- time inspectionorrepair isperformed, sothatalltoolsandwork exceeded. A safety ‘walk-around’ willbecomesecondnature any on any conveying system, ensuringthatdesignspecsare not thespeedlimitandcapacity rating ofobserving the importance have notaccomplishedtheirmission. related accidentseachyear, itappears thatexisting programmes on conveyor training, andinlightofthenumber ofconveyor- health/safety. Unfortunately, there are few standards thatfocus topics suchashazard recognition, riskavoidance and an introduction tothework environment, andmay alsoinclude and maximizingproductivity. These programmes typically provide good practicefor reducing risk demand continuing education, a new employees, andsome specific amountsoftrainingfor the concept. expect thetroops tobuyin managers andsupervisors, ifthey reduced riskmust beinitiatedby the plant. The commitmentto affect thesafety andefficiencyof decision-making processes that has littleornoinfluenceinthe attendance by anemployee who they’ll frequently require course onconveyor systems, are oftentoobusytotake a management. While managers is training, beginningwith in conveyor safety andefficiency The singlemostcriticalelement T but notproperty damage. losses andadministrative costs, expenses, wageandproductivity accounting includedmedical to beeven highernow. 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ASME Standard Pinch points should be equipped with well-designed guards to guards points should be equipped with well-designed Pinch or visitors. accidental or unwise encroachment by employees prevent . While almost every nation has individual requirements nation has individual While almost every . B15.1: Safety Standard for Mechanical Power Transmission Mechanical for Power Standard Safety B15.1: Safety guidelines for the US are published in the US are guidelines for Safety Absent or inefficient belt cleaning is both a safety hazard is both a safety inefficient belt cleaning Absent or UARDING G with well-designed essential that pinch points be equipped It’s by or unwise encroachment accidental to prevent guards and pulleys like components This includes rotating employees. movement, sudden create that may as equipment as well idlers, to totally beginning plants are Many take-ups. such as gravity and employees of protecting spaces as a way enclose hazardous guards with heavy and inspection points, visitors using walkways that permits observation metal mesh or screen fabricated from partsof moving without posing an opportunity injury. for employee will try to clean the return roll while the belt is the belt while will try roll the return to clean employee fatal decision. and potentially dangerous a highly running, remove to somehow required is typically employee (because an the carryback)this material isn’t drain (because and an efficiency seem While it may destination). desired to the getting delivered a preventable it’s in reality waste, amount of inevitable a small like way, in some been processed material that has already If it’s loss. has been made without any investment greater then an even the amount reduce cleaning systems can drastically Belt return. systems bulk material handling many Unfortunately, of carryback. spillage, material: of fugitive forms exhibit symptoms of all identify the effort complicating to correctly carryback and dust, remedies. effective and apply the sources local and general industry to the placement of guards, that apply implemented. should also be consulted and standards B-2.1-2006: Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment for Standard Safety B-2.1-2006: and in Apparatus Rugged Energy & Data Transmission Systems

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$ ( % 1 Rulmeca will present the new 1000HD motorized pulleys, a motorized pulleys, 1000HD the new Rulmeca will present the hold-back or any other uncontrolled run-back of the belt. other uncontrolled the hold-back or any with an outstanding power motorized pulley developed newly and most powerful making it the largest range of 160–250kW, supplier globally. any from available motorized pulley Rulmeca’s newly developed 1000HD motorized newly developed Rulmeca’s of range power which has an outstanding pulley, 160–250kW. Globalization has for many years been an integrated part of years many Globalization has for in Europe, placed strategically With the manufacturing Asia, of the complete range At Bauma 2013 Rulmeca will display used in the mining industryWidely and other conveyor and robust Rulmeca is a simple, by The anti-runback roller Globalization is key to Rulmeca’s success Rulmeca’s key to is Globalization high- Rulmeca’s of At the core motorized quality rollers, and components for pulleys three are belt conveyors in history, brands steeped international innovation, and research. development the in 1962 by Founded Antonio entrepreneurial Ghisalberti by and still guided (Group Emilio Moreschi S.p.A. RULMECA President), and has been able to harness and the experience employ by expertise acquired Today expansion. worldwide consists of the Rulmeca Group than 20 companies that more sales manufacturing, provide to and distribution capabilities most of the major global and the Rulmeca, markets brands Melco and Precismeca for recognized globally are excellence. Rulmeca identity. of Rulmeca Companies offers the Group Americas, Africa and the that meet the highest international products competitive site as possible. project as close to the customers or standards and product the necessary commercial, have they Locally a full consultancy to provide required knowledge application and to aftermarket projects planning of new ranging from service, troubleshooting. to will be given special focus and motorized pulleys: idlers/rollers and to the to the anti runback roller belt tracking roller, the new 1000HD motorized pulleys. responds the Rulmeca belt tracking roller industries, related to the misalignment of the belt and does so without instantly The Rulmeca belt tracking special modifications to the structure. 450–2,300mm. accommodates belts ranging from roller by that enhances safety belt conveyors for solution reliable of failure of a belt break, belt run-back in the event preventing DC 84 MARCH 2013

i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT is hardly surprisingtofindsomewho are willingtodeceive in of conveyor belts toendusersworth many millionseachyear, it place onanunprecedented scale. And withthetradingand fitting large scale ‘dumping’ ofbelting, primarily from Asia isnow taking actual counterfeiting. What doesseemevident, however, isthat falsely brandingitsproducts. Inotherwords, there isno signof evidence has yet beenfound which pointstoamanufacturer manufacturers are deeds. unwittingvictimsofthesedirty No So, whatisactually happening? Well itappears thatthemajor W problem isgrowing.” for othersbutwe are victimsofthispractice; certainly andthe of therelatively smallnumber of ‘big name’brands. Ican’t speak and distributorsthensoldonasbeingmanufactured by one dubious origin, are beingboughtby someunscrupuloustraders seeing agrowing trend where lower quality belts, oftenofvery what isn’t agood thing for usersofconveyor beltsisthatwe are end-users,” explainedgeneralsalesmanagerLes Williams. “But andthatcanonlycompetitive beagood thingfor the industry based DunlopConveyor Belting. one ofthemostfamousbrandnamesthemall, Netherlands- decided totake acloserlookby talkingtoseniormanagers at the potentially seriousconsequencestomany ofourreaders we and unexcitingworld ofconveyor beltmanufacturing. Because of ‘misrepresentation’ iseven affecting thenormally unglamorous hard beingparticularly hit.industry Butcounterfeiting and in complaintsfuelledby theeconomiccrisiswithfood consumer protection organizationsare reporting ahugeincrease also illegalduplicationswithintheworld ofmusic andfilm. Many famous and ‘designer’ brand nameswithinthefashionindustry counterfeit goods. Suchactivitiesare usually associatedwith Most ofushave longbeenaware oftheincreasing tradein deedsintheconveyorbeltindustry? Dirty A SHAPPENING IS HAT “Conveyor beltmanufacturing hasalways beenahighly ? Holland. It isanever-ending battle.” that genuine Dunloprubbermulti-ply beltsare only madehere in Realistically, allwe can doistocontinually confirmtothe market website closeddown they will quickly create another. practice” explains Williams. “Even ifyou manage tohave one lower prices. innocently believe thatthey are buyinggenuine Dunlopqualityat to attractenquiriesfrom would-be Dunlopcustomerswho illusion thatitisDunlop’s officialIndianoperation. This enablesit copied textextractsfrom Dunlop’s own website tocreate the website usingtheDunlopConveyor Beltingnameandhaseven An organizationinIndia(asyet unidentified)hascreated a amountstoidentitytheft. another illegalpracticethatvirtually Dunlop recently discovered that it hasbecomeavictimof I being European. oforiginas thatstatethecountry customers usingcertificates Europe, housedinawarehouse andthenre-shipped to approach canbeprone into tomalpracticewithbeltsimported made inEurope ratherthan, say, in Asia. However, even this inferior qualityorbelow therequired internationalstandards. actually beenmanufactured elsewhere andare invariably of supplied withgenuine Dunlopbeltsbutwhichinreality have more caseswhere itscustomersbelieve they have actually been honestly. However, Dunlopmaintainsthatitisfindingmore and Dunlop, themajorityoftradersanddistributorsoperateperfectly and fitthebelts. This isalong-standingpracticeandaccording to well asfrom vulcanizingcompaniesand distributorswhosupply proportion ofbeltsare purchased by end-users from tradersas order toearnbiggerprofits. ETT THEFT DENTITY “It is very difficult todealwiththiskindoffraudulent “It isvery End-users are increasingly insistingthattheirbeltsshouldbe Rather thanbuydirect from themanufacturer, alarge i MARCH 2013

ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT 85 DC ? ORE LEGISLATION M lie with extra Does the answer The Dunlop legislation of some kind? management certainly do not think in most argue that the law They so. within Europe, especially countries, if sufficient recourse provides (UsFlex) had more than three times three than had more (UsFlex) tear resistance rip and greater to as referred to what they compared of the One imitations’. ‘cheap fact to lie with the seems problems conveyor industrial first glance, at that, verybelts all look big long similar — rubber! lengths of thick black to the untrained to Smilda, According to tell just it is almost impossible eye “The end user at the belt. looking by a quality who thinks he has bought can often face price belt at a cheap in the longer term cost a heavy paying not last so long because the belts do and incur lost production and/or they higher maintenance costs.” According to Dunlop, the most the to Dunlop, According important is at message is that if the buyer should contact the all suspicious then they will usually “They original manufacturer. supplied a particular have if they know specification of belt to a trader or can also either we In our case, distributor. authenticity and test a sample for send an practical, wherever compliance or, ‘buyer In other words, expertto the site.” beware!’ the belt has been delivered directly from directly the belt has been delivered basic checks then a few the manufacturer “If the fitting. out before should be carried packaging has been original manufacturer’s sign but unless it is used then that is a good not be any may then there a full sized roll “The Williams. explained Les packaging,” most important check is to inspect the top and bottom surfaces of the belt to see if the branding can be seen.” manufacturer’s ! UYER BEWARE B of regardless belts, advice to all who buy conveyor Dunlop’s is precisely assume that the belt being delivered is never supplier, that unless It urges caution and recommends what was ordered. malpractice can be proved. Somewhat surprisingly, they lay much lay they surprisingly, Somewhat malpractice can be proved. including on the doorstep of manufacturers of the responsibility Dr Michiel Eijpe director and development Research themselves. has process that permanent branding during the production says [Dunlop] we “I think that perhaps been consistent. not always obviously complacent in the past but times have been a little have new introduced have months we past few During the changed. rubber compound vulcanized branding methods using coloured also includes the into the belt that describes the belt type and emphasis more also place much We “Made in Holland”. wording again making the fact that the on the use of branded packaging, in Holland very been made visible”. belts have It has long been standard practice for Dunlop to carry practice for out It has long been standard the Dunlop technicians pointed out by examples were Several ERIOUS CONSEQUENCES Not only are such practices illegal, they illegal, such practices are Not only very serious consequences also have the big name not just for their also for but manufacturers and authorized distributors. customers Andries director Sales and marketing the industry in for Smilda has worked and he believes than 20 years more has a very that the problem has “Dunlop impact. widespread reputation established a worldwide producing generations for many over belts of the highest quality conveyor that is of enormous and naturally “If our said Smilda. importance to us,” quality inferior customers buy belts of are they belief that in the mistaken using Dunlop then that will not only in lost sales but also damage our result name of our name and the good good agents and authorized distributors, quality Using inferior service partners. belts also puts our customer’s operational efficiency at risk.” qualities and laboratory performance exhaustive tests to measure These international industry to recognized standards. conformity belts but own on the company’s performed not only tests are what precisely to know have “We also those of its competitors. can maintain quality and competing against so that we are we also enable must We better products. even to develop continue the superiority of our our salespeople and distributors to prove be amazed at the would “You explained Smilda. products,” belts and those of other manufacturers. our between differences to abrasion or in vital qualities such as resistance The difference can carry Conveyors up to 50% or more. be heat can easily If these belts fail or if tonnes of material at quite fast speeds. example then the for to fire resistance not sufficiently are they be very potentially can dangerous.” results specification of Dunlop belt a unique including one where S

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ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT 89 DC the employees. Furthermore, regulations environmental emissions dust regarding becoming stricter. are Stanam Industries’ that its equipment ensures to able customers are with the law. comply February. providing innovative solutions tailored to customers’ solutions tailored innovative providing processes; optimize manufacturing and environment; working a clean and safe ensure costs. and production maintenance reduce The company also manufactures the Airchoc® air cannon Airchoc® the also manufactures The company central principles: Stanam Industries has four value; to generate added requirements cement industries in sectors such mining or quarrying, For Stanam Industries inaugurated its inaugurated Industries Stanam running costs are significantly lower than most other forms of forms most other than lower significantly costs are running phase 1/10 of dense a can be as low i.e they equipment, rigid duty Heavy also low. are Maintenance costs conveying. choke chain, high strength in simple modules, construction easy all ensure switches and underspeed overload detectors, intervals. at infrequent maintenance Labour saving machine of single or multiple control automatic to fully Manual No systems. BASIC control proven by systems provided staff required. specialized maintenance acceptable Environmentally points of dust-tight and enclosed machines and transfer Totally totally parts as all moving Safe are construction. weatherproof enclosed. Versatile to versatility ‘en-masse’ equipment offer of Specialized features Handles virtually all types of dry bulk products. plant layout. Size of handling forms Size and duty comparison with alternative equipment. Gentle handling in a solid placid column with ‘en-masse’ slowly Materials moves virtually thus degradation is eliminated. elements; the conveying direction Chain design permits material column to change without degradation. bends, through a standard or scalable option and is very easy to install on a standard a hood fits over a removable belts: conveyor or existing new of dust the reduction to ensure in order central roller variants, in different is also available The product emissions. and models that can withstand high including large widths, temperatures. which as its Gironet as well to unclog silos and hoppers, operations. enables mechanical cleaning without interrupting It also includes industrial vacuum cleaning. v v v v all for safe it is essential that sites are or incineration plants, new premises in Tampa, Florida in Florida Tampa, in new premises Conveyors are manufactured in a manufactured are Conveyors ® is a ®

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VISIT TWO EVENTS IN ONE WEEK! ProgrammeProgramme HighlightsHighlights v Demand outlook for major dry bulk commodities, the rise and After BULK PORTS, TERMINALS fall of the Euro: consequences for the dry bulk trade. & LOGISTICS 2013, v Chinese Macroeconomic Outlook (Dry Bulk Divergence / Capesize Comeback). attend BREAKBULK v Choosing Green Ships. EUROPE 14–16 May 2013 v European Dry Cargo shipping trends. v Challenges Facing Dry Bulk Terminals in Developing Regions. v Raw materials trades - EU Policy and the impact of developing countries on future trade flows. v Performance Analysis and Benchmarking for Bulk Operations. v Emerging techniques for clean bulk handling in ports. v Advances in Biomass handling at ports and terminals. Current Speakers v Safe Fertilizer Handling at Ports and Terminals. Olle Östensson, President, Caromb Consulting v New developments in environmentally friendly bulk handling using Continuous Ship Unloaders. Dr Corina Hebestreit, Director, Euromines v Handling and transshipment solutions at bulk facilities to cope with the increased trade of wood Jeffrey Landsberg, Managing Director, Commodore pellets from the USA to Europe. From bigger vessels to silos and river barges, the Research & Consultancy discharge of river barges directly to the power stations and efficient handling solutions David Peel, European Manager, RightShip Pty Ltd v The redesign of bulk terminals (on the design of new or expansions of existing Prof.dr.ir. Gabriel Lodewijks, Head of Department-Marine bulk terminals). and Transport Technology, Delft University of Technology v Large scale fuel storage silos for coal, petcoke and wood pellets. Han Ozturk, Director, The Nectar Group v Quebec City Terminal management case study: Developments in materials handling equipment installations and analysis of tonnage throughput within the context of the David Trueman, Sales Director, DBIS St Lawrence Seaway, the “Northern Geoff Lemont, Vice President, St Lawrence Stevedoring Corridor” trade route. ir. Thomas van de Sande, Dry Bulk & Logistics Engineer | Business Unit Mining & Heavy Industry, Sponsors & Exhibitors Royal HaskoningDHV Media Partners Professor Mike Bradley, Director, The Wolfson Centre Mr Nicholas Dechamps, Managing Director, Vigan J.P.J. Ruijgrok, Managing Director, ESI Eurosilo BV Dr Holger Lieberwirth, Executive Vice President, TAKRAF GmbH Philip Waddell, International Sales Manager, Telestack Belan Velan, Managing Director, Scorpio Engineering Ltd James Leake, Managing Director, ICAP Shipping Ltd

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Sunday May 12, 2013 17:00 Exhibition Opens SESSION 2 - Bulk Terminal Management & Logistics 18:00 Welcome Cocktail Reception 14:00 The redesign of bulk terminals (on the design of new or expansions of existing bulk terminals) Prof.dr.ir. Gabriel Lodewijks, Head of Department-Marine and Transport Technology, Delft University of Technology Monday May 13, 2013 14:30 Challenges Facing Dry Bulk Terminals in Developing Regions 08:30 Exhibition Opens Han Ozturk, Director, The Nectar Group 09:15 Welcome - Jason Chinnock, Publisher, Dry Cargo International 15:00 NETWORK BREAK (EXHIBITION HALLS) SESSION 1 - Commodities and trades analysis & Shipping 15:30 Performance Analysis and Benchmarking for Bulk 09:30 Demand outlook for major dry bulk commodities,the rise Operations and fall of the Euro: consequences for the dry bulk trade David Trueman, Sales Director, DBIS China has been driving most of the global economic dynamism in recent years. But China isn’t the only story. European weakness has been a major 16:00 Quebec City Terminal management case study: factor behind trade developments through its impact on demand for exports Developments in materials handling equipment from Asia and other emerging regions. A return to stable growth in Europe installations and analysis of tonnage throughput within would do much to reset the world economy and dry bulk markets and it the context of the St Lawrence Seaway, the “Northern looks like it may be about to happen. Europe will not in the short term for Corridor” trade route. instance reclaim all of the third of its crude steel production that it lost in the Geoff Lemont, Vice President, St Lawrence Stevedoring aftermath of the financial crisis. But sorting out its debt management may allow it to become a positive factor for growth. There is still need for caution, however. There are traps on the road back to economic expansion and so far 16:30 Planning the logistics chain from pit to port Europe has been good at finding traps by walking into them. Presentation will discuss the total logistics chain from pit to port including the Olle Östensson, President, Caromb Consulting complete logistics management of various bulk types, starting from the pit until delivery to the customer. 10:00 Raw materials trades - EU Policy and the impact of ir. Thomas van de Sande, Dry Bulk & Logistics Engineer | Business Unit developing countries on future trade flows Mining & Heavy Industry, Royal HaskoningDHV Dr Corina Hebestreit, Director, Euromines 17:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION (EXHIBITION HALLS) 10:30 NETWORK BREAK (EXHIBITION HALLS) 11:00 Chinese Macroeconomic Outlook (Dry Bulk Divergence / EXHIBITION PASS Capesize Comeback) Presentation will discuss growth trends in China including the emergence of To encourage exhibition visitors and networkers not wanting to attend the conference the Chinese middle class and geographical development trends. In addition, presentations we have developed an exhibition pass option: the presentation will discuss the current state of the Chinese steel market and will provide our estimates for future steel production. The presentation Pay only GBP100 by 31st December 2012 will also discuss current Chinese iron ore production, prospects for future iron Pay only GBP120 by 31st March 2013 ore production, current Chinese iron ore imports, and prospects for future iron ore imports. Related dry bulk Pay only GBP138 thereafter shipping rates for capesize, panamax, (and to a lesser extent supramax market) and iron ore trade will be highlighted. and receive the following as part of your package: Jeffrey Landsberg, Managing Director, Commodore Research & Consultancy • Two full days of the exhibition 11:30 Choosing Green Ships • All conference network refreshment breaks David Peel, European Manager, RightShip Pty Ltd • Two business lunches • Two cocktail receptions 12:00 European Dry Cargo Shipping Trends James Leake, Managing Director, ICAP Shipping Ltd go to http://www.drycargoevents.com to register. 12:30 LUNCH (EXHIBITION HALLS) Use Promotional Code: EXPASS RMINALS & LOGISTICS 2 0 13 rence Programme Tuesday/Session3/Session 4

SESSION 4 - Engineering at the bulk terminal Tuesday May 14, 2013 14:00 Mobile conveyors - an alternative and cost effective way to handle bulk material in ports and inland terminals 07:30 Registration Philip Waddell, International Sales Manager, Telestack 08:30 Exhibition Opens 14:30 Safe Fertilizer Handling at Ports and Terminals SESSION 3 - Commodity Specific Handling at bulk To be confirmed terminals 15:00 Emerging techniques for clean bulk handling in ports 09:30 Advances in Biomass handling at ports and terminals Belan Velan, Managing Director, Scorpio Engineering Ltd Biomass is probably the biggest growth area in ports across Europe right now, and one which looks set to continue growth for a while. However, as a 15:30 CLOSING RECEPTION (EXHIBITION HALLS) material, biomass is not without difficulty; stowage factors are low and very variable, the handling properties vary enormously and the hazards from dust, explosion, asphyxiation and fire are high compared with traditional fuels, having claimed a substantial number of lives over the past few years. These, together with uncertainty over the long term future, is making it difficult to get investment decisions right. This paper will explore some of EXHIBITION FLOOR PLAN these fundamental problems, what methods can be used to overcome them, and examine some of the forthcoming potential technology disruptions that we need to keep an eye on! Professor Mike Bradley, Director, The Wolfson Centre 10:00 Handling and transshipment solutions at bulk facilities to cope with the increased trade of wood pellets from the USA to Europe. From bigger vessels to silos and river barges, the discharge of river barges directly to the power stations and efficient handling solutions Mr Nicholas Dechamps, Managing Director, Vigan

10:30 NETWORK BREAK (EXHIBITION HALLS) 11:00 Large scale fuel storage silos for coal, petcoke and wood pellets. J.P.J. Ruijgrok, Managing Director, ESI Eurosilo BV

11:30 New Opportunities in Handling Pelletized Bulk Materials Recent developments in the field of pelletizing with the target to - Pelletize different products than common so far - Reduce the size variation of pellets EXHIBITION BOOTH - Increase the quality of pellets EXHIBITION COST Dr Holger Lieberwirth, Executive Vice President, TAKRAF GmbH Taking a pre-built exhibition stand is an inexpensive, way to exhibit.

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ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT 105 DC for Riga for shiploading After the hopper feeder, the material is then transferred to a the material is then transferred After the hopper feeder, Mobile hopper feeder and link conveyors Mobile feeding shiploader. series of Telestack 30-metre mobile link conveyors. These link link conveyors. mobile 30-metre Telestack series of around wheel mounted and can be manoeuvred are conveyors also incorporate a The link conveyors a wheel loader. the site by used Telestack point. dust extraction system at each transfer of manufacturer recognized an internationally Torit, Donaldson lined with 6mm polyurethane liners to minimize wear and to minimize wear liners lined with 6mm polyurethane speeds and incline conveyor The feeder the paint finish. protect as RFT This is required drive. a variable-speed by controlled are ranging from will handle a variety of materials with densities also enables the The variable-speed drive 0.7t/ m³ to 1.4t/m³. as possible so as to operator to run the belt speeds as slow points. at transfer minimize dust creation system Mobile Mobile YSTEM S ELESTACK T The material is reclaimed from the dome storage via two from The material is reclaimed The material is brought by rail from Russia via RFT’s partner Russia via RFT’s from rail by The material is brought HE Due to the proximity of the terminal to the city of Riga, the of the terminal to the city of Riga, Due to the proximity and fully conveyors covered complete system incorporated fully as dust extraction to minimize dust points as well sealed transfer This was paramount in environment. emissions into the nearby the the facility being granted permission to export from Telestack’s in and was something that was foremost terminal, design brief. the material into a These feed 576 wheel loaders. Liebherr which has a 15m³ HF514 mobile hopper feeder, Telestack The hopper is fully with a 1,200mm-wide belt feeder. capacity T Telestack has recently installed and commissioned a mobile installed has recently Telestack Riga Fertilizer and shiploading system for materials transfer when transshipment terminal, The (RFT) in Latvia. Terminal will be the most advanced and completed at the end of 2014, fertilizer handling facility for in Northernsafest Europe. by then unloaded and transferred are The rail wagons Uralchem. each with a dome storage, to covered a series of conveyors in this project was involved Telestack of 25,000 tonnes. capacity transfer/ custom design mobile feeding/material to supply This the Phase One of the project. shiploading solutions for the to export fertilizerssystem has enabled the company before a revenue hence enabling it to have is finished, complete project Telestack The complete construction is finished. before stream as the main years the first three system will be used for be used as supplementary will after this period, shiploader and, installation. fixed and back-up for capacity Telestack materials transfer & shiploading system for Riga Fertilizer Terminal & shiploading system for Riga Fertilizer transfer materials Telestack Mobile radial telescopic shiploader loading radial Mobile of 500tph. at a speed a vessel DC 106 MARCH 2013

i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT as tofeed theshiploaderattwo positionstoloadeachhatchon the wheelswhichenabledunittoradial45°ofcentre line, so mobile linkconveyor alsohadaradialdrive incorporatedinto point. and attheintake at dischargepoints enclosed chutesboth utilized thefully the linkconveyors the transfer points, speeds. As withall to control thebelt variable speeddrive also featured a The linkconveyors on eachlinkconveyor. compressor mounted means ofa150-litre with pneumaticairby units were supplied efficiency oftheunits. which maintained monitoring system intelligent automated also featured a extraction systems fertilizers. The suitable withusefor extraction unitwasmadeupofaspecialneoprene fabricwhich is quality extractionsystems. The filterelementusedonthe system. materials transfer andshiploading 3-D layout showing Telestack's mobile The final Telestack The extraction Mobile linkconveyors feeding shiploader. mines, ports, quarries, power plants, steel millsandcementkilns. materials suchas coal, iron ore, aggregates, fertilizer, grainetcin solutions whichare inoperation across theglobe handling Telestack the contract,” hesays. specific requirements wasamajorfactorwhy we awarded the rightsolutionandcustomize asystemtoourindividual purchase. Telestack’s ability toguideusthrough conceptstageto system hasproved reliable very andwe are happy very withour construction andthetimely oftheequipment. delivery “The satisfiedwiththeattentiontodetail,he isvery thequalityof regulations. MarisRudzitis, engineeringmanagercommentedthat low operatingcostsfor thecompletesystem. system ispowered by RFT’s mainselectricitywhichenablesvery thickness of250micron 2pakepoxy paintfinish. The complete specification hasbeenusedonallmachineswithaverage film dry the terminalasrequired givingRFTsignificantflexibility. trim the8,000dwtvessel from thetwo loadingpositions. telescopic, luffingandradialabilityenabledRFTtocompletely pads toprotect theconcrete structure ofthejetty. The move from hatchtohatch. The crawler tracksalsohave rubber hold. 8.5-metre freefall chutetocontainthedustrightintoship’s under trays toprevent materialdropping ontothejettyandan and theouter, dustextractionandtransfer points, complete sealed transfer points, fully covered conveyors bothontheinner extraction andcontainmentfeatures, someofwhichincludefully maximum extension). The unitincorporatescompletedust design TS 542(500tph[tonnesperhour]ata42-metre the hatchchanges. an 8,000dwtcoastervessel. This enabledaquicksetuptimefor Telestack offers arangeofmobilebulkmaterialhandling The systemcomplieswithenvironmental dustpollution Due tothecorrosive nature ofthefertilizer, highpaint avery The Telestack mobilesolutionofRFTiseasily moved around The TS 542iscrawler tracked mountedandisfully mobileto The Telestack MobileshiploadersuppliedtoRFTisacustom- Mobile radial telescopicshiploaderloading vessel ataspeedof500tph. DC i Mobile Shiploading Systems

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Argentine ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT terminal opts for E-Crane

Terminal 6 in Argentina chooses E-Crane for unloading soyabeans In early 2013, Terminal 6 S.A in Argentina placed an order for a soyabeans were originally unloaded using a cable crane and a new 1500 Series, Model 11264 PD-E E-Crane with 26.4m small material handler. Each machine was achieving a production (86.5ft) outreach and a lift capacity of 19 metric tonnes (20.9 US rate of about 400tph (tonnes per hour). Terminal 6 S.A. tons) to unload soyabeans from Mississippi and Paraná-sized considered many different material handling options, but barges onto a conveyer system. ultimately chose the E-Crane to maximize its operations. The cable crane will be removed, and the new E-Crane will be LARGEST SOYA MEAL EXPORTING COMPANY installed in its place. The E-Crane will be pedestal-mounted Terminal 6 S.A. is a joint venture between Bunge, and Aceitera directly onto a new addition to the existing dock. An unloading General Deheza. It was founded in 1985 and has grown to rate exceeding 900tph is expected. become the largest soya meal exporting terminal in Argentina. The terminal also ships and handles grains and vegetable oils, WHY TERMINAL 6 CHOSE THE E-CRANE along with other dry agribulk. Terminal 6 S.A. is Argentina’s first Terminal 6 S.A. realized the benefits of the equilibrated crane’s private port, and has the facilities to store up to 950,000 tonnes efficient design. The E-Crane is a truly unique and revolutionary of dry bulk materials as well as 110,000 tonnes of liquid machine with the lowest power consumption cost in the MARCH 2013 materials. industry. It runs on clean electric energy, saving customers huge Terminal 6 S.A. began talks with E-Crane about a potential amounts of money when compared to diesel powered project on the Paraná river back in 2007 with a goal of equipment. There are also very little associated maintenance increasing the productivity and capacity of the port. The costs due to E-Crane’s innate design. DCi

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i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT estl,feil -rn sjs h poie -rn’ oua design andcustomsolutionsmake ittheidealequipmentfor versatile, flexibleE-Craneisjusttheopposite. E-Crane’s modular require anexpensive, hard tomaintaininfrastructure. The limestone andotherbulkmaterialsare costly, inflexibleand industries. Mostdedicatedsystemsfor offloadinggrain, coal, proven andtrustedsolutioninmany bulkmaterialhandling Designed specifically for bargeandshipunloading, E-Craneisa P up to50%, reducing maintenanceandoperatingcosts. reducing horsepower requirements andpower consumptionby E-Crane allows gravity towork for you insteadofagainstyou, available justtomove energy theboom, stick, andgrab, the conventional cranesthatrequire asmuch as80%oftheir balance throughout itsworking range. Compared with bar mechanismensures thattheE-Craneremains innearperfect linking thesticktomoving counterweight. This uniquefour- The key totheE-Crane’s efficiencyistheparallelogramdesign D OE OUINFRBL HANDLING BULK FOR SOLUTION ROVEN SG FTEOIIA AACDCRANE BALANCED ORIGINAL THE OF ESIGN solution. fertilizer, grain, cementclinker andcoke, E-Craneisanideal bulkmaterialssuchascoal,handling dry limestone, bauxite, orlinked hoppers,stationary bargesandbargehaulsystems. For the customertoprovide andequipmentincluding otherservices operation.port E-Cranestreamlines thefacilityby working with handling solutionsare offered inorder tooptimizetheentire E-Crane offers more thanjustthecrane. Turnkey bulkmaterial T v v v v v tasks including: bulk handlingapplication. E-Craneispurposebuiltfor dedicated RKYBL AEILHNLN SOLUTION HANDLING MATERIAL BULK URNKEY stockpiling feeding hoppers; and shiploading/unloading; barge loading/unloading; offloading Panamax/Handymax-sizedvessels; any DC i Biomass ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT SAMSON wood pellet shiploader with telescopic link conveyor and fully dust controlled, local storage at logistics the Port of Panama in Florida (©AUMUND).

SAMSON — streamlining random woody biomass and wood pellet logistics New markets like the biofuels industry transcend oceans and can be easily repositioned to enable feeding at a controlled rate, connect suppliers and partners across continents, write Andy in any combination, to the new conveyor transport and silo Blythe and Hugo van Benthem of SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd., storage system providing for effectively 100% redundancy in part of the AUMUND Group. Biofuels creates demand for operation ensuring continued availability 24/7. sophisticated, yet flexible logistics chains that can piggy-back on Similar SAMSONTM units are operating at UK power plants, existing infrastructure and seamlessly support the high-volume handling a range of biomass fuels from chicken litter to sludge transfer of wood-based fuel products to support the European and other waste agricultural materials. The only viable option Union’s carbon reduction ambitions. for larger plants in general is wood pellet. The establishment of Biomass power plants, although not without environmental proper quality standards based on EN 14961-2 make such issues, are relatively straightforward and represent a truly carbon- certified pellets a fuel resource of predictable quality that may neutral alternative to traditional fossil fuel generating stations. now be traded in a manner similar to other commodities. CHP (Combined Heat and Power) linked to basic industries or The commoditization of biomass fuels took an important step local heating schemes are really beginning to look very attractive forward into a global market in November 2011. The with extremely high operating efficiency, around 90% or more. preparation steps towards the launch of a biomass trading For smaller CHP plant, typically to 50MW in generating platform were started in 2008 when APX‐ENDEX, in partnership capacity — or a combination of steam and electricity to a similar with the Port of Rotterdam, launched the Industrial Wood value — locally sourced random woody biomass may be an Pellets price index, providing a reliable cost comparison. The option, allowing the fuel to be sourced close by to minimize the new exchange allows market participants to trade standard carbon miles associated with transportation. contracts on a futures listing and provides for certification that A recent installation in Scotland at Markinch is typical of such the source material complies with the established sustainability a venture. It is linked to the Tulliss Russell paper plant providing guidelines and criteria. both process steam and electrical power, the excess of which is All of these activities, driven by government sustainability exported to the national grid. The new scheme entirely replaces obligations, are forcing the market towards huge volume

the old coal boilers, with a net reduction in CO2 of some increases in the trade of biomass fuels with the UK. It is 250,000 tonnes annually. In this application, four SAMSONTM estimated that some 50mt (million tonnes) will be required by surface feeders from SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd (formerly the end of 2020, of which a substantial amount must be B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd) receive locally derived forest imported in the form of wood pellets. by-products and other woody combustibles. This is prepared SAMSON Materials Handling is in a unique position to cater MARCH 2013 off-site at a new facility operated by ‘RWE npower renewables’, for this market using fast track mobile solutions for the loading including chipping and storage, with short haul transportation to of large deep sea vessels in ports such as Panama (Florida) and, Tulliss Russell in enclosed bulk vehicles. The new SAMSONTM more recently, at Eastport in Maine, USA. In both solutions, a feeders are set up in parallel and are all mobile. As such, they system of static conveyor equipment brings the pellet from DCi

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i ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT The Samson complexes ( storage volume sufficienttoload thesizeofvessels likely tobe these relatively lightcargoes. within theholdtomaximizematerialstowage, essentialwith trimming. A telescopictrimmingchuteallows accurate placement along thevessel for movements between hatchesandhold multi-directional travel onrubbertyres allowing fastmanoeuvring quayside conveyor. The SAMSONshiploaderincludespowered of 1,000tph(tonnesperhour)receiving pelletfrom afixed major Germanwood pellettraderandprovides for aloadingrate the minimum offixed infrastructure. port handling othercargoes offering utilizationwith maximum berth when notloadingabulkshipandthusfreeing thearea for allowing thecompleteequipmenttobemoved offtheberth applications for shiploaderswithmobile feeding conveyors load vessels typically uptoHandymax. These are typical combination ofmobilelink-conveyors andamobileshiploader covered andfrom storagetotheberth thefixed conveyors a Covered ofwood storageisvitalfor theexport pelletswith The mostrecent order for shiploadingequipmentisfrom a © TM AUMUND). handles wood chips from walking floor trucks forintaketoabiomass boiler forplantsteamgenerationhandles woodchips from walking floortrucks attwofamousbrewery capitalize on existing port infrastructurecapitalize onexistingport andfacilities. package for thebiofuelsmarket worldwide allowing usersto offer anideal Materials Handlingfor installationontheberth pellets, themobilehandlingsolutionsoffered by SAMSON mobile harbourcranes. the dust-controlled ofbulkcargoes from import grab-fitted marketpellet import withitsrangeofEco-Hoppersystemsfor railcar loadinganddischargefacilities. plustheavailabilityboth atthepelletplantandport of part, inlandlogisticswilldependuponexistingrailconnectivity catchment area.generally inthe hinterland orport For themost dependent ontheavailability ofmaterialfrom pelletizingplants for aPanamaxsizevessel. Significantly theintake offuelis shiploading ratesofupto1,000tph, isentirely practical, sufficient demurrage costs. UsingSAMSONstandard solutions, with pellets athighspeedtothevessel tominimizepotential handled andthecapacity todischargethestorageandconvey the (Markinch) handling locallysourced woodybiomass( Four feedersinstalledat SAMSON™mobilesurface Tullis Russell In conclusion, ofwood andimport for boththeexport SAMSON isalsowell thisburgeoningwood placedtoserve © AUMUND). DC i 7%#/.6%915!,)49

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BREAKBULK & BAGGING 115 DC Transporting wind turbines. Transporting logistics “Our specialty focuses in the sectors of Oil & Gas, “Our specialty focuses Agility Logistics was originally established as a Middle East- established as a Middle Agility Logistics was originally “We need to have great people who are committed to people who are great need to have “We “Our approach is to fully understand what the customer is understand is to fully “Our approach Unlike DHL, which has a sizeable portfolio which and of owned DHL, Unlike “In order to enhance our core competitiveness, we also offer we competitiveness, core to enhance our “In order owned logistics provider and has since expanded its network and has since logistics provider owned with particular emphasis on the fastest- the globe, around the full range of offers It now emerging markets. growing solutions project specialist turnkey logistics services to provide basis. on a worldwide utilising every physical asset available to them to get the best asset available physical utilising every results.” trying to achieve, then we bring together the different parties to bring together the different then we trying to achieve, our “This makes explained a spokesman. the result,” deliver assets physical hire We very flexible and customizable. approach our most important But our people are do. job we every for customer servicing our do not outsource to third asset — we parties. rented physical assets, BDP International takes a non-asset based BDP International takes assets, physical rented this enhances the ability of It believes business structure. an individual on what is the best solution for managers to focus This assets. rather than on the need to utilize its own customer, win a whole raft of major energyhas seen the company projects transport. all modes of project East covering in the Middle break bulk charterbreak services with to establish relationships transportation customers,” costs for subcontractors and lower he added. solutions through standardized management, tailor-made management, standardized solutions through as its experienced as well operations systems and processes, 220 countries. over covering personnel and a global network negotiate only Jiang said DHL was able to use its size to not sub-contractors and suppliers at all pricing from favourable the most qualified but also to source chain, stages of the supply when outside the company companies and personnel from required. coping with out-of-gauge cargoes with out-of-gauge coping g. Specialized , the company’s interests spread far spread interests company’s the , DCI writes Michael Kin he provision by logistics majors of project logistics and logistics majors of project by he provision and storage servicesspecialist warehousing a is now global affair,

The company’s Industrial Projects division is one of the Industrial Projects The company’s generating plants to 1,000-tonne heavy power entire “From the for the completion of various projects In India this saw a raft of services feasibility including a project DHL provided of expertise the sound execution lies in The division’s and wide, even taking in bulk carrier ship chartering and, of ship chartering taking in bulk carrier and, even and wide, logistics. project course, providing segments of DHL Global Forwarding, fastest growing Out of sectors that call for specialized solutions to niche project mining from This can include anything movements. Gauge cargo or to oil and gas exploration projects and cement plants through plants. power nuclear team transports our global Industrial Projects columns, reactor Vice said Li Jiang, the world,” equipment around oversized Asia Pacific at in the and Head of Industrial Projects President incorporate various kinds of “We DHL Global Forwarding. transportation air, services — by — either domestic or overseas barge or trucking.” river ocean, equipment Shanghai Electric Corporation which supplied power a pit Project, 3,690 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power to Reliance’s Pradesh. located in Madhya plant project head coal based power transport design and study, rehabilitation survey, route study, Security Safety Health as project engineering as well in smooth “These solutions resulted planning. Environment challenge loading a big cargo operations and the ability to solve limit of the ship’s weight the maximum when one heater reached said Jiang. crane,”

Global forwarders take a variety of approaches to offering out- to offering a variety of approaches take Global forwarders the Take services and warehousing of-gauge cargo to customers. Although associated in many example. for DHL, ever-growing as services, delivery and air freight minds with its express reported in previously T DC 116 MARCH 2013

i BREAKBULK & BAGGING tremendous trouble for thecustomer. “Unfortunately, anything financial risk, butalsodelay thewholeproject andcause required timeasthis would notonly transportation create a the bigriskfor any forwarder would benotbeingabletomeeta categories: andthecargo itself. service Service-wise, saidJiang, major projects, typically thesecanbedividedintotwo environment ofhealth, safety andsecurity.” storage, etc. ensure asound And dedicatedHSSEexperts profound knowledge ofcargo lifting, binding, stevedoring, engineering capabilities,” headded. captains have“Our port “Our operationsteamspecializesinproject technicaldesignand adherence withcustomers’requirements aspercontractterms. occasionally.” storageperiodsatthelay-downlaid for short area inports fromtransported shipstotrucksorviceversa, thoughitmay be of highimportance. andliftingwouldprices andsiteconditionsfor be transportation do needwarehousing, whichis oftenrented oncontract, storage cargo pieces withinanacceptablepricerange,” saidJiang. “If we price. “Warehousing canonly beafforded for relatively small involved indeterminingtheuseofstorageandwarehousing is also usually outsizedand/oroverweight. The majorfactor our customer.” facility aswell astosetupanew siteinanoptimallocationfor size andtypeofwarehouse, andwe are abletoutilizean existing for easeofreach andequipmentaccess. We provide flexibilityin facilities are andairports strategically locatednearmajorports area facilitiesbasedontherequirements ofourcustomers. Our “Agility operatestemperature controlled, refrigerated andopen space ofover 10million square metres,” explained Wattman. strong freight forwarding business. byadded thecompany’s and distributioncapabilities supported inventory management, picking, packingandshipping, withvalue- availableIn-storage services take inreceiving, put-away, storage, handle heavy lift, out-of-gaugeandover-dimensional cargoes. around theworlddistribution services withfacilitiesequippedto allows for creativity infindingeffective routes,” said Wattman. yards infour countriesinSE Asia. “By having ourown assets, it Tug from Singapore &Bargeservice toBatam, andmanagespipe now Agility operatesitsown daily in Gas industry Asia Pacific, intheMiddle Eastand services Asia and, theOil& tosupport specific regions around theglobe. These includetrucking project logisticsofferings, thecompany alsorunsassetsbasedin timely deadlinesare met,” said Wattman. needed andperform risksassessmentsalltoensure safe and HSE/QA planare alsodeveloped. “We determinetheresources Procedures, methodstatements, KPIsandacomprehensive reviewing theimplementationscheduleandmobilizationplans. Logistics Planwhichincludesidentifyingthescopeofwork, and immediately engageswiththeclienttodevelop aProject 100 countrieswithover 20,000professionals onstaff. globally by overwhich issupported 500 Agility-owned officesin Wattman, President andCEOofthecompany’s project team, Agency and Wind &Renewable Power,” explainedGrant Petrochemical, Refinery, Mining, Power, Construction, Marine While many hazards andobstaclesare encountered during He saidthechallengewastoalways deliver cargo in “Large cargo would normally bedirectly liftedand Most ofthecargo DHL’s IndustrialProjects divisionhandles is “We operateowned andleasedwarehouses withacombined The company alsooffers avarietyofwarehousing and While experiencedpersonnelplay amajorrole in Agility’s Agility When approached by aclientregarding anew project, competitive intheglobalproject logisticsindustry.” controlling asmuch aspossiblein-house, GAC isabletostay can beprovided by theGAC Group through asinglecontact. By the bestlocationandprice. Bunker Fuels, through whichcustomerscanpurchase bunkers at said. “We alsohave adedicatedbunker fuels tradingarm, GAC route inlightofcurrent orpredicted weather conditions,” he toaidvessels takeservices thesafest andmost economical Hydrological Instituteto provide arangeofweather routing example, we work closely withtheSwedish Metrological and solutionsfor turnkeycomplete transportation projects. “For of market aspart wasitsabilitytooffer integratedservices projects.” help meetthedemandsofspecificheavy-lifts andother andappropriate,necessary we alsouseexternalcontractorsto theoff-shoreoff-shore industry,” basesserving hesaid. “When numerous different locationsglobally. “We alsoown andoperate compliance withalltherelevant rulesandregulations.” can helpensure thatwhatisdoneon-board iscorrect andin lashings on-board, butby makingsuchcalculationsourselves we DNV standards. as therelated accelerationforces toconform withLloyds and calculates thebestway tosecure cargo on-board avessel aswell “Our latestinvestment isinlashingscalculationsoftware which trucks, barges, coastersandonoceanvessels,” he explained. inorder toillustratehowtechnology cargoes willbehandledon invested [Computer inadvancedCAD Aided Drawing] using specially-designed software. “Most recently we have competitive.” believe theforwarder must take greater responsibility tobe issue methodstatementsorcargo manuals. NotGAC. We handling thecargo someotherway thanusingships’cranes? the mainones?Canwe reduce costsfor thecustomerby example, canwe avoid than congestionby choosingotherports themarket,”other operatorsserving said Thornblom. “For petrochemical, railways andshipping. oil &gasupstream sector, steelmills, power generation, range ofindustriesincludingpulpandpaper manufacturing, the breakbulk shipping clusters, GAC’s project awide teamserves from beinginthesametimezoneasleadingheavy-lift and customer”. heavy-lift operators, adding afew dollarsandsellingtothe from“rather thansimply offering shipowners services and project logisticsatany location, offering aholisticpackage Group Project LogisticsManager, iswell covered tohandle offices globally. The company, according toPer Thornblom, GAC isGAC, services and transport whichnow boastsmore the300 lifting andshipping.” hazards, however, existliterally ineachandevery instanceof cargo damage, which sometimescanbeirreversible. Such inappropriate stevedoring couldcausesevere ortransportation shipment dateorany force majeure factors,” headded. could causetheseproblems, includingapostponementof “These, services, andawiderangeofothercomplementary He saidGAC’s mainsellingpoint inacompetitive service GAC owns andoperateswarehouses andopenyards at “Ultimately, itisthevessel’s Masterwhoisresponsible for He saidallproject shipmentswere now carefully planned “Traditional forwarders askowners andtonnageoperatorsto “We are constantly exploringways toperform betterthan Operating from Gothenburg, duetothebenefitsderived Another majorfurnisherofglobalproject logisticsstorage “On theotherhand, riskmay liewiththecargo itself. Any DC i Hamilton BREAKBULK & BAGGING exports massive unit cargoes

In September last year, as part of a departure from the Port of cargo has access to the Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, and Hamilton, Hamilton/Oakville-based manufacturer Hooper global destinations. Engineered Vessels International (HEVI) loaded four process This shipment was followed by a delivery of eight large HEVI- towers, measuring between 155ft and 250ft in length and produced reactors for the same power plant project later in the weighing between 320,000lbs and 400,000lbs each, aboard a year. heavy-lift ship destined for a Mississippi power plant currently “Access to the Port of Hamilton via the HEVI facility is under construction. integral to our continued success in delivering the difficult HEVI’s highly specialized engineered vessels will be used in projects. This shipment celebrates the tremendous efforts of the the Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle many people and many hours of hard work, to support an (IGCC) plant, which is due for completion in 2014. important client’s power generation project,” said Chris Hooper, The four enormous process towers were loaded September Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Hooper Welding. 25th and 26th aboard the heavy-lift ship Stellaprima for delivery “Hooper/HEVI has manufactured complicated, heavy, high- via the Port of Mobile, Alabama. pressure/temperature ASME pressure equipment for the process 2013 MARCH HEVI’s location on Pier 26 at the Port of Hamilton gives the industry for over 60 years. The company is made up of the company a competitive advantage, with access to over 500 feet finest manufacturing personnel and expertise in the industry and of immediate deep water dock for barge and ocean shipments. delivers the most challenging projects and equipment for our From Hamilton’s strategically-located Great Lakes port, HEVI clients in Canada, United States and International markets. The DCi

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i BREAKBULK & BAGGING windmill components. to acustomerin Saudi Arabia, aswell asalargeshipmentof Hamilton-based manufacturer of200railcarsfromdelivery a alsolater handleda port plant inGoderich, Ontario. The destined for theBruceNuclear 175mt rotors from Rotterdam inmid-Septembercarrying port OF lift ship side,On theimport theheavy Hamilton inautumnlastyear. fromor departed thePort of several bigcargoes thatarrived each year. types passesthrough theport billion worthofcargo ofall connections. More than $2 multimodal transportation consumers, and extensive million North American Lakes, withaccessto100 ontheGreat Canadian port Hamilton isthelargest manufacturing shipments. ideal locationfor large The Port ofHamiltonoffers an P equipment.” leader of ASME pressure the marketplace asaglobal delivered,continued qualityandservice definesourreputation in OETCROA THE AT CARGO ROJECT The HEVIshipmentisamong H AMILTON Stellaprima arrived in P ORT vision istobethe Great Lakes ofchoice. port and cargo handled. The HamiltonPort Authority’s strategic “Project cargo is an important part oftheHamiltonPort“Project part cargo isanimportant Great Lakes interms ofbothsize onthe largest Canadianport magazine. “ investment by SiteSelection number onelocationfor business why Hamiltonisranked asthe Authority thatare thereason likepartners theHamiltonPort at theCityofHamilton. Itis Economic Development Division Everson, Director ofthe is present inthiscity,” saidNeil infrastructure that transportation can boastofthemulti-modal community. Few citiesinOntario are immenseassetstothis of theHamiltonPort Authority notice.” foreign manufacturers take the comingyears asdomesticand are expectingeven more trafficin facilities, and the location, sowe “We have theexperience, the and ison-tracktogrow further. quadrupled from 2008to2011, Estate, noting thatproject cargo Business Development &Real Hamilton, HPA Vice President, diversification strategy,” saidIan Authority’s growth and The Port ofHamiltonisthe “The presence andcapabilities DC i Steel industry has ‘annus horribilis’ BREAKBULK & BAGGING

Overcapacity across the continents, a disturbingly large fall in European steel demand is down about 30% since 2007 and demand — particularly from Europe which is struggling to analysts don’t rule out possibility of further demand erosion. recover from the 2008/09 brutal recession Contraction in steel use was inevitable as — and prices down between 8% and 10% auto production in the continent has depending on products and markets made Lakshmi Mittal, chairman shrunk 20 during the period when there 2012 an annus horribilis for the world steel and CEO of ArcelorMittal. was also considerable shift in consumer industry, writes Kunal Bose in New Delhi. durables manufacturing capacity to China How bad the year was becomes evident mainly and also to some other Asian from ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel countries. In the circumstances, group by a very big margin, piling up a net ArcelorMittal was not left with an loss of $4 billion in the last quarter and alternative to knifing through some high $3.7 billion for 2012 and China Iron and cost blast furnaces in Europe, where it Steel Association saying that, after tax, produces nearly 45% of its steel. The profits of the country’s more than 80 group simultaneously exercised production steelmakers fell 98.2% to 1.58 billion yuan discipline, resulting in a 2.3% shrinkage in ($251m). What, however, needs to be steel shipments to 83.8mt in 2012. Mittal factored in for ArcelorMittal working is admits to the fact that the industry was write-downs of over $5bn, almost all of it taken by surprise by steel market on the group’s European operations. behaviour in Europe and China in Explaining the reasons for such dismal particular. Moreover, he says, the industry 2013 MARCH performance, the India-born ArcelorMittal was found wanting in making adjustments chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal says, to production quickly enough “leading to “2012 was a very difficult year for the steel industry, particularly oversupply and weak pricing.” in Europe where demand for steel fell a further 8.8%.” The Braving union protests and earning displeasure of politicians, DCi

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i BREAKBULK & BAGGING overseas steelmakers like ArcelorMittal andNipponSteel, dependent.import Inthisendeavour, withleading itispartnering highgradesofsteelfor whichitisnowmaking very largely building, over Chinahassetitssightsonachieving mastery 1.05bn tonnes.” Paralleltoexercising restraint incapacity extinguish 60mtofexistingcapacity tofinally have capacity of steelmaking capacity of270mtby 2020, itwill atthesametime furnaces ofupto40tonnes. Iwillsay asChinabuildsnew scrapping blastfurnacesofupto400cubicmetres andelectric toriditself ofuneconomicandpollutingcapacity by country India Limited, akeen ofChinascenesays, observer “expect the overhang ofsurpluscapacity inthecountry. improvement inprofitability ofChinesemills, for there isan doubtful ifdemandgrowth of thisorder willleadtoany major respectively leaving asurplusof50mtfor exports. Itis, however, consumption willthisyear climbto750mtand700mt, (MIIT),& information technology China’s steel production and growth of3.1%. According tothecountry’s ofindustry ministry situation in2013leadingtosteeldemand moderately improve theeconomic Beijing stimulus measures are likely to (WSA) saidinanoutlookreportthat home andabroad. World Steel Association for theeconomy belying fears ofmany at is thatBeijingcouldavoid crashlanding downturn. What, however, isencouraging world hadtobearthebruntofglobal tothe asafactory emerged virtually weaknesses athome, Chinahaving years in2012at7.8%. Besides economy grew atitsslowest pacein13 This happened becausetheChinese (against 6.2%in2011)toabout640mt. in riseofmetalconsumptionatonly 2.5% steel use, proved tobeadisappointment 1.548bn tonnes. China, seenasthegrowth enginefor world 3.1% to716mtclaimashare of46.3%world outputof inthewest.industry ArcelorMittal isseenasthebellwether ofthesteel South), overarching presence inEurope and and America (bothNorth business in2013”isrestructuring inEurope. Becauseofits animprovementalso besupporting in “profitability ofoursteel fare well inthethree markets. What, according toMittal, should and heavy equipmentindustriesandallofthemare expectedto strong product for oilandgassectorautomobile portfolio improvements inChina, BrazilandtheUS. ArcelorMittal hasa shipments of ArcelorMittal in2013onthebackofdemand steel demandgrowth. Heishopingfor a2%to3%riseinsteel are getting loans from banksmore easily andthatwillsupport become lesssevere. Butunlike inEurope, businessesintheUS the European economy even thoughtherecession bite could says “challenges” are tocontinue largely duetothefragilityof based merchant bankerCorporateFinance. Industry probably 20%overcapacity,” says DaltonDwyer, headofLondon- needstocontinue toshrinkbecausethere is “The industry Even then, isnotfully ridofexcesscapacity. thesteelindustry resting tillimprovement inoutlookandsomeselective deletion. optimization programmes principally amountingtocapacity (Corus initsearlieravatar) have alsogone through asset some otherleadingEuropean steelgroups like Tata SteelEurope Chandra Sekhar Verma, chairmanoftheSteel Authority of What aboutChinawhichlastyear raisedsteelproduction by What are the steelprospects like inthecurrent year? Mittal Chandra Sekhar Verma, chairman of theSteel Authority ofIndia fact thatIndiais theworld’s largeststeelproducer fourth andis becoming theworld’s secondlargesteconomy. For Jindal, the metals, includingaluminiumisacriticalfactor inthecountry countries.” NodoubtChina’s mightinsteelandalsoother a criticalmetaltohelpemerging nationstobecomedeveloped domestic market,” Verma told capacity to60mtandthatisgive usa30%share ofthe margins. SAIL Vision 2020programme isdesignedtoliftour products insteadofsemi-finished steelwillgive usbetter growing Indianmarket. Sellinglargevolumes asvalueadded added. We needvolume tomaintainourshare intherapidly over 70%ofSAILsteelinpostmodernizationwillbevalue continuously cast, amust for cleansteel. Equally importantly, ($13.1 billion)inanotheryear, SAILwillhave allitssteel modernization programme callingfor aninvestment ofRs720bn value addition. “As we completethisphaseofexpansioncum facilities from raw materials handlingthrough theentire chainof plants to24.6mtandatthesametimemodernizingexisting dispenseswithrawtechnology materialspreparation stageslike least 20%lessthanhighclasssoftcoal. Moreover, the cheaper thanpellets. GeneralcoalusedinaFinexmillcostsat deposits are plentiful.” Powdered iron ore isnearly 25% which isaperennial issueandnon-cokingcoalofwhichlocal says, “they allow iron makingusingiron ore fines, thedisposalof put SAILonthesamepathasChina. some new millstobebuilt. Inboththesepursuits, Verma has possibility ofemploying Corex, FinexandITmk3processes at ofsomeexclusiverepository technologies, asitisexploringthe Naveen Jindal, chairmanofJindalSteel&Power, says “steel is Explaining thecompulsionstoinductsuchprocesses, Verma Limited. SAIL growing crudesteelcapacity atallits to 7mt. Expansion ofBokaro of millispart crude steelcapacity ofitsmillfrom 4.38mt technology. Bokaro inIndiausingtheclosely held of Finextechnology, tobuilda3mtmillat Verma. SAILisintalkswithPosco, owner willbeofhelp,”Finex technology says in Indiatohostnew steelmills. That way has becometoacquire bigparcels ofland identical capacity. You know how difficultit 60% ofarea ofablastfurnaceplant Finex plantwithminiflatmillwillneed economy inconstructioncost. Moreover, a recommends itselffor low emissionsand sintering andcoke making. “Finex Bokaro iswhere SAILisexpanding DCI . i MARCH 2013

BREAKBULK & BAGGING 121 DC The steel industry also pressed for the export of scrap, of The steel industry the export for of scrap, also pressed The government has refused to take more anti-dumping more to take has refused The government Faced with a flood of imports, and losing export markets, the and losing export markets, Faced with a flood of imports, The motor industry, set to repeat last year’s output of 3.5 last year’s set to repeat The motor industry, Not everybody is in favour of the protection Brazil’s steel Brazil’s of the protection is in favour Not everybody While China, India and South Korea in particular in Asia will in particular in India and South Korea While China, Next to China, the principal growth centre for steel capacity steel for centre the principal growth Next to China, NVESTMENTS SHELVED OR SLOWED which the industry uses about 9mt a year, to be halted. But the to be halted. which the industry uses about 9mt a year, which claims to export 300,000 tonnes a only industry, scrap its case. and won back strongly has fought year, measures. As industry’s profits have not been affected by the by not been affected have profits As industry’s measures. to happen. this seems unlikely extra imports, motor industry has pressed the government to make no more to make motor industry the government has pressed concessions to the steel men. million cars — and which is the leading importer of sheet steel — claims that and South Korea Taiwan Russia, China, from costs about $1,800 a tonne to make, which now Brazilian steel, most expensive. is amongst the world’s industry benefits from. I mill build a 3mt-capacity to Wisco company the Chinese Plans by state by Acu port built in Rio de Janeiro alongside the new Brazil’s Batista, Eike headed by group, companies in the OXX the A similar plan by been put on hold. have richest man, of the which took control company, Techint Argentine–Italian Acu mill near the to also build a new last year, Usiminas group grow capacity in the years ahead, Europe will go through the through will go Europe ahead, in the years capacity grow steel WSA data show contraction. of capacity inexorable march Union in 2012 was down in 27 member European production 3.7% to 42.7mt in 4.7% to 169.4mt and that includes a fall of a marginal decline of 1.1% to 5.2% to 27.2mt in Italy, Germany, to 13.6mt in 15.6mt in France and a whopping 12.1% setback which in the past lost America, North Spain. battered recession deal of churning in a great through and went capacity much of 2.5% to 121.9mt, by raise production could last year industry, because This happened of the US was 88.6mt. which the share and less than in Europe energy is comparatively cost in the area of metallurgical coal. reserves it also has the benefit of good than in 2011. goods is proving to be India. Its Planning Commission has fixed a target has fixed Planning Commission Its to be India. is proving the the industry to take of 60mt for capacity commission new to period ending March plan in the 12th five-year total to 149mt “The is 200mt. India target for capacity The 2020 2017. (10mt and more) to building mega steel projects roadblocks population but owns world 17% of India accounts for remain. is the difficulty in acquiring What follows 2.5% of its land. only have We very of land to house big steel plants. large tracts But and thermal coal. ore iron like plenty of resources making it in controversy is shrouded mining here unfortunately, said Jindal at Global Steel mines,” difficult to open new which Posco, South Korean one example, give To conference. plant in Orissa has not been able to wants to build a 12mt thanks to in the last eight years, all the land it needs acquire is however, There, NGOs. by and protests villagers agitation by Singh, of prime minister Dr Manmohan At the initiative hope. to come to the has been created Board National Investment projects. like of Posco rescue steel and minerals like iron ore and metallurgical coal will behave coal and metallurgical ore iron like and minerals steel point.” at any per writes Patrick Knight. consumption being only 57kg against world 57kg being only consumption use of 621kg and India 111kg, says Neil J. Bristow, Neil J. says 111kg, use of 621kg and India per capita Helped by the weaker real, which has made exporting steel real, the weaker Helped by The industry last year, 70% of its 45.5mt capacity used only which fell of the Brazilian currency, the devaluation Aided by on upgrading than $100 billion is to be spent each year More the steel industry hopes to sell 5–6% Partly because of this, The Chinese economy will pick up pace in the current year will pick up pace in the current The Chinese economy infrastructure large demand for to have China will continue to Brazil less attractive, and by a surge in demand for steel from a surge in demand for and by to Brazil less attractive, mills hope to sell 3mt Brazil’s projects, infrastructure numerous this year on the domestic market (million tonnes) or 4mt more than in 2012. but hopes to push that up to 80% plus this year. anti- numerous by 17% against the US dollar during 2012, by ports and the ending of tax cutting by dumping measures steel industry hopes Brazil’s anxious to attract import business, that up to 2mt less steel will be imported compared this year with the 4mt of 2012. this Notably, on. now from infrastructure creaking the country’s up to 10,000km of will include building or improving work — almost network upgrading 7,500km of the road track, railway half of which is in a poor or very poor condition — and at the ports struggling to cope with a expansion work which are harvests. series of record the when than the 25mt used in Brazil in 2012, this year more industry and manufacturing made 2% less grew hardly economy managing director of H&W Worldwide Consulting. In the last Consulting. Worldwide of H&W managing director thrust to urbanization and China gave decade and a half, rapid ideal condition for creating development infrastructure and use growth. steel capacity in available of which were indications more, if not slightly to 8%, on the up to 7.9% picked the final quarter of 2012 when growth The new and exports. production in industrial back of recovery Xi Jinping has not lost 59-year-old Chinese leadership headed by one after another. projects lighting infrastructure time in green some has to take the government In an economic slowdown, as part measures of macro-economic counter-cyclical management. This will on urbanization. not least due to the emphasis projects, Chinese steel here from No doubt, steel. sustain demand for rate than recent at a slower will grow as Bekaert says, demand, like a leviathan China having history 2020. to rise to 820mt by a steel industry in the world will at all times have presence In this context,Arunmajor bearing on the steel market. Gujarat producer chairman of coking coal and coke Jagatramka, ‘Global Steel 2013’ conference, at NRE said in his presentation but it was been down, might have last year, as through “China, prices of to how will depend as On China much not to be out. average of 215kg and 460kg in China.” According to McKinsey & to McKinsey According and 460kg in China.” of 215kg average buildings, and commercial residential Bekaert, Frank Co director machinery and transportation for account public infrastructure, these sectors all In fact, in China. demand growth 75% of steel of will also be principal drivers plus the pace of urbanization steel China will have By 2020, in India. steel demand growth capita With imports curbed by the weaker real and spending on and spending real With imports the weaker curbed by the Brazilian steel industry looks gathering speed, infrastructure better year, to a much forward Brazilian steel industry optimistic about the future steel industry optimistic Brazilian on the way to figure only next to China will not be distraction China will not next to only figure to way on the our for is the reason urbanization “low that reality ground from steel DC 122 MARCH 2013

i BREAKBULK & BAGGING such asrefrigerators andcooking stoves andstrong growth by opening ceremonies intheirconstituencies. by roadgrains toports reduced, aswell astobepresent at annoyed politiciansanxioustoseethesoaringcostofgetting environmental authorities, have delayed construction. This has landowners onitsroute, aswell as problems withthe However, difficultiesinobtainedway leaves from thousandsof Transnordestina linewould have openedto trafficayear ago. Manaus, onthe Amazon river. well asfor goods ontheirway toandfrom thefree zoneat areas. for exports,The linewillsoonbecomeamajorartery as runs southwards through leadingsoya- andmaize-producing lines inMinasGerais, RioandSaoPaulostates. lineiscomplete,north–south itwilllink Vale’s Carajaslinewith and Pernambuco states, line. withthenorth–south When the eventually linkthe ofPecemAtlantic ports andSuape, inCeara operate the1,500km Transnordestina railway, whichwill BNDES. legal battlewith Vale, andCSNisalsoindisputewiththe well. Gettingfullcontrol oftheCasdaPedra mineinvolved a Casa daPedra as mine—hasbecomealeadingore exporter self-sufficient inore but—following thedevelopment ofits ago bought mostoftheirore from Vale, CSNisnow notonly all theiron ore ituses. Atlantic millandwhichalsohasacontracttosupply CSAwith least withthe Vale company, whichowns 26%oftheSouth he hasconsolidatedhisgriponCSN, Brazil’s oldestmill—not he says. interests. thatCSAshouldbecomeBrazilian, Soitisimportant risksfallingincreasingly intothehandsofforeignsteel industry purchase ofUsiminasby themainly Italianowned Techint, Brazil’s and othercompaniesfirstby Arcelor thenMittalandthe Brazil and Alabama. says CSNisprepared tobidalmostUS$4billionfor themillsin Brazil’s NationalDevelopment Bank, theBNDES. Steinbruch control oftheUsiminasgroup lastyear, hassoughthelpfrom CSA mill. Steel, CSNcompany andperhaps Techint, seeminterested inthe States, including Arcelor-Mittal andNucor, only Brazil’s National been putupfor saleby ThyssenKrupp. where 60%ofthe slabsproduced inBrazilare processed, has German company, theCSAmill, alongwithamillin Alabama ago —isexpectedtobeknown soon. company nearRiodeJaneiro uptwo years andwhichstarted built atacostofabout$10billionby the ThyssenKrupp now made. mill atMaraba, ontheCarajasrailway, where 300,000tonnesare survived. Vale has, however, slowed expansionwork atits Alfa Suape, easternstateofCeara, inthe north seemstohave Korean Posco of andDongkukcompaniesadjacenttotheport port, have beenshelved aswell. Despite buoyant salesofcars, aswell as consumerdurables It hadbeenhopedthatthefirststretches ofthe line,The north–south in1985, onwhichwork firststarted A few years ago, CSNwon theconcessiontobuildand Like mostBraziliansteelcompanies, whichuntilafew years One problem isthatSteinbruchhasmademany enemiesas Steinbruch arguesthatfollowing thetakeover ofthe Tubarao CSN chiefexecutive BenjaminSteinbruch, whofailedtoget Although there are several bidders for themillinUnited After hugecostoverruns, whichhave severely damagedthe The fateofthe5mt-capacity slab ‘South Atlantic’ CSAmill— So farthe3mt-capacity millbeingbuiltby Vale andtheSouth 300,000 soldabroad. each year contain9mtofsteelwhichcould bemadeinBrazil. andconsumergoods now imported construction machinery rising,imports complainsthat thevehicles, thesteel industry the nextfew years. existing hydroelectric power stations, orunderconstruction, in extra traffic. railways are completed, they willnotbeabletohandleallthe far thelowest costofbulktransport. Even whenallthenew These willsoonbefollowed by improvements towaterways, by the sudden urgencyoftheroad and railbuildingprogrammes. the commodity. 2,000km from any port, toaship for below theworld pricefor all ofit, thatgrown particularly inMatoGrosso state, which is by more than30%thisyear, meansitmay notbepossibletoget all Brazil’s earnings. export meat andotherfarmproducts, are now responsible for 40%of Paranagua andRioGrande. These exports, plusthoseofcoffee, sugar, thisyear, willbeexported two thirds from Santos, to 45mtofthat, aswell as20mt ofmaizeandcloseto30mt Olympic Games, tobeheldinRiodeJaneiro in2016. competition tobeheldinBrazilnextyear, aswell asfor the dozen football stadiumswhichwillbeneededfor the World Cup high-speed trainsare plannedaswell. so largeamountsofsteelwillbeneededfor thisproject. Other for thislinewillbeeitherintunnels, oronviaductsandbridges, de Janeiro, are tobemade. More thanhalfthe400kmoftrack ‘bullet’ traintolinkBrazil’s two largestcities, SaoPauloandRio action. economy stagnant, thegovernment hasfinally decidedtotake year, soaring, butwithimports fallingandwiththe exports outdated roads, railways are gradually andports deteriorating. infrastructure. and India. the pastfew years, compared withseveral timesthatinChina infrastructure, whichhasreceived lessthan1%ofBrazil’s GDPin average Chinese. 135kg ofsteelayear, compared withthe400kg usedby the steel madeinBrazil, theaverage Brazilianstillusesonly about the constructionindustry, whichusesmore than60%ofthe 092.0 5902328.668 8.488 10.087 2.332 10.847 5.988 3.783 15.970 3.783 20.716 21.418 26.506 21.588 32.928 Source: Brazilian SteelInstitute Exports 35.220 2009 34.682 2010 Imports 2011 Domestic 2012 Production Year In 2012, for example, 800,000carswere imported, butonly With Brazil’s ofmanufactured exports goods slowing and There are planstobuild30locks, mostofthemalongside The lossofcompetitiveness ofsomecommoditiesexplains But concernisgrowing thatthesoaringcostoftransport, up Brazil hadarecord 84mtcrop ofsoyabeans thisyear andup Work isalsowell underway onbuildingorre-building a Massive investments innew railways, includingacontroversial producing lessevery andexporting With Brazilianindustry Because solittlehasbeenspentfor decades, many ofBrazil’s Just to maintainwhatexists, 3%ofGDPneedstobespenton The difference ismainly explainedby thelow spendingon STEEL NUMBERS, MILLION TONNES sales DC i CorrPakBPS offers a complete range of sea bulk container liners designed to transport your dry bulk products safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. end fill bulk liners top fill bulk liners

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