On 5 April 2017, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and its clients celebrated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first containers at the Port of Montreal, a milestone in supply chain history.

The Armitt Group successfully managed the recent removal of two 1050 metric tonnes ship unloaders from the former Tilbury power station located on the Thames, east of London.

First, reported in World Port Development back in June 2013 the government of Norway have now approved plans to build the world's first tunnel for ships, a 1,700-meter (5,610-feet) passageway burrowed through a piece of rocky peninsula that will allow vessels to avoid a treacherous part of sea.

South Carolina Ports Authority has announced the retirement of Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration (SVP)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Peter Hughes, effective at the end of the 2017 fiscal year. Stan Van Ostran, former Vice President and CFO of Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA), has been selected as Hughes' replacement and will assume the position on July 1.

The new TKK series is a cable carrier for small installation spaces in harsh conditions, as required for example with lifting device. TKK39 is self-cleaning, extremely stable, while remaining light and compact. It delivers particularly high torsional rigidity and supports long unsupported travel of up to 5m.

Peel Ports, owner and developer of the newly opened £400m Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal, were presented with the Infrastructure Innovation of the Year Award at a recent event in Birmingham.

As part of an order including a total of three machines, the 500th Konecranes Liftace reachstacker in Brazil is going to Brado Logistica S/A (Brado). The jubilarian is a TFC 45 H, and considered to be the number one reachstacker choice in Brazil.

An alliance of several European environmental organizations recently adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea an Emission Control Area (ECA), aimed at limiting air pollution from ships.

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 54.8 million tonnes (Mt) for the month of March 2017.

The President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, joined by the Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, have inaugurated APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas, Latin America's most technologically-advanced container terminal, with the capacity to receive the world's largest ships and contribute significantly to Mexico's future trade growth. The terminal represents an investment of more than US$900 million.