Dover Harbour Board has secured the long term success of cargo operations within the Port of Dover as work forges ahead to create new facilities in Dover's Western Docks.

After having received all material regulatory approvals and in order to complete the acquisition of Terex Corporation's ("Terex") Material Handling & Port Solutions ("MHPS") business ("MHPS Acquisition"), the Board of Directors of Konecranes Plc ("Konecranes") has decided on 29 December 2016 on a directed share issue of 19,600,000 new class B shares ("Shares", each a "Share") to Terex's affiliate Terex Deutschland GmbH ("Terex Affiliate") (the "Share Issue").

DP World has announced that it has acquired an additional 23.94% stake in Pusan Newport Company Limited (PNC) in South Korea from Samsung Corporation & Subsidiaries. This increases DP World's holding in PNC to 66.03%, and the terms of the transaction are undisclosed.

At the end of 2016, US-based Manitex International Inc. sold Italy-based container handling equipment manufacturer CVS Ferrari to a joint venture between NEIP III and BP Handling Technologies.

On December 7, 2016, Konecranes announced that it has signed an agreement with Columbus McKinnon Corporation regarding the divestment of the STAHL CraneSystems business.