MSC is to introduce a new service on the Transpacific Trade from 15th September, 2016. The move is designed to assist shippers, following the announcement by Hanjin on 31st August that it was entering into receivership.

In response to changing market conditions on the Transpacific trade, Maersk Line is introducing a new service between Asia and the United States West Coast.

In Delimara, Malta, ShibataFenderTeam recently delivered 3 sets of SPC 1800 Fender systems that were successfully installed at the Regas LNG Plant.

The UK's biggest and busiest container port processed 4.1 million TEUs in 2015 playing a pivotal role in keeping the country's trade moving. The port of Felixstowe deals with over 44% of Britain's containerised trade, welcoming approximately 3,000 ships each year, including the largest vessels afloat today. Want to know more? Order your copy of our Top 100 Container Ports Supplement.

Mika Virtanen has been appointed President of Bromma effective as from 1 September 2016. Mr Virtanen will be based in the Bromma head office in Singapore. Virtanen has for many years held different senior management positions in Bromma and Cargotec.

Port Everglades and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote trade opportunities for another five years. This renewal will extend their strategic alliance to 2021. The MOU solidifies both entities' dedication to growth and best customer practices. The ACP and Port Everglades first signed an MOU in August 2009.

Valenciaport handled a record 4.62 million TEUs in 2015, ending the year as the leading port across Spain and the Mediterranean. This is certainly good news for the organisation who have been slowly dropping down the rankings of the 'Top 100' losing a place per year since 2011 when it ranked at number 30, having slipped to 33rd position in 2014. As well as hitting record container volumes the port also reached new heights in total traffic figures achieving a 4.44% increase. Want to know more? Order your copy of our Top 100 Container Ports Supplement.

Teledyne RESON A/S has been awarded a double-digit million Euro contract by Lockheed Martin Global Inc. for the delivery of multiple SONAR systems for Mine Counter Measure applications for an international defense program.

A consortium including the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, the French construction group Eiffage and Eiffage's subsidiary RMT Clemessy has been awarded a 47 million euros contract for the extension of the Freeport Terminal in Sierra Leone.

It seems that there is no stopping DP World's Jebel Ali Port in the United Arab Emirates. Once the brand new USD850 million state-of-the-art semi-automated Container Terminal 3 (T3) Jebel Ali Port is fully complete later this year, Jebel Ali's capacity will reach 19 million TEUs. This is set to expand yet again to 22.1 million TEUs in 2018 when Phase 1 of Container Terminal 4 (T4) is completed. Want to know more? Order your copy of our Top 100 Container Ports Supplement.