On 1 September 2012 the Taiwanese EVERGREEN LINE's largest-ever containership 'Ever Lambent', berthed in the Port of Hamburg on her maiden voyage. This post-Panamax vessel with a slot capacity of 8,500 TEU (20-ft standard containers) was handled at HHLA's Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB).

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has announced it will close its Amsterdam Container Terminal (ACT) in the Netherlands in January 2013.

China Merchants Holdings (International) Company (CMHIC) has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Thesar Maritime Limited (TML), which owns a 35-year concession with a 10-year extension, to develop and operate the Lome Container Terminal (LCT) in the West African nation of Togo.

Dubai-based DP world, the world's third largest port operator, recently announced its first half results, experiencing a 12% increase in pretax profit to USD310 million, drawn on revenues of USD1.53 billion - up 1.9%.

Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has reported record net profit in their fiscal year ending June 30 of NZD73.5 million (USD58.85 million), up 26% year-on-year and recording a profit after tax of NZD58.4 million.

After only 15 months since International Container Terminal Services, Inc's (ICTSI) successful bid for the Rijeka container terminal in Croatia, positive developments in the terminal have become visible.

Khalifa Port, the new state-of-the-art gateway to Abu Dhabi, today commenced commercial operations. Bechtel was responsible for project management of the port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) for its client, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC).

Entergy restored power to the Port of New Orleans' Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal by 7 p.m. September 1 in time for terminal operators to begin unloading and loading two container ships.

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world's leading maritime services provider, is advising of a 23 percent increase in boat mooring and unmooring tariffs in the Argentinian ports of San Lorenzo, Rosario and San Nicolas from October 1 2012. 

Heinz Bachmann, 64, for many years the Port of Kiel’s Marketing- and Operations Director retired end of August after 34 years in the service of the Port of Kiel. The official farewells were made at a reception on August 30^th.