Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has recently awarded Terex Port Equipment a contract for 20 Terex® Noell SC624E Diesel-Electric Sprinter Carriers - 1 over 1, 9' 6". The Sprinter Carriers will see service in the new Khalifa Port which is currently being constructed at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The first phase of the Port will see its infrastructure completed by Q4, 2012. The sprinter carriers will be operational in the new Port no later than mid 2012. "The contract includes an option for ADPC to order additional sprinter carrier units for the second phase of the new port's development" said Waleed Hammad - Vice President of Corporate Procurement of ADPC.  We are proud to have been chosen by ADPC to provide our world-class Diesel-Electric sprinter carriers to this important new port," said Guido Luini, Managing Director, Terex Cranes. "ADPC has chosen our diesel electric sprinter carriers after careful analysis. This large order is evidence of the confidence that large port authorities like ADPC have in the quality of our company's equipment, expertise, customer service and after-sales support."

Two of the world’s largest container ships have met for the first time at the Port of Felixstowe. The 15,550 TEU Eleonora Maersk, and...

Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that Maersk has added the Port of Savannah to its newest all-water service, Spondylus. Named for the seashell that once was used as currency for trade by Andeans in Ecuador, the new service will call on Savannah weekly. "We appreciate Maersk's confidence in our ability to handle its container volume now and in the future," said Foltz.

IHC Merwede, a Dutch supplier of ships and equipment for dredging and mining activities, and DEME, a Belgian dredging and environmental services group, will enter into a joint venture for deep-sea mining activities. Under their cooperative agreement, IHC Merwede will be responsible for the development and construction of technical solutions, while DEME will be responsible for operations. Together the companies will offer a unique pioneering total solution. The joint venture will be known as OceanflORE.

Transas Mediterranean in cooperation with its local partner SERAMAR have delivered a Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) to Port Autonome de Lomé. The System is installed in Lomé Port - the main point of exchange for the country. During the tender process Transas offered a turnkey VTMS solution that was in full compliance with the terms of the tender and international guidelines for port VTMS.

India-based SEW Trident Global Pte Limited has signed an MoU with Surya Kapenjen, an Indonesia-based firm, to develop an 84-km long road and a...

APM Terminals has embarked on a program to convert and retrofit more than 400 Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes (RTGs) in use throughout the APM Terminals Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network to a combination electric and diesel power as a measure to reduce both costs and emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the current diesel-powered RTG fleet.  RTGs, which are used to move loaded and unloaded containers at the terminals, are usually powered by diesel engines. The new power supply will be a combination of electricity and diesel, utilizing a busbar- a rail providing access to electrical power. Recent technological advances have made such a hybrid power option possible for RTGs. "Early RTG electrification systems restricted operational flexibility, as the machines were either permanently stuck to the busbar, or operated with a long coil of electrical cable on its side.

2011 has started well for Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), operated on behalf of the Sharjah Ports Authority by international ports and logistics group, Gulftainer, as the terminal saw strong throughput volumes in January, new equipment in place (rubber-tyred gantries and terminal tractors) and, in mid-February, the first call of a new direct line: Emirates Shipping Line's GIA (East Africa) service.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently won a 30-year contract for the management, operations and development of a container terminal in the Port of Rijeka, Croatia's principal seaport. ICTSI and Luka Rijeka d.d. (LR), Croatia's largest marine services and logistics provider, signed a 30-year strategic partnership for the management of the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), a unit of LR and the existing terminal operator of the Bradjica Container Terminal in Rijeka.  As part of the transaction, ICTSI purchased 51 percent shareholdings of the AGCT for EUR 15 million.

Harwich International Port has announced a new contract with Aarsleff Bilfinger Berger Joint Venture (ABJV) to act as their UK installation port for Phase 1 of the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. ABJV are the project's installation contractor and were appointed by the wind farm's developers, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar.  At 1,000MW, the project is currently the world's largest consented wind farm and will be built in two phases.