bulk cargo

Star Bulk faces costs in Q1 2019 due to scrubber installations

Greek shipping firm ‘Star Bulk Carriers’ announced its Q1 2019 financial results, presenting a net loss of $5.3 million during a challenging and seasonally weak period of the year, which included approximately 300 off-hire days for scrubber installations.

Petros Pappas, Chief Executive Officer of Star Bulk commented that by the end of May 2019, the company awaits of 40 vessels scrubber fitted.

We expect to have a fully scrubber fitted fleet by January 2020. Because we expect 2020 to be a more...

https://safety4sea.com/star-bulk-faces-costs-in-q1-2019-due-to-scrubber-installations/

Port of Hamburg sees strong Q1 growth for 2019

Port of Hamburg announced its financial results for Q1 of 2019, noting that it is experiencing an increase, with seaborne cargo throughput increased by 6%, general cargo throughput risen by 5.4% and bulk cargo up by 7.5%. Also, 12 liner services now link the port with 29 ports in the US, Mexico and Canada.

Specifically, the Port highlights that the 6.4% increase in container handling is mostly attributable to four liner services new to Hamburg and linking the Hanseatic City with ports in the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-hamburg-sees-strong-q1-growth-for-2019/

Container traffic continues to rise during Q1 in port of Antwerp

During the first quarter of 2019, the overall cargo throughput at the port of Antwerp experienced a decrease of 3% year-on-year. On the contrary, container traffic saw a strong growth, with March being the strongest month ever for this sector.

Specifically, the Port highlighted that volumes had slightly experienced a decrease from the record figures posted in Q1 2018.

Yet, the port expects its throughput to increase again in the months following, mostly as a result of additional MSC cargo volumes...

https://safety4sea.com/container-traffic-continues-to-rise-during-q1-in-port-of-antwerp/

Port of Rotterdam sees its container throughput increase

Port of Rotterdam’s throughput in 2018 resulted to 469.0 million tonnes, a little bit higher than 2017. Container transhipment reached a 4.5% increase in tonnage, whereas measured in TEUs, the standard unit for containers, increased by 5.7% and the annual total was 14.5 million TEUs.

Mainly, despite the increase in container transhipment, the crude oil, mineral oil products and agribulk decreased. In comparison the throughput of LNG increased by 163.6% and biomass saw a 31.6% rise.

The Port...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-sees-its-container-throughput-increase/

Throughput of Sea Port of St Petersburg increases by 12% in 2018

During 2018, Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg JSC handled 7.7 million tonnes of cargo showing a 12%  increase in comparison to 2017’s numbers. The increase of cargo traffic is attributed the development of yards dedicated for transshipment of cast iron, metal scrap, ore, mineral fertilizers and containers.

Mainly:

  • Total transshipment of general cargo rose by 5% to 6.67 million tonnes including 3.74 million tonnes of ferrous metal;
  • The growth of ferrous metal transshipment was driven by cast iron,...

https://safety4sea.com/throughput-of-sea-port-of-st-petersburg-increases-by-12-in-2018/

Port of Riga achieves records in multiple cargo groups

The Freeport of Riga, which handles more than a half of the total cargo volume in the Latvian ports, in 2018 transferred 36.4 million tons of various goods, which is 8.2% more than last year. These cargo turnover figures have been driven by growth in the dry bulk and general cargo segments, which has compensated for the decrease in the liquid cargo segment.

Year 2018 broke many new cargo transfer records for the Port of Riga, with an absolute high achieved in the container and agricultural cargo...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-riga-achieves-records-in-multiple-cargo-groups/

St. Lawrence Seaway announces 2018 as its best shipping year in a decade

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation announced, on January 17, that tonnage on the waterway during the 2018 navigation season totaled 40.9 million tonnes, hitting its record as it is the highest result since 2007. Traffic increased by 7% year-one year, whereas the total vessel transits were up nearly 6%.

As reported in the statement, much credit should be given to healthy movements of grain, the best on record since the turn of the century. Marketing efforts under the “Highway H2O”...

https://safety4sea.com/st-lawrence-seaway-announces-2018-as-its-best-shipping-year-in-a-decade/

Robots tested for cargo hold cleaning to ensure safety

Cargo hold cleaning constitutes one critical aspect of the complex bulk carrier operations that require careful preparation to maintain cargo quality and to avoid any delays. A conventional bulk carrier may transport coal this week and soya beans the next week, which requires thorough wash-downs and cleaning. In this regard, Danish shipping company Norden announced it has tested a cargo hold robot which can be remotely operated to prevent risk and delays.

The prototype, developed by Danish...

https://safety4sea.com/robots-tested-for-cargo-hold-cleaning-to-ensure-safety/

Cargo hold cleaning: Why it matters

Bulk carriers constitute a significant fragment of the global maritime transport of goods, making up 15–17% of the world’s merchant fleets. Bulk carrier operations require careful planning and preparation to maintain cargo quality as is and to avoid any delays and disputes. One critical aspect of this preparation is the cargo hold cleaning.

The efficiency of a bulk carrier in vastly accounted to its cargo holds and the volume of cargo it can carry. The whole operation involving the loading, the...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-cargo-hold-cleaning-why-it-matters/

Container volumes continued to grow at Port of Rotterdam

In the first three quarters of 2018, total throughput in the Port of Rotterdam was 0.4% less than in the same period the previous year. However, container volumes continued to grow at a higher pace than the first nine months of 2017.

On the other hand, wet and dry bulk declined in volume, despite the fact that LNG and biomass were two positive outliers within these product segments.

Overall, 350 million tonnes of cargo were handled, a decrease of 1.5 million tonnes compared to last year.

Containers

https://safety4sea.com/container-volumes-continued-to-grow-at-port-of-rotterdam/

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