Market trends in marine cement terminals

OneStone Research

1 Global trade with cement and clinker 2007–2013

OneStone Research

2 Global cement imports and exports 2007–2013

OneStone Research

3 Percentage of maritime transport in cement exports 2007–2013

OneStone Research

4 Total cement transportation by ship 2007–2013

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5 Possible technologies for cement import terminals

OneStone Research

Interbulk Trading

6 Turbocem self-unloader ship

Interbulk Trading

7 Power consumption for the ship unloading system (FLSmidth [5])

FLSmidth Kovako

8 Pneumatic ship unloader

FLSmidth Kovako

Siwertell

9 Road-mobile mechanical ship unloader

Siwertell

IBAU HAMBURG

10 High-performance ship unloader

IBAU HAMBURG

Cementia Trading

11 Cementia terminal in Ravenna, Italy

Cementia Trading

Cement Australia

12 Townsville 36 000 t cement silo

Cement Australia

IBAU HAMBURG

13 Golden Bay flat cement store design

IBAU HAMBURG

14 Extension of Jurong port terminal in Singapore

IBAU HAMBURG

Claudius Peters

15 Bag loading terminal in Indonesia

Claudius Peters

onestone consulting s.l.

Cementia cement terminal in Malmö

onestone consulting s.l.

The amount of cement being handled at cement transshipment terminals all around the world is increasing, although the global seaborne cement trade is declining. The background facts and their significance for the international plant engineering business for import terminals is discussed in this report on the basis of the latest market figures.

1 Introduction

The global cross-border trade with cement and clinker currently only makes up 4.5 % of the worldwide cement production output. In 2012, the quantity involved was 145 million tonnes (Mta) after just under 170 Mta in 2007, prior to the global economic crisis. Since that time, a lot has happened. Some of the leading import markets in the USA, Spain, United Arab Emirates and Nigeria have collapsed, either due to the economic crisis or to their own booming production capacities. Other markets, such as those in Bangladesh, Russia and Iraq have shown a positive development. The problem...