In December, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) launched an upgrade of the Trucking PORTal application, which now includes predictive data on processing times at the Port of Montreal's various container terminals. This new tool helps port truck drivers plan their routes better and improves traffic flow on port territory, thereby reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Navis recently entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Jade Logistics, a provider of the Master Terminal TOS for mixed cargo terminals.

The Port of Savannah moved 363,000 TEUs back in November, a 5.4 percent increase over the same month the previous year, or an additional 18,460 TEUs.

In October last year, Associated British Ports (ABP) received a Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbour Crane at their operations in Southampton. Handed over in December, the crane will help increase the amount of scrap and bulk handling in the port. ABP is the UK’s leading ports operator, with 21 locations across the country, including Southampton on the southern coast.

The Port of Virginia’s calendar-year-to-date growth was nearly 4 percent ahead of the same period the previous year, an increase of more than 98,000 TEUs.

In recent weeks, Broward County's Port Everglades Department and the Dominican Republic Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of a joint Sister Seaports agreement. As Port Everglades’ largest trading partner in 2018, the Dominican Republic Port Authority has agreed to enter into an MOU to promote bilateral trade.

DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), and the China Ocean Shipping Company Ltd (COSCO), to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital.

The European project ECCLIPSE - Assessment of climate change in ports in Southwestern Europe, led by the Fundación Valenciaport, co-financed by the European Commission through the Interreg V-B Programme Southwest Europe and in which the Port Authority of Valencia also participates, started last October with the main objective of analysing the impact of climate change in ports, developing tools and early forecasting models to provide a deeper understanding of its impact at local scale.

Canada Infrastructure Bank announced it is committing up to $300 million in financing to the Port of Montreal's project to build a new container terminal in Contrecoeur. 

Unifeeder, a 100% owned subsidiary of DP World PLC, recently announced the acquisition of a 77% stake in the Feedertech Group.