Recently, FLSmidth had secured orders from Tamilnadu Cement (TANCEM), AKIJ Cement and SHAH Cement, Bangladesh/ India. Traditionally, FLS had always been a regular patron for Aumund products.

Samskip and the Rail Cargo Group have announced plans to link their multimodal transport networks by launching a rail connection between Curtici, Romania and major logistics centres in Sweden.

Transnet National Ports Authority has announced that its mega project to deepen and lengthen berths at Durban Container Terminal (DCT): Pier 2 has reached a key milestone and the multi-billion rand Main Marine Construction Works package will go out to tender in December 2016.

JAXPORT's new state-of-the-art 100-gauge cranes have begun operations at the newly rebuilt Berth 35 at JAXPORT'S Blount Island Marine Terminal. The electric cranes are equipped to service the wider, post-Panamax vessels currently calling on JAXPORT through the expanded Panama and Suez canals.

The Port of Felixstowe has launched a year of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK's first operational container terminal. The year of celebration was launched at a customer function last night (12 December) by Lawrence Yam, Commercial Director of the Port of Felixstowe.

As of 2 December 2016, the number of trips of the PortShuttle Rotterdam service is officially more than doubled. The train already shuttled on weekdays every 24 hours between the container terminals on the Maasvlakte and the Rail Service Center Rotterdam in the Waal-Eemhaven area.

Konecranes is now launching Power Drive for lift trucks, a driveline technology that delivers up to 25% in fuel savings – without impacting on the power of the machine.

Advent Intermodal Solutions, a leading provider of IT-based intermodal solutions, has announced the addition of Allen Thomas to its leadership team as Chief Strategy Officer. In this newly created role, Thomas is responsible for leading the company's long-term strategic planning, including product positioning, business development and industry partnerships.

Team Nortal won the Konecranes hackathon Maritime Hack – Automated cargo handling event arranged on November 26-27, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.

Monday, 5 December marked the official signing in Muscat of a new sister port agreement between Shenzhen Port in the People's Republic of China and SOHAR Port and Freezone in Oman.