APM Terminals of Portsmouth, Va., has submitted a proposal to the Commonwealth of Virginia for a strategic partnership with the Port of Virginia. APM Terminals is offering to be responsible for the operation of all Port of Virginia facilities in Hampton Roads and related inland locations.

The port of Eilat, Israel, has received approval from the Knesset Finance Committee for privatisation of the port.

The number of containers recovered from the stricken Rena on Mount Mauganui's Astrolabe Reef has risen above the 800 mark.  A total of 815 of the 1,368 containers have now been brought to port.

Konecranes has successfully delivered six RTG (Rubber Tyred Gantry) cranes to container terminal operator TCP Paranagua in Brazil. This was Konecranes’ third RTG delivery to TCP, who now has sixteen Konecranes RTGs in their fleet.

A year after taking over operation of Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has developed and upgraded facilities and systems at the terminal as AGCT gears up for increased port activity, expending HR23 million in 2011 alone.

"More than 396,000 Louisiana jobs are tied directly to a statewide maritime community spearheaded by the 30-plus deepwater and shallow-water ports spread throughout the state," said Louisiana State University Alumni Economist Dr James Richardson in a recent presentation to the Louisiana House Transportation Committee.

Earlier this month  Governor Bobby Jindal joined the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans in dedicating major improvements at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal that will generate more cargo and jobs for the city and state.

Dover Harbour Board (DHB) has welcomed the May 21st announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport on the resolution of the Section 31 challenge regarding the tariffs levied by DHB in 2010 and 2011.