The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris have reported handling a shipping tonnage of 22.3 million tonnes for the first quarter of 2012, matching records for the same period in 2011.
APM Terminals, the Hague-based terminal operator, has announced that it will invest more than US$100 million to increase the capacity of Georgia’s Poti Port over the next three years.
Iraq has issued a tender for the construction of a breakwater and service pier, as part of the first phase of a US$6 billion port to be built in the country’s southern province of Basra.
Stena Ro-Ro, the Stena Line subsidiary, has confirmed that it made a last minute offer for one of the three ferries previously operated by the former cross-Channel ferry operator SeaFrance.
Petroplex International has announced that it is to build a US$600 million multi-modal bulk liquid terminal in St. James Parish, Louisiana, US.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it has secured a €900 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance the future expansion of the port.
Liebherr Container Cranes has announced that it has received an order for two Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) container cranes to be delivered to the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.
Costa Cruises has announced that it is to introduce a number of new safety measures in the wake of the Concordia disaster.
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), has recently signed an agreement with Shangai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (ZPMC) for the delivery of new equipment for the Rijeka terminal.
Global Container Terminals has announced plans of a multi-million dollar expansion project at its container terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Asciano, Australia’s largest port operator, has announced plans to expand its container facility at Port Botany and extend its current lease by 31 years.
Dock workers at the UK’s Port of Tilbury held their first strike since 1989 yesterday, in protest at the arbitrary introduction of new contracts.