The Thailand-based logistics company has added two new Konecranes lift trucks to its current fleet: a Flow Drive reachstacker and a double stacking empty container handler.

Europe’s shipowners will once again join forces with the European Parliament, Council and European Commission to place shipping and maritime at the top of the agenda when European Shipping Week is held in Brussels for the third time during the week of February 17-21, 2020. Leaders in global shipping will join representatives from maritime stakeholders across Europe during the week in attending a multitude of events which will examine both Europe’s strength on the global maritime stage and how regulators and industry can work hand-in-hand to turn the forthcoming challenges.

The six largest West Coast ports - Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Oakland, Port of Portland, Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma - sent a letter to President Donald Trump recently sharing their concerns that the long-term impacts of the escalating trade conflict between China and the United States will create irredeemable economic harm to employers, workers, residents and international partnerships along the West Coast and throughout the entire country.

Just as DCT Gdansk played host to the world’s largest container vessel, the MSC Gülsün, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. prepared to hand over a state-of-the-art, ultra-large container crane to the DCT terminal. The new crane, which is identical to two previous cranes supplied earlier this year, has an outreach of 72 m, a back reach of 15 m and a lift height over rail of 50 m.

In June of this year, Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County ordered two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbour cranes to increase its dockside handling capacity in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA. 

A new express feeder service to Liverpool has smashed its initial targets almost immediately after launching in June, underlining demand for a direct Far East call at the port.

Announced at the beginning of 2019, the first new generation hybrid straddle carriers arrive at the terminals of the PortSynergy Group.

Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) two new port helicopters, manufactured by Italian global high-tech company, Leonardo, are in service at the Ports of Durban and Richards Bay.

Brandy Christian, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) President and CEO, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB) CEO, highlighted the successes of the agencies’ diverse business profile in 2019, and focused on the opportunities ahead at the annual State of the Port address recently hosted by the International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans.

Continued development of the Port of Prince Rupert received a financial injection from Ottawa September 5 with the announcement of USD153.75 million in funding for three projects.