The Port of Tyne has appointed Steven Clapperton as Harbour Master.

DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem met with the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi at the 8th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit held in Ahmedabad, India.

After 20 days of transit from Doosan Dung Quat Port, Viet Nam, on 8th January 8th 2017, eight Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes (RTGC) made by the skilled Vietnamese engineers and technicians at Doosan Vina arrived saftely at the Saudi Global Port (SGP) in Dammam City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Port of Long Beach will begin public hearings on a draft environmental study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing rail yard into a new facility that could increase the use of "on-dock" trains, moving cargo faster while making operations more sustainable.

A new record has been set for the number of containers transported to the Container Terminal at Frihamnen. Never before have so many containers been transported by sea directly to the strongest growing capital city region in Europe and Sweden's largest consumer market.

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has announced a record container volume of nearly two million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled in 2016.

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 60.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the month of December 2016.

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon has presented the Gold-Headed Cane to Shipping Agent Denis Blondeau of SMK Tanker Agency, who accepted it on behalf of South Korean national Captain Danel Ju, master of the Chem Sirius, the first ocean-going vessel to enter the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2017.

On December 7, 2016, Konecranes announced that it has signed an agreement with Columbus McKinnon Corporation regarding the divestment of the STAHL CraneSystems business.

Last week, Terex Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its Material Handling and Port Solutions business ("MHPS") to Konecranes Plc for USD595 million and EUR200 million in cash and 19.6 million newly issued class B shares representing a 25% interest in Konecranes.