In 2011, the total volume of cargo handled at the Port of Montreal reached 28.5 million tonnes, well past the record of 27.9 million tonnes set in 2008. Announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), this result is a 10.1% increase over 2010.

In May, the Port of Stockton was awarded a $7.2 million portion of the San Joaquin County's California Transportation Commission grant funding obtained from a combination of Proposition 1B, federal funding and various state and federal transportation accounts.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has announced its intention to privatise the Port of Davao, the country's main port for banana exports.

On 30th May The APL Southampton with a capacity of 10,700 TEU, made her inaugural visit to DP World Southampton's container terminal, and the first visit to the UK. The APL Southampton is the third in a series of 10 new vessels of this size being delivered for the global container carrier.

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, has announced the general availability of the next release of its terminal operating system (TOS), SPARCS N4 2.3.  

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd continues its progress in the Straddle Carrier market having recently supplied Peel Ports in Liverpool with two units, Model SC350T. The Port has also reserved the option to purchase additional Liebherr Straddles later this year.

Dutch engineering and consultancy firm DHV will be responsible for the construction management of eleven new fishing ports in Ghana. Construction will start in summer 2012 and be completed in 2017.

Konecranes has introduced a Hybrid (diesel/electric) power option for its Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs), which can reduce diesel fuel consumption by over 60 %.

On 22nd May 2012 Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) set two important new productivity benchmarks for container terminals in Vietnam.