South Korean Terminal Operator Pyeongtaek Dangjin Central Terminal Co. Ltd. (PDCT) has put a Konecranes Gottwald Model 4 Mobile Harbor Crane into operation.Since August 2017 the new diesel-electric crane handles bulk and some general cargo in the terminal, situated around 80 km south of Seoul on the west coast of South Korea. For particularly eco-efficient operation, it is equipped with an external power supply to hook up to the terminal's mains.

The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) is pleased to announce that the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) has won the 2017 BIC Award. Presented annually, the award honors an individual or organization for notable contributions to safety, security, standardization, or sustainability in containerized transportation.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance's total year-to-date container volumes through August increased 5 percent while total monthly volumes for the gateway improved 6 percent over August 2016.

Valenciaport and the Chinese port of Tianjin have laid the groundwork for the signing of an agreement between the two port areas, which will improve trade between the areas of influence of both ports and their respective countries.This agreement is the result of the visit that representatives of Tianjin made recently to the port of Valencia, led by the president of the Tianjin CPPCC commission, Zang Xianfu; and Deputy Director of the Tianjin Port Service Office, Cao Jun, who were accompanied by Spanish Soccer Institute CEO Enrique Garcia.

In August Konecranes delivered four Konecranes SMV 4531 TC5 reachstackers to S.A. Talke, a joint venture between the German TALKE Group and the Saudi Sisco and Al-Jabr Groups. The machines will be used at the company's container marshalling yards, where they are expected to bring greater efficiency and reliability to the container and goods handling.

At the end of 2016, SOLVO completed the automation project at the Rusmarine-Forwarding container terminal. The terminal was equipped with a fully-fledged Solvo.TOS container terminal operating system including the Solvo.

Jan De Nul Group wins the annual IADC Safety Award, presented during the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in Marseille, France. Jan De Nul Group is being honoured for its 'transport of pipeline optimization' initiative on its logistic hubs in Zelzate (Belgium) and worldwide.

ZIM recently marked the 3 millionth container carried by ZIM through DaChan bay Modern container terminal. Nissim Yochai, VP Trans Pacific commented:"ZIM takes pride in achieving this milestone, a testimony to our fruitful cooperation with DaChan bay terminal, ZIM's main hub port in South China."

DP World Limited has announced that the company has reached a decision not to renew its operating contract for PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) in Indonesia at the end of the agreement in 2019.

Auto and container volumes at the U.S. Southeast's busiest ports in Brunswick and Savannah experienced impressive growth in the month of August.

Navis (part of Cargotec Corporation) have announced that Mexico-based Altamira Terminal Portuaria (ATP) has successfully completed its upgrade to version 3.3 of the Navis N4 terminal system, furthering its position as a leading port operator in the Gulf of Mexico.

On the heels of the first construction contract for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project being awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Carolina Ports Authority welcomed the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, the biggest ship ever to transit the Panama Canal to call U.S. East Coast ports.