South Carolina Ports Authority has announced calendar year-to-date container volume increases of 13 percent and the strongest July on record.

A total of 14.8 million tonnes (gross) of goods passed the ship's rail in Rostock during the first half of 2017.

A new cattle loading ramp at the Port of Port Hedland is now fully operational and ready to take its first shipment of cattle.

As of September 1, 2017, Hans Künz GmbH in Austria, is transferring its entire operational business to the newly founded Künz GmbH

The first train has arrived at Hutchison Ports London Thamesport bringing steel coil for UK shipping agent and logistics company, The Armitt Group. Operated by DB Cargo, this is the first train to use the Group's fully integrated 120,000 square feet specialist handling facility at the port.

The Port of Virginia moved 234,230 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, which is growth of 7.5 percent when compared with the same month last year and a record as the best July cargo performance.

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 2.33 million twenty-foot equivalent container units for the calendar year through July, up 10.8 percent, or an additional 230,000 TEUs.

V.Group has acquired Graig Ship Management Ltd, part of Graig Shipping PLC, which has developed a reputation for high quality new build supervision and ship management of dry bulk vessels.

Despite a dip in oil volumes, first-half cargo throughput at Marseille Fos rose 2% on January-June last year at 39.9 million tonnes, driven by growth in all three general cargo sectors - containers, ro-ro and conventional traffic.