Siemens' scope of supply for APM Terminals MedPort Tangier includes the electrical and automation systems as well as the engineering and commissioning of 32 automated stacking cranes deployed in 16 intelligent yard blocks, which will be delivered in cooperation with innovative crane manufacturer Hans Künz GmbH, Austria.

AVIC shipyard in Weihai, China has launched Jan De Nul Group's new multi-purpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant. The sister vessel, Daniel Bernoulli, will be launched in March 2017.

The Georgia Ports Authority and the Virginia Port Authority filed on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to create the "East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement."The agreement encourages voluntary cooperation in the areas of operational and supply chain efficiencies, safety, communications and customer service.

APM Terminals, in close dialogue with the bi-state shipping community, including the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, shipping companies, importers and exporters, intermodal rail providers, trucking companies and the International Longshoreman's Association, has significantly increased its previously announced USD 70 million investment plans for the APM Terminals Port Elizabeth facility, and now plans an investment total of USD 200 million.

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and the St. Louis Regional Freightway have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to exchange market and operational information with the goal of growing trade and building upon existing and new business relationships between the two regions and critical ports.

The Georgia Ports Authority achieved outstanding January results, with double-digit growth across all business sectors and a 26 percent increase in total tonnage.

Peter Cederholm has been appointed President of Bromma and will start in his new position on 1 March 2017. He will be based in Singapore.

Navis and Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) have announced that the terminal has gone live with the Navis N4 terminal system. Since opening its gate in 2013, DICT has partnered with Navis to improve operational efficiency and the successful implementation of N4 has supported DICT's growth as the most modern terminal in the Philippines.

On 18th February the Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the Brighten Trader, commanded by Capt. Marcelino S. Ecobiza from the Philippines, on its maiden voyage to the U.S.

Global engineering group Cavotec, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the historic Battleship IOWA museum unveiled a public Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) educational exhibit during a January 23rd reception commemorating Battleship USS IOWA's new shore-side power connection, just south of the Port of Los Angeles' World Cruise Center.