DP World London Gateway has become the first port in the UK to lift four containers at one time on its quay cranes, which doubles the amount of containers it can lift in one go.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has announced the investment in and the establishment of its first terminal in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The SC Ports Authority (SCPA) announced volume increases across all business segments in 2013, a year marked by the successful opening of the Inland Port and significant progress of both the construction of the Navy Base container terminal and the Post-45 harbor deepening project.  

Total 2013 throughput at Marseilles Fos confirmed containers, steel industry bulks, LNG and cruise traffic as the major growth drivers at the leading French port. 

Container traffic in 2013 totalled 11,621,249 TEU, 2.6% lower than the previous year when 11,865,916 TEU were handled.

One of the largest areas of improvement any Terminal operator can make is the efficient utilisation of equipment and labour assets, and this is no more self-evident than on the ship to shore operation.

The Port of Virginia has closed the book on a record-setting 2013. In short, during that 12-month period, the port handled more containers and rail cargo than at any time in its history.

Oman's leading cement producer, Raysut Cement Company SOAG, has ordered a high capacity road-mobile Siwertell unloading and conveying system for its cement-handing operations at the ports of Duqm and Sohar.

The Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC), a public-private partnership formed by the U.S. EPA Region 4 office, has named the GPA as a Community Leadership Award winner.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained an order to supply six lift trucks to major materials handling specialist, La Cisa Trasporti Industriali, based in Bergamo, the heart of industrialized Italy.