Cargotec’s profitability took a hit in 2018 due to “exceptional challenges” in its supply chain and delivery, but the company will focus on key drivers including digitalisation going forward, the company’s chief executive has announced....

Slower international trade and further structural changes to container shipping lines is making forecasting cargo volumes “challenging”, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has said....

Konecranes has said its business has slowed down in the UK and it is confident the decision to scale back its UK operations in 2018 was the right move....

With more ports considering hydrogen fuelling options for shoreside equipment, there is a pressing need to overcome the challenge of inexperience, according to Hydrogen Europe....

Hong Kong’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation into the newly formed ‘Hong Kong Seaport Alliance’ to assess whether it breaks fair competition rules....

Iain MacIntyre finds out how ports have had to overcome old-fashioned thinking to ensure a viable workforce in the future...

Watson Farley & Williams’ (WFW) Lindsey Keeble, Christina Howard and Florian Kutzbach deliver key financing advice...

WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure explains why the gap needs to be bridged between financial institutions and port opportunities in developing markets...

There is still much to be done to address the issue of poor mental health among port workers, finds Kate Jones...

Mitigation of risks provides a smooth path to securing port finance for both green and brownfield developments, finds Alex Hughes...

Mental health issues are not being properly addressed in ports — that’s the message from ex-workers and specialists in an exclusive Port Strategy (PS) feature....

The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff standoff, but warned caution should still be exercised....

Canada’s government will amalgamate the Oshawa and Hamilton port authorities to form the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to better attract investment, develop the supply chain, and enhance the region’s global connectivity and competitiveness....

The Canadian Government will invest CAD$47.5m in two projects that will increase capacity at the Port of Halifax to move domestic goods to international markets....

Yildirim Group has said it is looking ahead to ‘new opportunities” and anticipates singing a deal to develop a container terminal in Gulfport, Mississippi, US....

A BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) enforced lockout has been lifted and an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada-organised strike withdrawn after a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract was reached between the two organisations....

Québec Port Authority has signed an agreement with Hutchison Ports and CN (Canadian National Railway) to build and operate a CAD$775m deepwater container terminal....

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) has announced a major expansion plan at the Port of Rijeka to enable it to be the first terminal in the northern Adriatic able to berth vessels of up to 20,000 teu capacity....

DP World has signed an agreement to operate ports that Russia plans to build along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic to shorten shipping times between the east and west....

The chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has called for ports industry concerns about contamination from open loop scrubbers to be addressed....

Several Associated British Ports (ABP) employees will be leaving the organisation following its decision to reorganise its divisions....

Ports in Northern Europe are looking for new opportunities, reports Felicity Landon...

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has proposed to invest €1,011m to build and operate the new terminal within the northern extension of the Port of Valencia....