Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the delivery of the largest supply of mobile equipment in Africa and one of the biggest reachstackers order globally for Shumani Industrial Equipment, official dealer of the Goscor Group of Companies in South Africa.

Damen Anchor & Chain Factory (AKF) is recognised as a leading supplier of anchors and chain cables. Now the factory, based in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, has further excelled itself, taking just one day to supply and install anchor and chain to the 260m long, 4253 TEU, container vessel Benedict Schulte.

In the era of global networking, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) consistently pursues the digitisation strategy for the Port of Hamburg. As host of the IAPH World Ports Conference in 2015, the HPA has implemented numerous innovative pilot projects as part of the SmartPORT concept.

As a responsible insurer, specialising in liability cover for the container handling and transport sector, TT Club has been leading, advising and consulting on the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) work to amend the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) for the past six years.

Bremenports has launched a LNG-powered hopper barge "greenports 1" in the Netherlands. The greenports I, presumably the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG), will then regularly carry silt dredged from the harbour basins in Bremerhaven to the disposal facility in Bremen-Seehausen. The vessel was launched at Shipyard Constructions Hoogezand Nieuwbouw (SCHN) in Foxhol in the Province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered DOP submersible dredge pumps to many dredging contractors around the world. Currently, an interesting project is being undertaken by the Dutch contractor Martens & Van Oord in Cadzand, the Netherlands.

The Singapore Shipping Association has welcomed the recent announcement by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to grant a 10% concession in port dues for bulk carriers visiting its port.

Tideworks Technology, a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal management and planning software solutions, has announced that GB Group has successfully gone live with Tideworks' terminal operating system (TOS) at its facility near the Port-au-Prince industrial zone in Haiti.

MSC, a world leader in global container shipping, and INTTRA, the world's ocean shipping electronic marketplace, are pleased to announce a new partnership which will introduce a customer-friendly solution to new container weight safety regulations.

In view of the growing number of ship calls to Port Bronka terminal the management of Port Fleet CJSC has decided to redeploy its tugboat Petergof to its permanent location at the Port Bronka (MSCC Bronka, Big Port St Petersburg) for continuous operation.