Last week, Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) officially signed the Maputo Port dredging contract.

Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) is very pleased to announce the appointment of David Faulkner as 'Manager, Ports and Harbours (Middle East)'.

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans have announced that President and CEO Gary LaGrange will retire at the end of his current contract in April, 2017. The Board is expected to name Brandy Christian, the Port's current Chief Operating Officer, to succeed LaGrange.

Investors are adding industrial space to meet booming demand in Savannah, with more than 1.7 million square feet of warehousing recently completed, more than 1.9 million square feet under construction, and a 2,700-acre development just announced.

Adjusted EBIT slightly above the previous year despite lower sales, order intake low due to port cranes.

On August 11, 2015, Konecranes and Terex Corporation ("Terex") announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a merger of equals ("Merger").

DP World and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus have on Monday entered into two separate concession agreements for the commercialisation of activities within Limassol port, Cyprus.

In April 2016, Konecranes received an order for two container stacking cranes from SH Cogent Logistics Pte Ltd in Singapore. The cranes will be used for stacking empty containers in a pioneering new container depot, located on the rooftop of Cogent One-Stop Logistics Hub, an integrated full-service logistics hub opened in 2016. The cranes will be delivered during the first quarter 2017.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has received a contract from HeidelbergCement AG to supply a new cement clinker production line. The 4,500 ton per day facility will be built at the Schelklingen plant in Baden-Württemberg as a replacement for an existing older production line. Start of production is planned for spring 2018.

This year, the European port industry, its stakeholders and EU policy makers are gathering in Dublin for ESPO's annual Conference. The 2016 ESPO Conference will look into ways to improve the efficiency of maritime transport and ports, this from different angles.