BIMCO is pleased to announce that following a thorough executive search, it has appointed David Loosley as its new Secretary General & CEO with effect from June 2020. Mr Loosley joins from the Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST), the international membership body for all marine professionals, which he has successfully led for the last eight years.

DP World has won a further legal hearing against the Government of Djibouti over the Doraleh Container Terminal. A Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration ordered Djibouti to restore the rights and benefits under the 2006 Concession Agreement to DP World and Doraleh Container Terminal SA within two months, or pay damages.

South Carolina Ports Authority had its best calendar year in its history, handling 2.44 million TEUs in 2019, a 5% increase year-over-year.

Naval Dome has signed an agreement to defend the Port of Ashdod’s critical OT systems from cyber security hacks, in what marks the first port reference for company’s award-winning technology.

Dana Henderson has been hired to serve as general counsel for The Northwest Seaport Alliance.

A federal grant is helping The Port of Virginia continue its investment in Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) to improve cargo handling efficiency and drive more cargo through the growing, upriver barge terminal. 

A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The new connection, the 36th daily rail service from the UK’s largest container port, runs to Maritime Transport’s newly opened East Midlands Gateway.

Yilport Holding in December chose Konecranes to refurbish and bring back into service 23 cranes as part of its plan to create a new and important Mediterranean shipping hub at Taranto Port.Yilport won a 49-year concession from Italian authorities in 2019 to operate Taranto, located in the southeastern part of the country.

Two 16 metre-high straddle carriers recently tooktheir sea voyage from Shanghai. Destination: Sweden’s newest freight port, the Stockholm Norvik Port, which opens in 2020.

S.C. Ports Authority President and CEO Jim Newsome received the prestigious Roger Milliken Defender of Manufacturing Award for his enduring support of South Carolina’s manufacturing industry. 

DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port.

The Journal of Commerce (JOC) has named the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) the second most improved container port in North America for overall productivity.

The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO2emissions from international shipping. 

The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total container volumes from January through November 2019 reached 3,490,851 TEUs, a 1.2% increase from the same period last year. Imports fell 2.6% while exports grew 3.5%.

Cargo volume dropped 3.5% back in November at the Port of Long Beach as restrictive tariffs continued to drag on the national supply chain. Dockworkers moved 599,985 TEUs in November, 3.5% less than the same month the previous year.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes Europe’s ambition as enshrined in the European Green Deal published back on 11 December, to become the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050. 

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority started a trial back on 13 December to supply small sea-going vessels with electricity on Parkkade in the center of Rotterdam.

In November 2019, Pacific Logistic LLC ordered a second eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Model 3 Portal Harbour Crane for their Sollers Terminal in Vladivostok, Russia.

South Carolina Ports Authority has seen steady growth across multiple business segments in 2019, handling nearly 2.25 million TEUs since January.

Ports of Stockholm received an early Christmas present when a new container record was set early, on 17 December, at the Container Terminal Frihamnen (CTF).

The British Ports Association (BPA) outlines key priorities for 2020: Sustainability, energy transition, regional growth, connectivity, innovation, safety, people & skills, regulatory review and port ‘impact’ to be major themes.

Back at the end of November last year, the Neopanamax container ship Theseus arrived at the NYNJ’s largest facility, Maher Terminals.

The Dutch Van Aalst Group launched its first bond offering on the NPEX platform back on October 21 2019. The €5 million fixed rate 5-year bond offer was fully subscribed as the offering attracted strong demand from the investors.

In December, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) launched an upgrade of the Trucking PORTal application, which now includes predictive data on processing times at the Port of Montreal's various container terminals. This new tool helps port truck drivers plan their routes better and improves traffic flow on port territory, thereby reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Navis recently entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Jade Logistics, a provider of the Master Terminal TOS for mixed cargo terminals.

The Port of Savannah moved 363,000 TEUs back in November, a 5.4 percent increase over the same month the previous year, or an additional 18,460 TEUs.

In October last year, Associated British Ports (ABP) received a Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbour Crane at their operations in Southampton. Handed over in December, the crane will help increase the amount of scrap and bulk handling in the port. ABP is the UK’s leading ports operator, with 21 locations across the country, including Southampton on the southern coast.

The Port of Virginia’s calendar-year-to-date growth was nearly 4 percent ahead of the same period the previous year, an increase of more than 98,000 TEUs.

In recent weeks, Broward County's Port Everglades Department and the Dominican Republic Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of a joint Sister Seaports agreement. As Port Everglades’ largest trading partner in 2018, the Dominican Republic Port Authority has agreed to enter into an MOU to promote bilateral trade.

DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), and the China Ocean Shipping Company Ltd (COSCO), to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital.

The European project ECCLIPSE - Assessment of climate change in ports in Southwestern Europe, led by the Fundación Valenciaport, co-financed by the European Commission through the Interreg V-B Programme Southwest Europe and in which the Port Authority of Valencia also participates, started last October with the main objective of analysing the impact of climate change in ports, developing tools and early forecasting models to provide a deeper understanding of its impact at local scale.

Canada Infrastructure Bank announced it is committing up to $300 million in financing to the Port of Montreal's project to build a new container terminal in Contrecoeur.