[ad_1] Santa getting a hold of his huge logistics task. Photo: Shutterstock Charles Macdonald – Sydney December 23, 2015 The Wednesday, December 23 newswire will be the last from the Australian Bulk Handling Review in 2015. We would like to wish readers a happy holiday season, and prosperity in the new year. We would like
Read More[ad_1] Mr Ferdinand Leopolder of drymix.info. With Australia’s drymix mortar community set to assemble in Sydney on February 18th, ABHR spoke to Mr Ferdinand Leopolder, the man behind the conference and a far broader international suite of drymix information and meetings. For Australia’s construction and building sectors, the problems linked to traditional on-site mortar preparation
Read More[ad_1] Coal operations at Abbot Point. Photo: North Queensland Bulk Ports The approval of an expansion at Abbot Point, and the opening of a new terminal at Hay Point this week are two rare pieces of good news for the Australian coal sector. Federal minister for the environment Greg Hunt this week approved the development
Read More[ad_1] ASGCO’s One-Sided Slide-ler. Photo: ASGCO Charles Macdonald – Sydney December 16, 2015 Conveyor component company ASGCO has introduced a product it calls One-Sided Slide-ler which allows the changing of rolls without removing adjacent idlers. ASGCO says that its new patent pending system allows the changing of idler rolls under the conveyor loading skirt area
Read More[ad_1] The closure of coal and gas power stations and growth of renewable energy in South Australia has led to a short term price fluctuation, according to Premier Jay Weatherill. Oliver Probert – Sydney December 16, 2015 South Australian premier Jay Weatherill says ‘transitional issues’ are to blame for a doubling of power prices in
Read More[ad_1] More sugar coming from India could put downward pressure on the sugar price. Photo: Shutterstock Oliver Probert – Sydney December 16, 2015 Five years of bumper crops will lead to a 3.6mt dump of sugar into the international market by Indian producers by September next year. According to local sources, the country’s sugar refineries
Read More[ad_1] Photo: Shutterstock. Agribusiness GrainCorp has established a joint venture with Japan’s Zen-Noh Grain to operate grain receival sites in Canada. The 50/50 joint venture, announced on December 14, will be based in Calgary, Canada, and plans to operate grain receival sites across Alberta and Saskatchewan. GrainCorp says the sites will be part of a
Read More[ad_1] Pacific National crane at Chullora. Photo: Cameron Boggs The race for Australian logistics firm Asciano has gained a new player, with the US$250bn sovereign wealth fund of Qatar reportedly in discussions with Brookfield to potentially support the Canada/Bermuda-based fund’s bid. Brookfield, the original group to approach Asciano in June, is said to be in talks with
Read More[ad_1] Abbot Point in Queensland will be the export site for the proposed mine. A Queensland court has recommended the state approve Indian giant Adani’s proposed $16.5bn Carmichael coal mine, rejecting claims by environmental groups the mine would be unprofitable and would not find the finance it needs to go ahead. Land Court president Carmel
Read More[ad_1] Ship loading iron ore at Port Hedland. Photo: Fortescue Metals Group With the majors holding a bigger slice of the market than ever, and prices at ten-year lows, the iron ore sector has found itself between a rock and a hard place. The price of iron ore is making itself comfortable below the US$40
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