Handling

Union Pacific’s quarterly income fell y/y as coal revenue fell by 43%.

Weir Minerals has strengthened its crushing and screening expertise in Europe with the appointment of a new dedicated Product Manager for comminution equipment.

Sterlite Ports, a subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd, is to redevelop berth 8, 9 and barge berths at the Port of Mormugao, India.

Martin Engineering has resolved excessive carryback problems on the conveyor systems of the largest gold mine in the Dominican Republic, by installing several heavy duty belt cleaning systems.

The port of Antwerp has announced it has handled 53 265 552 t of freight in the first three months of 2016, which is a 3.9% y/y increase.

CSX Corp. has announced its 1Q16 net earnings of US$356 million, which equates to US$0.37/share.

L. D. Spence, Richwood, USA, illustrates how focusing on proper load zone design is the key to successful material and dust containment.

Canadian Pacific has released a white paper detailing its precision railroading philosophy and how it can turn around Norfolk Southern.

European solids and bulk handling components company, Vortex Global, names Brolton Group as its exclusive agent in Australia.

DryShips Inc. has sold three of its vessels, which has reduced its total bank debt by US$102.1 million. Additionally, DryShips has agreed to sell its shares in Ocean Rig UDW Inc.

Haver & Boecker introduces three-year leasing for Pulse vibration analysis service.

Cargotec names Mikko Puolakka as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer.

SGS has completed its acquisition of Bateman Projects from Tenova.

AES Argentina Generacion S.A. orders Terex® Gottwald Model 2 portal harbour crane for its 1540 MW coal-fired power plant in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.

Work on the environmental review process for the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) has been suspended.