Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of a new 24 hour general strike in Greece on 4 February by both public and private sector unions, while the Seamen's Union is scheduling another 48 hour strike on the same date.

Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, today announced that Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), one of Europe's leading port logistics groups, has signed a multi-terminal deal with Navis.

Preliminary operating and financial results show that the Port of Houston Authority had a remarkable 2015, setting new records in container movements and cargo tonnage and growth, Executive Director Roger Guenther announced today.

2015 saw continued growth of Stena Line's passenger numbers and car volumes on its popular Harwich - Hook of Holland route, building on the figures recorded in previous years.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, plans to reorganise its operations in Tampere, Finland, and deepen cooperation with the joint venture Rainbow Cargotec Industries (RCI) in China.

With the order of the 'Bonny River' at Royal IHC, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME is investing in a new generation of trailing suction hopper dredgers which will be trendsetting in coastal protection and dredging hard soils.

A Damen Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000 was launched at the Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard on 29 January. The TSHD, named Sommers, is the lead vessel of a series of three TSHDs 1000 being built for Rosmorport.

Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority's project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1 million Man Hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) on the Reconstruction and Deepening of Maydon Wharf Berth 1- 4, 13 & 14 Project.

Samskip has expanded its shortsea service network in Norway with Kristiansund and Molde by adding Gjemnes as its 10th port of call.

In December 2015, Konecranes received an order for four more RTGs from TCV Stevedoring Company S.A. in Valencia, Spain. This will be Konecranes' seventh RTG delivery to TCV.