The Port of Gothenburg now acquired a new service between Gothenburg and Killingholme in the UK. The service is being operated by the recently established shipping company North Sea RoRo. 

Terex Cranes has established a new performance record with a customized, high-capacity version of its reputed Terex® TFC 46M HC Reach Stacker, with two units recently delivered to MultiRio Operaçoes Portuarias S.A., one of Brazil's leading port handling operators.

RFA Fort Victoria, part of NATO's counter piracy task force Operation Ocean Shield has successfully disrupted a suspected pirate vessel looking to launch attacks on merchant vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden.

With a sixth strike notice issued in a bitter dispute that has dragged on for months, Ports of Auckland is pondering whether to sack its 320 wharfies and go to contract labour.

PT BMT Asia Pacific Indonesia, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest project with state-owned port operator, Pelindo II. BMT will deliver a technical review of bulk handling operations at Banten Port, located along the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java.

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) closed calendar year 2011 with volume increases across business segments, concluding a year highlighted by progress on the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, record big ship traffic and the completion of major capital improvements.

IHC Offshore Systems, part of IHC Merwede, is proud to announce it has beenawarded a rental contract for the Noise Mitigation System NMS-6900. Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will operate the NMS-6900 during the installation of 30 monopile foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm off the north-west coast of Germany.

The Mayor of Harwich has officially 'plugged-in' a new electric vehicle charging point at Harwich International Port today (17th January), the first port to be included in the Source East Electric Vehicle Recharging Network.

The Port of Kiel turned round more than six million tons of cargo last year for the first time ever. It posted a turnover figure of 6,293.374 tons exactly at the turn of the year - an increase of 8.5 % over the previous year.

All told, 24 million tonnes of goods (gross) were handled via the various port facilities in Rostock in the year 2011; 1.3 million tonnes or five percent less than in 2010. 22.3 million tonnes of freight were loaded or unloaded at Rostock seaport.