The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says it looks forward to more transparency in shipping line prices following an investigation by the European Commission.

The construction of a second container terminal at the German JadeWeserPort approximately 2 kilometres to the north is not only  technically realisable, but also economically prudent in the medium term. This is the key finding of a feasibility study begun at the end of 2013 on behalf of Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort Marketing GmbH & Co. KG.

Three Sennebogen material handlers are in use for sorting and material handling at the Swedish company CarlF.

Vice President Joe Biden toured the Port's new Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal last week before making remarks commemorating the 7th anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the Port's Riverfront Plaza.

On late Friday-evening Konecranes released a statement clarifying information that was released into the market yesterday by unnamed sources relating to the ongoing Konecranes-Terex merger process.

Livorno Port Authority has issued a tender notice for the final executive and design for the first phase of the European Platform of the Port of Livirno. The tender is as follows:

Annual cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey beat the previous record by more than 10 percent. The port handled 6,371,720 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) (or 3,664,013 cargo containers) in 2015, an increase of 10.4 percent over the previous record set in 2014.

The coming year will be challenging for the shipping industry as global markets face a slowdown, however, the measures put in place by the Singapore Government and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to help boost the industry are very encouraging, the President of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) told its members at its annual Lunar New Year
Cocktail event in Singapore.

Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), began the New Year with the establishment of two new productivity records.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order for nine forklift trucks from Stora Enso, a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood, timber and paper. The machines will be delivered through 2016.