Grain
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Going with the grain
Bulk handlers have to strike a fine balance between over and under utilisation of port assets. John Bensalhia reports 09 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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New dynamics after Russia’s export ban
During the Cold War the world held its breath, watched and wondered if Russia had ambitions to take over the world by force. 21 Sep 2010 - Port Strategy
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Going against the grain
Cereals are packed in boxes for the world’s breakfast tables – can port operators do the same? Stuart Pearcey reports. 20 Sep 2010 - Port Strategy
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Tilbury pushes productivity and quality
In the highly competitive UK grain market, terminals are reluctant to release information on actual volumes handled or, indeed, forecast how much grain will pass through terminals this year. 12 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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Call in the experts
Not all ports have specialist grain discharge berths as space often predicates against permanently positioning a grain unloader on a berth, since it prevents it being used for other commodities. 11 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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Grain, glorious grain
Grain terminals seem to be weathering the economic storm, but equipment manufacturers are having a tougher time of it. Alex Hughes reports 10 Aug 2009 - Port Strategy
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Russia makes its mark on the grain scene
Panamax vessels loading grain at the newly-opened grain terminal at the Russian port of Novorossiysk will be able to do it much faster than had previously been possible. 17 Sep 2008 - Port Strategy
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Grains in brief
Ukraine's leading sunflower oil producer Kernel Holdings has bought a large bulk grain export terminal in the Black Sea port of Iliychivsk in the Ukraine. It's the Ukraine's second largest grain terminal, with a loading capacity of up to 4.5m tonnes of grain annually and it can store 200,000 tonnes. The terminal is capable of loading panamax-size vessels. 17 Sep 2008 - Port Strategy
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Domino effect
The US slowdown in container imports has a knock-on effect on grain exports, leaving ports feeling the pinch from bulk as well as boxes. Stuart Pearcey reports
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Green fuels set for starring port role
Biofuels are all set to become the new buzzword of the 21st century and ports would be wise to keep a weather eye on developments. Currently accounting for just 1% of fuel used for global transport, the Worldwatch Institute estimates that biofuels could provide 37% of US transport fuel within the next 25 years, and up to 75% if automobile fuel economy doubles. 01 Sep 2007 - Port Strategy
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Increasingly sophisticated mobile unloaders are a credible alternative to dedicated grain facilities
Increased sophistication in mobile unloading systems that haven’ t lost their ‘ low-cost’ roots is giving port operators the chance to open new windows of opportunity. 01 Sep 2007 - Port Strategy
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From Food to Fuel
With bioenergy set to become the fuel choice of the future, ports should act now to capture this unsung trade. Stuart Pearcey reports 01 Sep 2007 - Port Strategy
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Beating hurricane hangovers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented human and financial damage along the Gulf coast of the US last year. As this year's season gets underway, Michael King examines how the grain ports are gearing up for this season's onslaught 01 Sep 2006 - Port Strategy
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Seaway offers alternative outlet
Grain volumes shipped via the St Lawrence Seaway rose 25.5% in the first quarter ended June 30 to 3.36m tonnes, according to Richard Corfe, chief executive and president of the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. 01 Sep 2006 - Port Strategy
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When the Big Boys move in
Overseas investors vie to enter China's fast-expanding grains storage market and are the force behind consolidation in the Former Soviet Union. John Balfe reports. 01 Nov 2005 - Port Strategy
