When it comes to governing the oceans, shipping largely has its house in order – that is the view of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) whose Chairman, Spyros M Polemis, took part in a major debate about oceans governance, in Singapore (Feb 23rd and 24th).

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has approved a professional services contract with Jacobs Engineering Group for the rehabilitation of wharves 1 and 2 at Barbours Cut Container Terminal, among a host of matters decided during the Port Commission's Feb. 28 regular meeting. 

DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem visited London Gateway, the UK's new deep-water container port and what will become Europe's largest logistics park to inspect the progress on the new quay wall that is now exposed to the Thames Estuary.

BHP Billiton (BHPB) has announced an AusD500 million upgrade for their Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) in Australia. The upgrade would increase annual capacity from 18m to 22.5 million tonnes.

Ligurian Ports – which encompasses the ports of Genoa, La Spezia and Savona with the institutional support of Liguria Region through Liguria International – met the Indian representatives of the shipping and logistics operators during the three-day event held earlier this month.

Peel Ports has made another significant investment in operational equipment at the Port of Liverpool in the shape of new Terberg RT 283 Tractor units. The Tugmaster units, which are specially designed for heavy haul Ro-Ro operations, will be deployed at the Liverpool terminals where they are now on site.

Engineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning are delighted to announce their intention to merge.

His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of the global terminal operator DP World visited DP World Southampton on Monday 27 February following the terminal setting another productivity record for vessel handling operations – further demonstrating DP World Southampton's commitment to excellent customer service.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – the principal international trade association for shipowners representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet – has responded to the outcome of the intergovernmental conference on Somalia hosted by the United Kingdom on 23 February.