Port of Seattle container volumes were down 11.1% September 2011 vs. 2010 and down 5.9% YTD. Full exports are up 12.1% YTD due to...

Polish consumers could save money and the Polish Government earn billions of zloty in extra import duties if the bulk of container traffic from the Far East was directed through Polish ports rather than through German and Benelux ports, according to Boris Wenzel, CEO of the Deepwater Container Terminal in Gdansk.

Terex Cranes is pleased to announce the promotion of Frank Bardonaro to the newly created position of Vice President & Managing Director Global Sales, Terex Cranes.Bardonaro will assume full commercial responsibility for the company's complete range of mobile cranes, working in partnership with local distributors and Terex sales organizations worldwide.

Cargotec has won an order to supply 54 Kalmar port equipment to Venezuelan customer Bolivariana de Puertos SA. The order includes 24 Kalmar DRF 450-65 reach-stackers, 4 Kalmar DRF100-54 reach-stackers for empty container handling, 19 Kalmar Ottawa 4x2 terminal tractors, 3 Kalmar DCF80-45 masted empty container handlers and 4 Kalmar DCE160-12 lift trucks.  All equipment will be delivered during year 2011. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order that has been booked in the third quarter of 2011.

The Port of Vancouver USA has announced that overall job numbers tied to port activities increased slightly over the past five years despite the struggling economy. According to a recently completed economic impact study, job growth linked to an increase in the port's marine business made up for a slight decrease in jobs associated with the port's industrial tenants and customers.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz gathered Tuesday, 25 October, for a panel discussion at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's third annual State of the Port event in Atlanta. The three leaders spoke about the ports' impact on jobs and commerce, their importance to the Southeast's economic future and the need to deepen the Port of Savannah.

Cargotec has signed an agreement of strategic co-operation with Rosmorport that coordinates Russian marine transport infrastructure development. The co-operation with Rosmorport improves Cargotec's possibilities for a high level dialogue about Russian marine transport infrastructure development and enables involvement in the information flow for regulation in Eurasian ports.

Over the last couple of years Chinese ports has impressed us with incredible growth percentages in container throughput. The latest port that reports a 80% increase in container throughput is Maanshan Port.

Last week, the sixth phase of Shanghai's Waigaoqiao terminal was officially completed and approved for operations. The terminal is located to the northeast of Shanghai city centre on the Yangtze estuary and handles more than half of the city's container traffic.

Research conducted by the independent research agency, NEA indicates that the northern seaports offer the most efficient route for container transport into a large part of the central European hinterland.