The message from the ports sector ahead of the Brexit deal vote in the UK House of Commons today is that ports are resilient, but the government needs to act swiftly to manage challenges....

Maritime organisations have urged the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism not to create an EU Level Access Point Interface following its adoption of the Clune Report on the draft Regulation for a European Maritime Single Window Environment....

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....

Hong Kong has "long been a prime candidate" for a terminal alliance, Drewry’s senior analyst for Ports & Terminals has said following the formation of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance....

Consensus has been reached on critical global data standards for port call data, with a view to allowing machines to better “understand each other" when it comes to shared port call data....

The campaign to encourage more women into ports is gathering pace. Felicity Landon reports...

Port Strategy would like to wish all readers a very happy festive season and a very happy and prosperous 2019....

Workforce diversity strategies for ports and terminals demand the same care and commitment as sales and marketing plans, according to a top Navis executive....

WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure sees potential in new investors taking an interest in ports....

Iain MacIntyre speaks to experts in the field from around the world to examine the level of cyber security risk presented by the human factor in ports....

Ports looking to finance critical development need to think out of the box to secure emerging non-traditional investors, according to a consultant....

Record high levels of inbound laden containers were experienced on both US coasts in October, but BIMCO has warned uncertainty lies ahead due to US-China trade relations....

A man has died following a fall from a storage container at the Citrosuco plant at the Port of Wilmington Delaware, in the US....

As the US partial government shutdown continues the maritime industry has raised concerns over operational stability as security, customs and air safety workers are facing being unpaid, but ports appear yet to be impacted by the situation....

Logistics specialist Descartes sees a bright 2019 for most major US ports, although not all will escape the pressures of rising volumes on infrastructure constraints....

Liebherr Container Cranes has refuted US claims that China is the only manufacturer of low-profile cranes - used at ports close to airports - and that super-post panamax cranes are only available to a limited degree outside of China....

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has warned US member ports what to expect in the event of a government shutdown....

Valencia has confirmed that incumbent operators are free to participate in the tender for its fourth container terminal with no requirement to increase current capacity levels....

Global port operator Yilport is backing a Port Innovation Contest to encourage solutions to the current challenges facing the industry....

Spain’s Confederación General del Trabajo trade union reports that Vicente Boluda, president of both Boluda Corporación Marítima, which operates the Boluda shipping company, and Valencian business association Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios, has put forward his favourites to win the concession for Valencia’s fourth container terminal....

APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have submitted conceptual designs for the first stage construction permit of the Poti Port expansion, which includes a new breakwater and extended quay wall....

The UK government has been preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario by trialling a 20-mile lorry route to the Port of Dover in a bid to ease traffic congestion....

2019 will see the British Ports Association (BPA) focus on issues including port sector-promotion, increased public transport investment, planning/consenting improvements and issues around people and safety, in addition to Brexit....