Following talks within the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) to introduce mandatory weighing of containers, Strainstall have utilised their 45 years of experience in providing industry leading measurement solutions to develop their own container weighing system.

NATO's Operation Ocean Shield, European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) - the big three - call upon the shipping industry to continue to take anti-piracy measures despite the current downward trend in piracy events.

DFDS Seaways is about to connect its vessels to onshore power at the Port of Gothenburg. Six vessels are involved, all of which are in regular service to the UK and Belgium.

Container volume in the Port of Charleston saw another double-digit increase in August, with a 19.3 percent gain in box volume for the month compared to last year.

Portus Services LLC, a private stevedore and terminal operator based in Jacksonville, Florida is expanding to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, and investing more than $1 million in new technology and state-of-the-art cargo handling equipment.

The Georgia Ports Authority saw a strong August, with increased business across all categories, both month-over-month and fiscal year to date.

TTS Group ASA, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB, has signed two contracts in South Korea worth approximately 72 MNOK - one with Hyundai Heavy Industries and the other with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

The MSC Rachele »owned by the world's 2nd largest shipping company is to call at the new TNMSC terminal in Port 2000 in order to handle 4,584 containers corresponding to around 7,800 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).