The Port of Portland and ICTSI Oregon, Inc. recently welcomed a newly expanded containership service offered by Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud. 

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners today approved a 30-year lease and operating agreement with the Florida East Coast Railway, LLC (FEC) to develop an Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Port Everglades, which will allow freight to move more efficiently between South Florida and the southeast United States via rail. The facility will become operational at the beginning of 2014.

The Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority have appointed Leonard D Waterworth as the Interim Executive Director of the Port Authority.

Rotterdam's new harbour, Maasvlakte 2, is now protected against the severest of storms and wave attacks. On Monday 30 January, Rotterdam municipal executive councillor Jeannette Baljeu (Port, Transport and Regional Economy) laid the last block in the dam forming the hard sea wall of Maasvlakte 2.

GAC China has launched a new specialist service to help ship owners comply with stringent new anti-pollution regulations that come into force at the country's ports on 1 March 2012. 

The newest MAGNUM advanced management training class will now turn their attention to the goal of "winning new business", and helping to shape the future of their industry in the high growth emerging markets in which APM Terminals has committed to approximately $3 billion USD in new infrastructure development and existing facility expansion in 2011.

Ferry operator Stena Line bucked industry trends in 2011 by carrying 4.4 per cent more cars on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route than during the previous year.

Joe Nielsen, the former CFO for APM Terminals' activities in the Americas Region has been named Managing Director, Latin American Terminals, as the high-growth markets of Latin America continue to be a focus area of the company's investment planning. 

Thickening sea ice, resulting from particularly low temperatures across Eastern Europe, is causing disruption to shipping across the Black Sea. 

Steven Cernak, Port Director and Chief Executive Officer for Port of Galveston, has been selected as Chief Executive/Port Director for Broward County's Port Everglades Department.  Cernak will replace Phillip C Allen, who is retiring on February 3, 2012, after leading Port Everglades since 2006.