With recent straddle carrier orders from MSC Home Terminal in Belgium and Maher Terminals in the USA, Konecranes is forging ahead with its straddle carrier business. 

Roll-on/roll-off shipping event, RORO 2014 in London, will include high level conference sessions addressing alternative fuels, the global outlook for the RORO market and the outlook for the North Sea and Baltic region.

Container Terminal St. Petersburg's container volumes increased by 6% in Q1, to 95,800 TEU.

At least 11 crew members have been reported missing after two ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong.

On 29 April the Port of Rotterdam Authority and TPK (Terminal Presidente Kennedy) Logistica signed a joint venture agreement in Vitória, Brazil for the development of Porto Central, a new port in Brazil.

Traffic to the end of March at leading French port Marseilles Fos saw major rises in container, dry bulk and cruise passenger volumes, but total cargo throughput fell 6% to 18.8 million tonnes – down by 1.2MT on the first quarter last year – due to declining oil trades in a changing market.

The Port Hedland Port Authority (PHPA) has delivered a record monthly throughput of 35.3 million tonnes (Mt) in April, an increase of 33% from the same month in 2013.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Turkish port operator Evyapport. The port is a gateway to global commerce for Istanbul, Kocaeli and Adapazari region and it continues to expand its container operations to industrial organisations around the world.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and Anglo Ports, through their Australian subsidiary, Victoria International Container Terminal Limited (VICTL), have signed a contract in Melbourne with the Port of Melbourne Corporation for the design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and financing of the Port of Melbourne’s new international container terminal and empty container park at Webb Dock.

An ongoing commitment to the local community and the development of a skilled local workforce has seen the Port of Dover shortlisted as finalist in two categories in the county's leading business awards.