Through its company ICM+, the Longoni Port Community in Mayotte has consolidated its commitment to the Smart Port transition by switching from AP+ to Ci5 for goods flow management. This decision was confirmed on 18 July when Norbert Martinez, President of the Mayotte Maritime Union (UMM) and ICM+, visited Marseille, and strengthens the partnership between MGI and ICM+ which started in 2011. 

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply DP World with a total of 15 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) in Mumbai, India. The order, which also includes 24 months of on-site maintenance support, was booked in Cargotec's 2019 Q2 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q4 2020.

As a top tier port, the Port of New York and New Jersey can handle the industry’s newest and largest vessels. On August 20, 2019, it welcomed ONE IBIS, a state-of-the-art 14,000-TEU class vessel built in 2016, to the Global Container Terminal (GCT) Bayonne.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its successful business development and closed the first half of 2019 with rising revenue and results. It was again possible to improve profitability in a challenging market environment.

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH officially inaugurated its new heavy-duty gantry crane TCC 78000 at the Rostock Overseas Port. It will not only support the family business Liebherr with the loading and assembly of ever larger maritime cranes from its own production, but will also offer other companies the opportunity to handle heavy loads at Rostock Port. 

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded USD4,777,500 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance safeguards at the nation’s second-busiest seaport.

The Port of Esbjerg is expanding its crane capacity with the world's largest mobile harbour crane, the Liebherr LHM 800.

Following the recent announcement (Friday 30 August) that the UK Government has opened a new grants scheme for infrastructure modifications at ports in preparation for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the British Ports Association has welcomed the funding but suggested that at this late stage a deal was the best way to avoid potential disruptions at the border.

DP World PLC has announced a partnership with Zhejiang China Commodity City Group Company LTD (CCC) to develop the ‘Traders Market’ in Jebel Ali Freezone (JAFZA). DP World will hold a majority share in the 70/30 joint venture.

In July 2019 Konecranes received an order from Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) in Lithuania for two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, which will be delivered in Q1 2021. The order follows an earlier order for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 5 mobile harbour crane, which was delivered in June 2019.