The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) congratulate the new TEN-T coordinators on their appointment to this challenging position.

Cargo volume at The Port of Virginia (POV) grew 6 percent in February, an increase of 10,134 TEUs when compared with the same month last year.

The Latin America region continues to invest in advanced port equipment. In total, Liebherr Maritime Cranes has recently received orders for seven additional mobile harbour cranes (LHM), type LHM 550, LHM 600 and LBS 600.

Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte Limited, as trustee-manager of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust ("HPH Trust"), has entered into strategic partnerships with COSCO Pacific Limited ("COSCO Pacific") and China Shipping Terminal Development (Hong Kong) Company Limited (managed and operated by China Shipping Terminal Development Company Limited ("CSTD")) through their investments of 40 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively, of effective equity and loan interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Asia Container Terminals Holdings Limited ("ACT Holdings") and its group companies, for an aggregate consideration of HK$2.472 billion (equivalent to approximately S$403.4 million).

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), has appointed Olivier Lavau-Wira as Vice President Sales, Marine Solutions, for its South and Central America region.

Hald & Grunewald GmbH has been announced as a new Hyster distribution partner in Germany covering the region of Württemberg.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the project to increase the lifting height of two Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaíso S.A. (TPS) in Chile. The contract was signed in September 2013 and the upgraded cranes were commissioned and operational in mid-January 2014, ahead of schedule.

In a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield presented Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC and its Ellicott Dredges LLC entity with OPIC's inaugural "Impact Award" for Ellicott's work in Iraq.

Rietlanden Terminals BV has the world's first bulk terminal to be illuminated entirely by high-power LEDs. The resulting energy savings make the port's lighting installation unique.