Think of a dangerous cargo and toxic waste or explosives might come to mind. But granular cargoes such as crushed ore and mineral sands are responsible for the loss of numerous ships every year. On ...

UK P&I Club, Lloyd's Register and Intercargo have produced a pocket guide & checklist for ship's officer and agents who arrange cargoes for loading. The P&I Club explains that when bulk cargoes shift, ...

The safe maritime transport of bulk cargoes has increasingly attracted attention due to the potential for liquefaction—a process whereby dry, granular cargo may suddenly behave like a fluid under ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Hyundai Glovis is accelerating the diversification of non-affiliated sales in the maritime transportation sector by fostering a large-scale heavy cargo (break bulk) ...

DNV has initiated a concept study together with industry partners – FKAB, MAN Diesel & Turbo, TGE Marine and Cargotec – to design a very large ore carrier (VLOC). The objective is to introduce ...

Loading of the latest bulk cargo switched for the first time from a conveyor belt to Qube Holdings’ rotabox, more commonly used to load mineral concentrates. ADM Trading Australia and New Zealand ag ...

The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) says operations at the bulk and bagged cargo section of the Tema Port have deteriorated to their worst level in more than 23 years. This directly ...