Trade & transport

Rio Tinto has secured a new commercial freight shipping service connecting Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the major international shipping hub of Singapore.

The International Council on Mining and Metals and original equipment manufacturers collaboration has progressed towards understanding what is needed to transform accelerate a new generation of cleaner, safer vehicles, members of its CEO Advisory Group recently announced at IMARC Online.

Anglo American announces the award of a 10-year charter contract for four LNG fuelled capesize+ vessels, introducing LNG into its chartered fleet for the first time.

Ship loaders of BEUMER Group handle ships quickly – without loss of material and with minimal dust emissions.

The Solntsevsky coal mine, a key mining asset of the Eastern Mining Company, has introduced a modern high-speed refuelling of mining equipment.

Magna Tyres Group has strengthened it Eastern Europe presence with the opening of a new sales office in Czech Republic.

Vale, in partnership with Progress Rail (a company of the American group Caterpillar), is developing a new 100% electric, battery-powered switchyard locomotive.

VGK has launched a monitoring system for heavy vehicles transporting coal along the Solntsevsky Coal Times (Shakhtersk Coal Seaport) route.

Monarch Gold Corp. has recently announced that it has entered into an MoU with Ontario Northland Railway for the transportation of ore from its Wasamac gold project to the Kidd concentrator in Ontario.

The CIM 2020 Convention will gather more than 5000 participants in Vancouver for knowledge sharing, business and networking.

The mining sector in Canada may soon feel the impact of the rail blockades.

The Mining Association of Canada has released its annual facts and figures report, a document focused on providing a comprehensive overview of current trends in Canada's mining sector.

The Wirtgen Group is set to feature at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2020, a construction trade show in Las Vegas, USA.

Fact MR has reported that the demand for compact excavators is expected to gain traction over the next 6 years.

According to a new market intelligence report, the global automated truck market is projected to reach a valuation of approximately US$ 2 billion by 2027.