Cement News tagged under: shipping
MacGregor wins order for Japanese cement carrier28 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsMacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new order for autonomous loading and unloading systems for an 8700dwt cement carrier to be built for Japanese shipowner Taiheiyo Kisen Kaisha Ltd. The 109m vessel will have four cargo holds, each divided into two compartments. The cement handling system is designed to carry up to three grades of cement in each shipment. During loading operations, the ship's deck-mounted receiving aeroslide is connected to the shore facilities by flexible bellows... |
MacGregor wins order for cement handling systems in China27 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsMacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order with Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding Industry in China for advanced bulk-handling systems for a pair of 20,000dwt cement carriers on order for Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers (ABC) which is a fully owned subsidiary of dry cargo shipowner Precious Shipping PCL, Thailand. Precious Shipping operates in the small handysize sector of the tramp freight market. The identical sisterships will be equipped with MacGregor cement self-unlo... |
Freight prices to receive triple boost11 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsAs an oversupply in shipping capacity continues to plague the dry bulk freight market market with the Baltic Dry Index bumping along the bottom, there may be some signs of improvement. Higher forecast demand for commodities combine with reduced deliveries of new vessels and higher scrappage rates to support freight prices although a sustained recovery cannot be expected in the short term, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) research. Persistent oversupply in capacity is bei... |