»Steel, bulk cargo growth in April helped revenues top $20 million at the Port of2014-05-22

Port Authority Executive Director Roger Guenther announced that a $68 million contract was executed with Orion Marine Group for the dredging of the channels in front of the Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals. Orion was awarded the contract in March after a competitive bidding process.

»Konecranes to supply eighteen RTGS to DP World's new terminal in Turkey2014-05-22

In March 2014 Konecranes received a major order for eighteen Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from DP World¡¯s Yarimca container terminal in Turkey. The all-electric cable reel RTGs will be delivered in 2015. Konecranes has previously delivered container handling equipment to DP World terminals in Algeria, Egypt, India and the UAE, but this order is the first all-electric RTG order for DP World. The order was booked in the first quarter 2014.

»Hiab completes employee cooperation negotiations in Hudiksvall, Sweden2014-05-22

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has completed employee cooperation negotiations in Hudiksvall, Sweden. As a result of the negotiations, 134 employees were affected. In addition, as previously announced, 16 employees will be transferred to IBE Spectrum AB, to whom Hiab sold its paint shop operation in Hudiksvall in May.

»Healthy Q1 for Port of Hamburg2014-05-21

Port of Hamburg improved its position in the container transport market with throughput at 2.4 million TEUs in the first three months of the year, an advance of eight percent.

»Pelindo II calls for port fee hike2014-05-21

The Transportation Ministry is mulling a letter from port operator Pelindo II requesting an increase in port fees, which could potentially hurt the competitiveness of exports.

»DP World launches semi-automated terminal2014-05-21

DP World and Kalmar, part of Cargotec, celebrated the official opening of the semi-automated terminal in Brisbane today.

»Yang Ming plans to charter five 14,000 TEU ships2014-05-21

Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport plans to charter five 14,000 TEU ships from Seaspan Corp, to be built by CSBC Corp the first Taiwanese yard to build a vessel larger than 10,000 TEU, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Kalmar launches new electric forklift truck2014-05-21

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, launches a new environmentally friendly electric forklift truck with a lifting capacity of 5-9 tonnes at CeMAT exhibition in Hannover, Germany on 20 May 2014. The counterbalanced ECG50-90 forklift boasts features that significantly reduce the cost of ownership whilst improving safety and environmental performance.

»Terex Port Solutions supplies Model 2 harbour crane to Norway2014-05-21

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) recently supplied Norwegian company, Saga Fjordbase AS,with a diesel-electric Terex®Gottwald Model 2 harbour crane, G HMK 2304 variant. Saga Fjordbase, a subsidiary of the Norwegian INC Group, started operating the crane in February 2014 at its Florø terminal. The Port of Florø lies on the Norwegian coast around 150 km north of Bergen.Saga Fjordbase AS is a service base for the oil industry.

»Port of Tallinn Opens New Cruise Ship Quay2014-05-21

The Port of Tallinn opened the new 9.34 million Euro cruise ship quay on Saturday, May 17. The quay will allow larger cruise ships than before to be docked, thus increasing Tallinn¡¯s attractiveness for cruise operators.

»Port of Salalah Sets New Operation Safety Record2014-05-21

Port of Salalah has demonstrated its track record for responsible and safe operations, having surpassed a safety milestone by achieving over 300 days with no Lost Time Injury (LTI), as well as receiving a 2014 Global Green Award at the Green Economy Forum held in Berlin recently.

»US House passes WRRDA conference report2014-05-21

Following the passage of the WRRDA conference report out of the U.S. House this afternoon, South Carolina Ports Authority President and CEO Jim Newsome released the following statement: ¡°We applaud the passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act through the U.S. House today and the resolute support of South Carolina¡¯s entire House delegation.

»Houston port gets nod for channel dredging2014-05-20

The US Army Corps of Engineers has granted the Port of Houston Authority permission to dredge two links to the Houston Ship Channel, to make way for bigger vessels as the lure of an expanded Panama Canal could generate more traffic.

»Automation 'inevitable' at Port Botany2014-05-20

DP World Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah said it would take three years to automate the stevedore's Port Botany terminal, a move being considered as the company opens its first local automated terminal in Brisbane.

»Wärtsilä receives repeat order from Evergas2014-05-20

Three new state-of-the-art 27,000 cbm LNG/Multigas Carriers for Evergas, the Denmark based transporter of petrochemical gases and natural gas liquids, are to be built featuring the integrated Wärtsilä solution, comprising the main propulsion equipment, the gas fuel supply system, and the cargo handling system. This order is an extension of the one placed in 2013 for a series of three similar vessels. The ships are being built by the Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China, and feature an advanced design that offers very high efficiency and unparalleled flexibility. The order was signed in March 2014.

»OOCL ups Japan/China-NZ rate US$250/TEU2014-05-20

Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced a US$250 per TEU increase in freight rates for cargo from Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong bound for New Zealand starting July 1, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Hanjin narrows Q1 loss 37.2pc2014-05-20

Korea's Hanjin Shipping posted a 37.2 per cent year-on-year reduction in first quarter operating losses to KRW62.2 billion (US$58.1 million), drawn on revenues of KRW2.15 trillion, down 7.6 per cent, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Evergreen takes delivery of eco-friendly box ship2014-05-20

Taiwan's Evergreen Group vice chairman Raymond Lin has expressed optimism about the world economic outlook pointing out that the company has embarked on a fleet renewal programme, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Busy April sees cargo surge at the Port of Long Beach2014-05-20

Cargo numbers for containers at the Port of Long Beach were up in April by 9.7 percent overall, compared to the same month one year ago.

»Los Angeles container volumes increase 10.26pc2014-05-20

The Port of Los Angeles April container volume increased 10.26 per cent year on year 706,036 TEU, the harbour's busiest month since September 2013 the port authority announced.