Peel Ports has identified a programme of actions to tackle the main areas of concern raised in the Mersey Ports Master Plan consultation, which took place between June and September 2011.

Cargotec has confirmed a contract worth around EUR 10 million from a Chinese shipyard to deliver twenty 120-tonne MacGregor GLH cargo handling cranes for ten general cargo vessels. The cranes will be delivered during 2012 and 2013. The order is booked in the first quarter of 2012.

Port of Vancouver USA representatives and other special guests climbed 100 feet to the top deck of the M/V Rigel Leader on the port's 100-year anniversary to welcome the ship, commanded by Capt. David Mammen Cherian of India, on her maiden voyage to the United States on April 6, 2012.

Stockholm-based Bromma, the world leader in crane spreaders, has posted strong first quarter spreader orders, as automated terminals, green spreaders, container weight verification technology and terminal expansion projects all contributed to growth.

The Georgia Ports Authority marked its highest monthly numbers ever in March, handling 2.37 million tons of freight. Some 85 percent of that total, or 2.03 million tons, was in containerised cargo.

The Port of Virginia has gained a "last-out" port call as a result of the CKYH shipping alliance's decision to upgrade its all-water services that operate between Asia and the US East Coast.

Container volume in the Port of Charleston rose 12 percent in March, the strongest month for containerized traffic at the port since October 2008.