The shipping line alliance Ocean Three, officially calls at DP World Southampton (DPWS) with its first service on Monday 9 February.

A silver Hyundai Genesis rolling down the ramp of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel Isolde became the 5 millionth vehicle handled by International Auto Processing at the Port of Brunswick.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has agreed that the shipping and bunker refining industries should work to the possibility that the global 0.5% sulphur in fuel cap, required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is more likely to be implemented worldwide from 2020, rather than 2025.

Operations are in full swing at the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) operating in the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the launch of its new Gloria reachstacker specifically designed for empty and semi-laden container handling.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the launch of its new heavy forklift truck, the Kalmar DCG180-330, in the 18-33 tonne capacity sector.

As from this 'reefer season', the number of connections for reefer containers in the Port of Rotterdam is being expanded from 12,400 to 18,500.

Order intake grew and profitability improvement continued in the fourth quarter.

Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has delivered a total monthly throughput of 50.1 million tonnes (Mt) for the month of January, an increase of 8.2Mt or 19.6% on January 2014.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured orders for a total of 512 units of Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors in North America.