Materials handling

AUMUND has held a technical seminar for the opening of its new representative office in St Petersburg

Huron Bay Co-operative has released a statement celebrating the official opening of its newly built 7000 t capacity fertilizer blending and storage facility at its Walkerton, Canada, location.

Starlinger has released a statement claiming that it has delivered its 100th lamiTEC for coating and laminating of woven plastic fabric.

According to Reuters, Brazilian fertilizer demand will be affected this year by a truckers’ strike that crippled the country’s logistics.

The tanks are located in warehouse facilities in the port of Rouen, France and the port of Ghent, Belgium.

Martin Engineering has announced that it has expanded its UK and Scandinavian operations.

GSI’s InterSystems brand has introduced a new fertilizer plow conveyor to the market, offering an alternative to traditional conveyor systems for sorting incoming product at fertilizer handling facilities.

Maire Tecnimont and Bio-on have signed an investment agreement that regulates the entry of Maire Green Chemicals in the share capital of U-Coat (Urea Coating) S.p.A. with an equal 50% participation.

Yara has entered into an agreement with Kalmar, in which Kalmar will deliver autonomous equipment, software and services for a unique, fully digitalised container handling solution at the Porsgrunn quayside in Norway.

Mammoet has announced that its rapid response ensured the safety and ongoing operation of ammonia ship loading in the Julianakanaal for OCI Nitrogen.

Samson has announced that it is has reached an agreement to provide a mobile material feeder for the port of Sillamae, Estonia.

Applied DNA Sciences Inc. has announced that it has fulfilled an order for its molecular tags to track fertilizer delivered by Rosier S.A. to Turkey and a number of African nations.

K+S has announced that an agreement on the construction of 160 bulk material freight cars has ensured that WBN Waggonbau Niesky will have more work for now.

BNSF Railway Co. has announced that its 2018 CAPEX program in Oklahoma, US, will be approximately US$110 million.

SafeTraces Inc. has announced that the world’s first DNA-based traceability system for fertilizer has been delivered to 20 manufacturers in an unnamed NATO member country.