DP World has won a 30-year concession with an automatic 10-year extension for the management and development of a multi-purpose port project at Berbera, Republic of Somaliland. The Port of Berbera opens a new point of access to the Red Sea and will complement DP World's existing port at Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.

ABPmer, a leading marine consultancy, today announced the appointment of Damon O'Brien as its new Managing Director. Damon joins ABPmer from Advisian, a division of international engineering and consulting company Worley Parsons, where he was UK Operations Director. Damon brings to ABPmer a wealth of experience in UK and international consultancy services across many of ABPmer's markets including ports, maritime, coastal management, waterfront development, oil and gas and energy sector.

Shanghai International Port Group Co (SIPG) container volume was up 3.5% year-on-year in 2015 rising to 36.54 million TEU, retaining Shanghai's position as the world's busiest container port. It has held the number spot since overtaking Singapore in 2010, maintaining consecutive throughput growth for the past six years. With over one hundred years of history, Shanghai comprises a deep-sea port and a river port covering an area in excess of 3,619.6km² at the mouth of the Yangtze River and is considered the world's fastest-growing economy. Want to know more? Order your copy of our Top 100 Container Ports Supplement.

JAXPORT's Talleyrand Marine Terminal served as the transportation hub for a 269,000-pound gas-fired, reciprocating engine en route to Gainesville, Fla.

Damen Green Solutions and Evoqua Water Technologies will launch the DAMEN BALCON EC 1500 powered by the SeaCURE ballast water management system (BWMS).

Samskip has completed the acquisition of Euro Container Lines AS, building on a strategy for growth in the Nordic area to make its largest ever acquisitive move in Norway.

The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the Federal Iris, commanded by Capt. Donald Satsatin Nicolas from the Philippines, on her maiden voyage to the United States on 30 August.

Investment will enable one of the largest ports in the USA to receive increased loads arriving from larger vessels travelling via the Panama Canal.

On Monday evening the South Carolina Ports Authority welcomed the APL Yangshan, the largest container ship ever to call the Port of Charleston.

Sohar has released cargo throughput figures showing strong organic growth in most sectors over the first-half of 2016, as both the Port and Freezone continue to play a crucial role in the diversification and globalisation of Oman's economy.