The Port of Felixstowe has made the annual award of the John Bubb Safety Trophy, won for the second year in a row by an operational shift.

At the recent Pacific Maritime Association's 63rd Annual Safety Awards Banquets, Ports America was honored with numerous Accident Prevention Awards for its achievements in workplace safety in 2011, including the 1st Place Coast Award and 1st Place Local Area Award Group A Stevedore Operations for its Los Angeles/Long Beach operations for the second year in a row.

Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime's China division, Kongsberg Maritime China Ltd, has opened its new premises in Shanghai.

APM Terminals is building a new container terminal at Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam opening in November 2014 that promises to set the pace for new terminal design and customer satisfaction levels.

Batumi International Container Terminal LLC (BICTL) recently signed a terminal services agreement with Arkas Line, a new shipping line to call at BICT.

The Port of Felixstowe recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the formal commencement of the new North Rail Terminal project.

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) achieved a record revenue of EUR 2.8 billion in 2011 (2010: EUR 2.7 billion).

APM Terminals has opened a Hong Kong office to further expand its partnerships with Asia-based customers when making global network decisions on port calls and inland routing.

The PD Ports Group is proud to announce it has scooped yet another supplier award from one of the UK's major retailers - ASDA - this year walking away with the overall prize for Carrier of the Year 2012.

This article published in the January/February 2012 issue of World Port Development.  Paid Subscribers can receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures by  sending an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com

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