Konecranes has secured a key contract in the delivery of Automated Port Equipment services. The Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) recently signed a 12-month automation services contract with Konecranes Indonesia.

On the heels of reporting all-time record container volumes, the Port of Savannah welcomed the CMA CGM Brazil, the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast with a capacity of 15,072 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officially kicked off the historic deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet tonight (September 11, 2020), as Weeks Marine's cutterhead dredge Captain Frank started dredging 5 miles above the Head of Passes.

SOCAR Terminal has upgraded to Navis N4 3.7 to digitise and modernise its operations. The terminal upgraded its TOS to stay competitive in the industry and remain a leading terminal in the region with enhanced offerings through N4. 

At more than 1,200 feet long and nearly 170 feet wide, the containership CMA CGM Brazil is massive. It is more than 100 feet longer than most US Navy aircraft carriers and is bigger than any containership to call

In July 2020, ZHD Stevedores (ZHD) ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes for their operations in the Netherlands - one for Dordrecht and one for Moerdijk. With delivery in February and commissioning by the end of March 2021, the cranes will handle dry bulk, steel coils, breakbulk and containers.

Gothenburg City Council has passed a resolution to grant more than 1,2 billion kronor (€120,000,000) to finance the Skandia Gateway project, which is aimed at deepening the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg. The sum was matched by the Swedish Transport Administration as part of the national infrastructure plan, and as a result the project is fully funded. The three parties now have a firm basis for entering into an implementation agreement.

South Carolina Ports Authority saw some positive cargo trends in August, pointing to a slow but emerging recovery during the ongoing global pandemic.

SC Ports handled 208,837 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in August, down about 10% year-over-year. When compared to recent months however, volumes are trending positively, with TEUs up 18% since July and up 33% since June.

The new container terminal (Windhoek) at the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia is now fully operational. Part of the Vision 2030. The port expansion and upgrade aims to transform Namibia into an international logistics hub by 2025. The US$300 million project was also a priority of the fourth National Development Plan and the National Poverty Reduction Action Plan.

At the beginning of September, Algeco GmbH (Algeco) confirmed an order of three Konecranes forklifts for their facility in Kehl, Germany. One of the three SMV 12-1200 C forklift trucks with special spreaders will arrive at the factory in December and the other two in the new year.

Abu Dhabi Ports is on track with Khalifa Port's expansion and is on pace for completion of full phase one in Q1 2021. 

As part of wider expansion plans, maritime cyber security systems pioneer Naval Dome has established a significant presence in the Americas with the opening of a new product development and customer service centre in Boston, Massachusetts.

The opening of the 12,000ft2 facility in Cambridge, a Boston suburb, coincides with the appointment of an expanded leadership team selected to drive forward the company's ambitious growth strategy.