Global trade enabler DP World's flagship Jebel Ali Port has been voted "Best Sea Port – Middle East "for the 22nd consecutive year at the recent Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS).

The two main construction projects in the Marseille harbour area of leading French port Marseille Fos are nearing completion following a decisive stage in works costing almost EUR64 million that will cater for mega-ships by enlarging the Passe Nord port entrance and recommissioning the giant No.10 drydock.

In relation to the acquisition of Terex's MHPS business (MHPS Acquisition) Konecranes has offered the potential divestiture of its STAHL CraneSystems business in order to address the European Commission's (EC) concerns in the supply of hoists in the EEA.

Global trade enabler DP World and the state run Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of Kaohsiung Port's Terminal 7 in Taiwan.

At its July board meeting, the Georgia Ports Authority approved a spending package of $19.7 million to construct the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance import containers grew 4 percent month over month in June as peak season begins to roll in with back-to-school cargo.

Maersk Line will transform its TP12 service in to a standalone, around-the-world service that provides significantly faster transit times between Far East Asia and the US East Coast.

Mid year results are steady for the Port of Houston Authority. "Container volume continues to be very resilient, topping well over one million 'TEUs' (twenty-foot equivalent units) through the first six months of the year," Executive Director Roger Guenther stated yesterday in his report to the Port Commission.

BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is leading the effort to repower the historic U.S. Coast Guard training barque, EAGLE.

Ross Stevens has been appointed MD of Fugro GeoServices Ltd, the UK based site characterisation specialist. Stevens is a chartered civil engineer who joined Fugro Seacore in 2007 after a decade in project management and civils contracting.