Handling

Longwall Chain Australia is expanding by opening a facility in Emerald Queensland, Australia.

Atlas Copco, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has announced it has acquired the assets of NJS Technologies Ltd.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on coal production to the latest sales and acquisitions.

US utility, AEP, has agreed to sell its AEP River Operations inland barge company to American Commercial Liners.

David Brown has bought out its Indian joint venture partner, Bharat Forge.

Bedeschi S.P.A of Padua, Italy, acquires a leading provider of turnkey bulk material handling systems, the Bulk Group of Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co.

The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has approved development of Terminal 4 at Port Waratah Coal Services.

FreightCar America completes the sale of its railcar repair and maintenance services business to Appalachian Railcar Services, for US$20 million.

Lyn Bates, Ajax Equipment Ltd, UK, explains how companies can improve the discharge of coal from hoppers and bins.

Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement to equip its whole fleet with SKF’s condition monitoring solution to help avoid unexpected equipment failures and reduce costs across its 70 ships.

TAKRAF has delivered a new cross-conveyor system for the F60 overburden conveyor bridge in Welzow to Vattenfall.

The Newlead Castellano is a 2013-built dry bulk Eco-type Handysize vessel of 35 542 DWT.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on developments, projects and operations to outlooks on coal consumption and production.

LumaSense Technologies Inc celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Superior Industries Inc. acquires Illinois crusher manufacturing facility from FLSmidth.