AEC are specialists in the Pig Iron trade and recently loaded the MV IDC Diamond. Pig Iron is an intermediate product of the iron ore smelting process and is produced from the first smelting of Iron Ore. Often now also used for the production of Grey Iron which is a type of Cast Iron with […]
Argentina and Brazil are among the world’s top grain-producing and exporting countries. With Argentina’s planting now complete and Brazil’s harvest steadily progressing, along with the fact that Brazil is set for another record soybean crop in 2017, the east coast south America (ECSA) grain season is expected to see a rise to healthier levels in […]
In January, AEC time-chartered vessel MV Molat loaded Kaolin in bulk at Santarem in the Amazon River destined for Antwerp, Belgium. The Kaolin is loaded in to the vessel’s holds via shore spouts. Kaolin, a type of soft white clay rich in the mineral kaolinite, has various industrial uses including in the production of paint, […]
The Amazon River has always been a fascinating place. It is the largest concentration of fresh water in the world. The river’s size and depth are astonishing in many areas and amazingly stretches from the Atlantic Ocean through Brazil and Peru the whole way to Ecuador. However, depending droughts and floods the river level can vary […]
Agriculture & Energy Carriers was the first vessel Operator to officially terminate the U.S. trading ban on vessels that previously had called Cuba, by successfully concluding a Charter of a Bulk Carrier that came open in Cuba after discharging and straight thereafter loaded the vessel in USA. The U.S. previously had a 180 days ban to call U.S. ports […]
AEC had the MV Nalinee Naree, a 33,843 dwat Bulk Carriers Built 2012, under Charter to perform a wheat cargo into Santos, Brazil. So how does the shore grain unloaders really look and work? Well, there are various systems. The ones employed at the ‘Pacifico’ terminal, now bought by Messrs Bunge, are the ones we call ‘sucker’. Instead of discharging with […]
MV AEC Belief (Japanese Built 2004, 33,540 dwt, Open Hatch Box Shaped) loaded a cargo of Bulk Salt for human consumption from Termisa, Brazil to West Africa. The cargo holds are lime washed prior loading in order to protect against corrosion.
AEC loaded the fleet vessel MV Maritime Faith (Japanese Built 2011, 33,166 dwt, Open Hatch Box Shaped) in Brazil with a full cargo of about 32,300 mts Bulk Alumina for Messrs Hydro Alumina AS. The destination for the cargo is Norway. Bulk alumina require very clean holds.
For the second time in August 2016 AEC loads steel pipes. This time on long term chartered vessel MV Bunun Hero at the port of Munda in India. The Bunun Hero is getting used to this kind of cargo having also loaded steel pipes on her maiden voyage from Japan. This time she loaded in […]