Cement News tagged under: Terminals
Terminal benefits06 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn September 2018 PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk started commissioning its new terminal in Lampung, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Five months later, in January 2019, the facility is fully operational and reduces the high costs of complex logistics from the company’s integrated Citeureup works to improve the availability of bulk and bagged cement across the Indonesian market. By PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, Indonesia. The rising demand for bulk cement in Indonesia has been a ... |
Dangote Cement to become largest cement exporter in sub-Saharan Africa06 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsAliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Ltd, has revealed the target set for Dangote Cement’s export plans by next year. "By next year we will be the largest exporter of cement in sub-Saharan Africa with about US$600m worth of cement export to other African countries with limited access to limestone," he said. Speaking at the 2018 Dangote Cement Distributors' Award Night, Mr Dangote also noted the role cement terminals will play in these plans. "In addition, we also have new termina... |
Payra Port Authority reschedules pre-bid meeting for coal/bulk terminal28 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsPayra Port Authority (PPA), under the Bangladesh Ministry of Shipping has issued a notice to reschedule a pre-bid meeting for development of a coal/bulk terminal at Payra Port ,Kalapara, Patuakhali, in southern Bangladesh. The pre-bid meeting will now be held on 12 March 2019, says the port authority. The port authority earlier announced it was seeking the expertise of international experts or consortium to participate in proposed project. The successful bidders/consortium will design, bu... |
Bronx terminal brings environmental benefits16 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsMcInnis Cement has opened its Bronx terminal at the South Bronx waterfront, New York, USA. The terminal is approximately 100,000ft 2 with a warehouse for storing 44,000Mt of cement. Large ocean-going vessels will deliver cement from the company's plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Quebec, to the Bronx about once per month. The environmental benefits of the project will include a decrease in traffic on local roads and bridges, eliminating as many as 25,000 one-way truck trips across the region. ... |
New bulk terminal to serve UK construction market20 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsEureka Shipping has established a multipurpose floating bulk terminal at the Port of Tilbury in southeast England, under a four-year agreement with Cemineral and London Container Terminal. Cemineral will use the terminal to supply fly ash to the construction market in the southeast of the country. The 125m-long VESPER terminal has a 10,000t capacity and is designed to receive bulk powder both from self-discharging pneumatic cement carriers and from bulk vessels in a dust-free manner, accor... |
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal set for launch11 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsEverything is set for the formal inauguration of Pakistan’s first state-of-the-art mechanised coal, clinker and cement bulk cargo terminal, Pakistan International Bulk Terminal, located at Port Qasim near Karachi on 14 October. The country's Federal Minister for Port and Shipping, Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, and other top government officials are expected to take part in the inauguration. The terminal had commenced its hot commissioning to become fully operational earlier this year and a... |
Coming into port04 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsWhile cement represents only a small part of the dry bulk shipping market, it has its own requirements in terms of port facilities and market dynamics. With seaborne trade continuing to grow, it is vital that ports understand each market and install facilities that best serve them. By Ricardo González-Haba, GlobBULK Consulting, Spain. Figure 1: population density and ports in sub-Saharan Africa (blue: draught <11m – black: draught >11m) Some 90 per cent of world trade volumes ar... |
Cemex Aggregates signs new lease agreement14 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex Aggregates has signed a new 10 year-lease for an 8.2 acre marine terminal with the Port of Redwood City i n South San Francisco Bay, USA, with an option to extend the lease for another decade. Cemex Aggregates imports building materials from Canada, including sand and aggregated, used in Silicon Valley and Redwood City construction projects. Over the past three years Cemex has imported nearly 4Mt of building materials. Cemex also has the capability to use port docks for cement impo... |
Pakistan terminal begins commercial operations06 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBT) has started commercial operations from the country's first and only common-user coal, cement and clinker terminal at Port Qasim, near Karachi. In May the company announced that the terminal commenced hot commissioning and achieved a significant milestone by handling the first coal cargo vessel of 41,000t. PIBT has invested around US$285m to establish the state-of-the-art mechanised, coal, clinker and cement bulk cargo terminal. Under a 30-... |
New thinking as trademark26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe world’s fifth-most populous nation with strong medium- and long-term economic prospects, Indonesia’s demand for building materials is huge. Delivering cement, aggregates or ready-mix concrete to the customer in a country with thousands of islands and heavy traffic in its urban centres is a challenging task. By Holcim Indonesia, Indonesia. To improve access to the Sumatran market, Holcim Indonesia built a new cement terminal in Lampung Part of the LafargeHolcim Group and empl... |