GlobalSim is pleased to announce an installation of a new full mission crane simulator featuring a dual hoist STS crane as well as a mobile harbor crane at the training center for port workers in Antwerp, Belgium.

As announced a year ago, Stefan Scheiber is now CEO of Bühler. He succeeds Calvin Grieder, who will focus on his role as Chairman of the Board.

"The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk procedures more thoroughly," said Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director at TT Club.

Sweden-based spreader manufacturer ELME has delivered a 588TB model spreader to Finland-based Meclift.

Bromma's twistlock based container weighing system has been certified to comply with the OIML R51 requirements. The Certificate of Conformity, signed on July 1, has been issued by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. SP is one of the leading notified bodies in Sweden.

With six days of terminal operations completed under the new Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Regulations, export cargo loading has proceeded without incident at the facilities within the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.

DP World received 13 Konecranes Empty Container Handlers at the beginning of 2016. The lift trucks are now in full operation in DP Worlds flagship terminal in Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE.

London's Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross CBE has welcomed the launch yesterday of the Thames Vision, a framework for developing greater use of the Thames over the next twenty years.

The upcoming Latin American Congress of Ports, to be held in Merida, Mexico from November 29th through December 2nd, under the sponsorship of the Mexican General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine. During a recent visit to Mexico, the AAPA Latin American Coordinator, Rafael Díaz-Balart, informed the Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine about the advances made for the upcoming Latin American Congress of Ports, which will attract over 400 sector leaders.

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has developed guidelines that it has presented to major players in the industry to make sure the country is prepared for the new weight container rule that comes into effect from July.