A total of 11.2 million tonnes (gross) of goods were handled in Rostock during the first half of 2012.

A diverse group of public and private trade organizations from Costa Rica toured Port Everglades this week, gaining a firsthand glimpse of the seaport's expansion plans, operations and facilities.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has reported consolidated unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 30 2012 posting first half revenues from port operations of US$345.0 million, eight percent higher than the US$319.1 million reported last year.

ZIM has announced a General Rate Increase(GRI) of $200 per TEU will be implemented as of September 1st,  2012.

Gulftainer Company Limited (GTL), the largest privately owned ports operator in the world, based in Sharjah, have started their operations in the port of Recife in Brazil in July 2012 and attended their first vessel in the region; discharging 47 steel coils, each weighing 12 tons, in a remarkably short time of 1.7 hours.

On July 25, Kazakhstan's coastal city of Aktau hosted an expert-level conference on implementing global standards for maritime shipping at Caspian ports.

While recent figures reflect a slowdown in activity, overall tonnage and revenue are still well ahead of last year's pace at Houston, Executive Director Leonard Waterworth reported at the July 24 Port Commission meeting.

In the latest example of the growing use of Cavotec's innovative shore-to-ship electrical power supply technologies, Stena Line has officially opened two Cavotec Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems at its terminal in Hoek van Holland (Rotterdam), The Netherlands.

The Port of Seattle's Terminal 18, run by SSA Terminals, have three more Super Post Panamax cranes, allowing it to handle the largest container vessels in the world.