In July, Konecranes received an order for 12 RTGs from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order for 25 forklift trucks from the Algerian port procurement company, Groupement D'Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).

Konecranes has added a Q&A document related to the pending acquisition of Terex's MHPS business ("MHPS Acquisition") to its website.

Peter McLean has been appointed Head of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in Kalmar, part of Cargotec. He succeeds Ken Loh, who has decided to leave Kalmar to pursue other interests outside the company.

Pollution around the Port of Long Beach has been dramatically cut over the last decade, however, according to the latest study, lingering effects from ships at anchor in early 2015 impacted air quality last year.

In contrast to an international downturn, leading French port Marseille Fos has reported exceptional results for July with 7.8 million tonnes of cargo and 387,000 passengers – up by 18.6% and 13% respectively on the same month last year.

In a special meeting held on 17th August, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a USD1,500,000 increase in funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' maintenance dredging of a portion of the Bayport Ship Channel.

On August 8, 2016, Konecranes announced that it received approval from the European Commission for its pending acquisition of Terex's MHPS business ("MHPS Acquisition").

In July, Konecranes received an order for 12 RTGs from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Blanken and Jan Leeghwater.