On 1 February 2016, Yvonne van der Laan will commence her duties as Director of Process Industry & Bulk Goods at the Port of Rotterdam Authority.

The Port of Dover welcomes the consultation announcement on the remaining option for a new Lower Thames Crossing. The Port hopes that this now paves the way for progress to be made on the delayed road scheme.

Dutch company WEC Lines is to begin weekly calls at the Port of Liverpool from 10 February, providing a new option for shippers looking to access central and northern UK markets.

Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd. (CICT) has set another milestone by closing 2015 with an impressive 1.561 million TEUs, with the ULCC (Ultra Large Container Carrier) and VLCC (Very large Container Carrier) segments making a 67% contribution to this volume.

UK based Telestack, specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of mobile bulk material handling systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Dummigan as its new Managing Director with immediate effect.

In December 2015, Konecranes received an order for two Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Grupo CICE for its multipurpose terminal in Veracruz, Mexico.

An agreement has been signed between Cavotec Group and Wartsila to jointly develop the world's first combined induction charging and automatic mooring concept.

The Damen Shipyards Group is constructing a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 650 for Australian client Gippsland Ports. The TSHD will be the first Damen dredger to operate in the country.

The Georgia Ports Authority achieved record container volumes in 2015, Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported to the GPA board today.

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of a new 48 hour strike in Greece on 27 January which is expected to affect the routes of domestic and local ferries and commercial vessels calling at Piraeus, Aspropyrgos, Eleusis, Pachi and Megara ports for cargo discharging.