Babcock International Group has automated control of a complex materials handling operation in Plymouth, UK, using Hyster Tracker. The fleet management system helps manage 80 forklifts and other trucks, including a newly introduced VNA machine, deployed in various roles across the Devonport Royal Dockyard and Naval Base site in Plymouth.

Konecranes has signed an agreement with Columbus McKinnon Corporation ("Columbus McKinnon") regarding the divestment of the STAHL CraneSystems business ("STAHL Divestment"). Konecranes will receive cash proceeds of EUR 224-230 million from the transaction depending on the 2016 result of STAHL CraneSystems.

DP World has opened the first smart logistics centre in Lurin, Peru connected through optical fibres to its terminal at Callao Port, near the capital Lima.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from the Port of Vienna's WienCont Container Terminal for three new twin lift capability empty container handlers. Delivery and start-up is set for April 2017.

When Aumund India opened up 20 years ago in Chennai it was a small sales organisation of only 6 people. But since then it has grown and developed to such an extent that it now includes engineering, software development, manufacturing, and exports of engineering services and components among its activities, and comprises 50 people.

Four new Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Garden City Terminal Monday, bringing the Port of Savannah's total to 26, more than any other terminal in the U.S.

The British Ports Association (BPA) has established a new Human Resources and Employment Network which met for the first time last week in London.

Maersk Line and the Oetker Group have reached an agreement for Maersk Line to acquire Hamburg Süd, the German container shipping line. The acquisition is subject to final agreement and regulatory approvals.

The Port of Södertälje's brand-new Konecranes reach stacker, delivered at the beginning of May, is already having an impact on operator efficiency.