Handling

FreightCar America Inc. has appointed Ted Baun as Chief Commercial Officer of the company.

According to BIMCO President, Philippe Louis-Dreyfus the dry bulk market could become profitable again in 2019.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd announces the delivery of Corona Victory, an 88 000 DWT coal carrier at Imabari Shipbuilding Co’s Marugame Shipyard.

The average demolition for dry bulk carriers continued to fall on the back of high scrapping rates in 1Q16.

Scrapping rates in the dry bulk shipping sector tailed off in April and May in a rising Baltic Dry Index.

Arch Coal has given up its stake in the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals in Washington to Lighthouse Resources.

Dertje Meijer is to leave her position as CEO of Port of Amsterdam.

Total throughput for the Port of Hamburg in 1Q16 was 2.5% lower compared to the previous year’s figures – with bulk cargo declining by 1.9%.

Terex and Konecranes call off their proposed merger but Konecranes agrees to buy Terex Materials Handling and Port Solutions business.

Superior Industries has doubled the size of its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Nebraska.

The Port of Tyne in north England is investing in new biomass handling and storage facilities as the UK’s coal imports fall away.

OTEKO-Portservice orders material handling equipment from FLSmidth for the port of Taman on the Russian Black Sea Coast.

A significant coal spill over the Great Barrier Reef would kill coral and impede growth of other marine life – but the likelihood of such a spill is small.

Stanmore Coal has loaded its first shipment of metallurgical coal from Isaac Plains.

The Army Corps of Engineers has denied the permit allowing development of the Gateway Pacific Terminal.