In an interesting move in Europe, Cemex is using a marine aggregate dredger which it says will extract sand and gravel from the seabed. 

An Irish port has doubled the size of its customs facilities in preparation for the UK’s increasingly likely departure from the European Union (EU) with a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is starting exploitation dredging works at Berdyansk seaport in the amount of 1.85 million cubic meters. As the USPA press service said, Dunay dredger to maintain the passport depths has already come to Berdiansk port.

More than 11 million tons of cargo passed through the state-owned public marine terminals of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore in the past fiscal year, setting a new record as the port expands its regional economic impact. The second quarter of 2019, from April to June, also proved to be record setting, with the port handling 2,873,392 tons of cargo over those three months. That amount beat the previous quarterly high mark of 2,790,745 tons, set during the second quarter of 2018.

bayernhafen in Bamberg, Germany is one of the first companies in the world to use a Hyster reachstacker with elevating cabin to provide a better view of containers on the second rail. As a result, baymodal, the terminal operator, has significantly increased the efficiency of its container handling operation.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to supply leading European rail operator Lineas Intermodal with two Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2019 Q3 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed in Q1 2020.

The US port of Port Everglades is waiving its tariff charges for ocean shipping lines transporting humanitarian relief supplies to the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

For the fourth consecutive month, the Port of Los Angeles has set a new single-month cargo record. In July, the port moved 912,154 TEUs, the busiest July in the port’s 112-year history. 

Through its company ICM+, the Longoni Port Community in Mayotte has consolidated its commitment to the Smart Port transition by switching from AP+ to Ci5 for goods flow management. This decision was confirmed on 18 July when Norbert Martinez, President of the Mayotte Maritime Union (UMM) and ICM+, visited Marseille, and strengthens the partnership between MGI and ICM+ which started in 2011. 

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply DP World with a total of 15 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) in Mumbai, India. The order, which also includes 24 months of on-site maintenance support, was booked in Cargotec's 2019 Q2 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q4 2020.

As a top tier port, the Port of New York and New Jersey can handle the industry’s newest and largest vessels. On August 20, 2019, it welcomed ONE IBIS, a state-of-the-art 14,000-TEU class vessel built in 2016, to the Global Container Terminal (GCT) Bayonne.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its successful business development and closed the first half of 2019 with rising revenue and results. It was again possible to improve profitability in a challenging market environment.

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH officially inaugurated its new heavy-duty gantry crane TCC 78000 at the Rostock Overseas Port. It will not only support the family business Liebherr with the loading and assembly of ever larger maritime cranes from its own production, but will also offer other companies the opportunity to handle heavy loads at Rostock Port. 

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded USD4,777,500 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance safeguards at the nation’s second-busiest seaport.

The Port of Esbjerg is expanding its crane capacity with the world's largest mobile harbour crane, the Liebherr LHM 800.

Following the recent announcement (Friday 30 August) that the UK Government has opened a new grants scheme for infrastructure modifications at ports in preparation for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the British Ports Association has welcomed the funding but suggested that at this late stage a deal was the best way to avoid potential disruptions at the border.

DP World PLC has announced a partnership with Zhejiang China Commodity City Group Company LTD (CCC) to develop the ‘Traders Market’ in Jebel Ali Freezone (JAFZA). DP World will hold a majority share in the 70/30 joint venture.

In July 2019 Konecranes received an order from Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) in Lithuania for two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, which will be delivered in Q1 2021. The order follows an earlier order for a Konecranes Gottwald Model 5 mobile harbour crane, which was delivered in June 2019.

DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem credited the company’s strategy of developing innovative new products and services and prudent management for DP World’s impressive half-year results. Bin Sulayem added that DP World’s excellent performance against the backdrop of challenging global economic conditions is a testament to the company’s resilience, sound growth strategy and the diversification of its global investment portfolio across energy, maritime and sustainable mobility amongst others. 

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved its best ever July container volumes, with total container movements increasing 19 percent over the previous July. More than 116,000 TEUs moved through JAXPORT in July 2019.

British Ports Association (BPA) responds to reports in UK media on Government assessment of no-deal Brexit. The BPA has consistently said that a no-deal scenario will cause disruption at some ports and that the best Brexit scenario is a comprehensive deal that supports frictionless trade.