The Port of Salalah has signed an agreement with Oman Air Cargo that will strengthen links between the Sultanate's sea and air freight transport sectors, as well as increase opportunities to develop Oman's European freight transport market.

DP World's global portfolio of container terminals has delivered another solid quarter handling gross volumes of 14.4 million TEU in the third quarter of 2011, 10 percent ahead of the third quarter last year.

RAM Spreaders has received orders for six new mobile harbour crane telescopic spreaders for Brazil, including four units going to a terminal in Santos Brazil.

The ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Metro Vancouver, B.C., will be honored this week with the Environmental Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air and Waste Management Association.

International mobile energy firm Conductix-Wampfler has landed two major deals in the ports sector. The firm, owned by the €800m turnover Delachaux Group, manufactures products at its North West site in Salford (UK) to supply electrical power to mobile machinery.

FTA has welcomed proposals to incorporate the UK's share of emissions from international shipping into the Climate Change Act, but has warned that maritime emissions reductions should be tackled at a global level through the International Maritime Organisation, rather then nationally or a regional level otherwise the UK's competitiveness could be damaged.

L-3 Security & Detection Systems (SDS) has acquired Detector Networks International (DNI) and its innovative radiation detection technologies, including the field-proven Radiation Detection Straddle Carrier (RDSC).