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 trade war between the US and China is starting to bite, with a Californian port reporting that cargo movements last month dropped by nearly a fifth compared to the same period in 2018....

A terminal operator has been awarded US$93.6m in damages following a court case where union action was blamed for disrupting operations....

A US port association is “very concerned” over approval of a bill that cuts funding to a maritime programme and could slash port infrastructure grants....

It could be a very good year for New York/New Jersey, securing No.2 in North American container volume rankings, adding rail capacity and release of a new Masterplan, as AJ Keyes discovers....

AJ Keyes looks at Virginia’s recent port growth and awareness of the importance of intermodal rail as it operates in the highly competitive US East Coast region....

With strong year-on-year volume growth continuing into 2019, Georgia Ports Authority is pushing ahead with investment and expansion plans to support future container increases, as AJ Keyes discovers....

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has formally agreed to provide €140m to support expansion and upgrading of a major port in Greece....

A Baltic port aims to build a €2.8bn port in a bid to double its cargo volumes from 50m in 2019 to 100m tonnes a year....

An international tender for the construction and operation of a new container terminal at a Portuguese port has been launched alongside confirmation of an agreement to expand an existing terminal....

A joint venture organisation has been granted a concession contract for the construction and operation of berths at a French port....

A Spanish port has stressed that "a new governance model” that enables ports in Spain to be on the same economic playing field as other ports in Europe is a priority....

West Mediterranean container ports are adding equipment and expanding terminal areas to continue to attract larger container ships, writes Alex Hughes....