Cargotec has received an order for four all-electric, Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Allcargo Logistics in India.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) will soon take delivery of eight brand new rubber tired gantries (RTG) to support the Manila International Container Terminal's (MICT) new Berth 6 operation.

Cargotec has won a contract to supply ten state-of-the-art Kalmar automatic stacking cranes and 17 customer specific automatic shuttle carriers to leading terminal services' provider TraPac Inc in Los Angeles, USA.

GlobalSim, the world leader in simulation training systems for the crane and material handling market, announced the shipment of premium crane simulators to the Port Authority of Thailand.

Zhenjiang port is expected to handle over 100 million tonnes of cargo at the end of the year.

The Port of Vancouver USA has welcomed the M/V Queen Asia, commanded by Capt Alfredo Coste Jr on her maiden voyage to the United States on October 6, 2011. The M/V Queen Asia is a bulk carrier and is equipped with a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System, which monitors bridge activity and provides automatic alerts to the sailing master to avoid marine accidents.

According to statistics released by the Ministry of Transport, China's main ports handled a total of 768.8 million tonnes of cargo in August – up 11.2% compared to the same month in 2010. Of the total, 520 million tonnes were handled by coastal ports and the remaining 248.8 million tonnes by inland river ports.

One of the world's largest container terminal operators, APM Terminals, will take over the Skandia Container Terminal at the Port of Gothenburg. APM Terminals will roll out an investment programme totaling USD 115 million over the next five years.

Executives from the Port of Gothenburg and APM Terminals were on today for the concession signing ceremony for Sweden's Skandia Container Terminal. The decision reflects the port's review of APM Terminals' bid submitted on 7 September 2011 to manage the port for the next 25 years. APM Terminals will invest over USD 115 million in the first five years of operation to make the port more competitive as a North Europe freight hub for the Nordic markets. Most of the investment will target infrastructure improvements.