Associated British Ports (ABP) has established a new funding platform to enable it to access a variety of funding markets over time.

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has approved the use of the design-"bid"-build procurement method for rehabilitation of Wharves 1 and 2 at Barbours Cut Terminal and also has approved entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Houston Maritime Museum.

Cargotec supplies MacGregor floating terminals for water taxis to Norwegian municipalities and a hydraulically operated MacGregor vehicle shore ramp to Grenland Havn.

US Federal Government's Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of the US Department of Transportation's popular TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants program.

The E-SMART system developed for Terminal operations by UK based International Terminal Solutions Ltd (ITS) is presently completing a GPRS mobile GSM beta phase test live at the port of Liverpool UK. 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently launched a reefer express lane (REL) service at its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) for the faster release of import reefer containers via MICT's West Gate.

PD Ports has recently made two new appointments to help drive business growth. Rob Brewster has been appointed as Development Director Logistics and Andrew Lowdon has joined the Company as Commercial Analyst.

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has completed the previously announced acquisition of MNO Vervat.  MNO Vervat holds a leading position in the Dutch civil infrastructure market.

As from mid-December Zim's NAF Service, a joint weekly service with MOL and Happag Lloyd, will call the port of Amsetrdam. The new rotation will also add the port of San Pedro (Ivory Coast). The New NAF rotation: Antwerpen - Amsterdam - Hamburg - Thamesport - Antwerpen - Dakar - Tin Can Island - Tema - Abidjan - San Pedro - Antwerpen.

IHC Merwede is pleased to announce that it has recently secured orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200million.