Hyster Company is rolling out a new cabin and controls on its Big Truck range. The industry leading design will first be available on new 8 to 18 tonne capacity Hyster® H8-18XD lift trucks.

The first two straddle carriers have now been delivered to Stockholm Norvik Port, Sweden's new freight port.

Dubai-based DP World has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in TIS Container Terminal in the Port of Yuzhny, Ukraine, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including regulatory approval.

In recent weeks, the first group of participants took part in the Port Executive Leadership Circle. During an intensive week, they were given the opportunity to update their port-related knowledge at academic level as well as share knowledge with each other. 

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) recently announced that Sylvie Vachon has decided to retire in 2020 after 30 years of service, including 11 years as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the MPA.

From April, the Ocean Alliance NEU 5 service handled by EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg – CTH is being transferred to Antwerp.

In the last quarter of 2019, Rhenus Logistics B.V. (Rhenus) ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbour Crane for their operations at the Rhenus Deep Sea Terminal, Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

An exceptional machine: The LH 150 ET Gantry Port Litronic is not only the first electrically-operated port handling machine in its weight class.

The Port of Savannah moved 4.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2019, an increase of nearly 250,000 TEUs (5.6 percent) compared to the previous year, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch announced recently.

Newly published Port of Gothenburg freight figures for 2019 showed that container volumes at the Port of Gothenburg rose for the second year in succession.

The Port of Long Beach navigated a trade dispute with China, new technology and evolving trade routes in 2019, culminating in its second-busiest year on record by moving more than 7.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units, Executive Director Mario Cordero announced recently at the annual State of the port address.

Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, recently announced that Puerto Bolivar Terminal, operated by YILPORT, went live with Navis 3.7.

The strength of the Caribbean maritime sector depends very much on the successful implementation of international regulations, says the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ).

Flying the flag of Portugal, the M/V Hinrich Oldendorff from Rotterdam, Netherlands, was the first ship of 2020, with arrival in Sept-Îles recorded at 1:54 a.m. on January 1.

KONGSBERG Group (KONGSBERG) is going to install and test autonomous technology on two vessels in different operational environments.

Konecranes recently presented four of its latest technical advances: increased reachstacker capacity, empty container handlers with triplex and free-lift mast, new lighter Konecranes Liftace models and Ecolifting features for greater eco-efficiency.

Griff Lynch, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, recently announced the acquisition of 145 contiguous acres to the Port of Savannah, or more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in annual capacity.

BEST Terminal turns into reality its ambitious project of expanding its hinterland at an international level through the collaboration with the Port of Bayonne, in the French region of New Aquitaine. The port of Bayonne, historically specialised in bulk, wants to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing a cross-border door-to-door intermodal service.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total container volumes for 2019 reached 3,775,303 TEUs, a 0.6% dip from 2018. Total imports fell 4.9%, while exports grew 1.7%.

Teesside’s shipping community has appointed senior business leaders from two of the region’s most successful port facilities to represent the industry.

The Port of Virginia set a new annual record for container cargo volume having handled more than 2.93 million TEUs in calendar year 2019, a 3 percent increase over last year’s total.