Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that industry veteran Paul S. Manzi has been appointed Vice President of safety, security, quality and environmental stewardship (SSQE) for the company effective July 1.

This was the strongest May on record for total international container volume, including empties, at 255,817 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units).

The Port of Kapellskär is one of Sweden's most important freight ports and is crucial for trade with Finland, Åland and the Baltic States. With a new pier, larger logistics area and modernised port facilities, the port is now ready to welcome the vessels of the future.

Four major international trade associations – BIMCO, INTERCARGO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and INTERTANKO – have made a joint proposal to the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) concerning ambitious CO2 reductions by the international shipping sector, which is responsible for transporting about 90% of global trade and 2.2% of the world's annual man-made CO2 emissions.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has broken ground for the construction of a new radar tower in Northfleet, Kent, as part of the 18-strong radar network it operates, overseeing safe navigation on the UK's busiest waterway.

Europe's most modern ship waste-water reception facility went into operation at Kiel's Ostseekai on June 14th. During an inauguration ceremony the new plant's valves were symbolically opened by Kiel's Lord Mayor Dr Ulf Kämpfer, Construction chief Doris Grondke, the head of the Water Management and Marine and Coastal Protection Department in the Schleswig-Holstein Environment Ministry Dietmar Wienholdt, Port chief Dr Dirk Claus and Captain Kjell Holm of TUI Cruises.

The owners of one of Scotland's largest deep water ports have played host last week (Wednesday 7 June) to a group of international investment experts during a Department for International Trade (DIT) visit to Scotland.

The Financial Times has reported that Cosco Shipping Ports has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Noatum Port Holdings, the operator of container ports in Valencia and Bilbao, for EUR 203 million.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal with the Port of Virginia in the U.S. for sixteen hybrid shuttle carriers. The new units will be delivered to the Virginia International Gateway container terminal.

New vessel-sharing alliances and increased use of terminals pushed the number of containers flowing through the Port of Long Beach in May to a record high for the month.