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....

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 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....

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has voted to postpone a construction permit for APM Terminals’ driverless electric cargo trucks amidst backlash from Los Angeles union officials....

The total economic value that US coastal ports provide in terms of revenue to businesses, personal income and economic output by exporters and importers has risen 17% in the last five years, from US$4.6tn to US$5.4tn....

Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) board of directors have approved a 25-year agreement with terminal operator SSA Marine for the development and operation of a US$238.7m international container terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal....

The Port of Long Beach will accept applications from 1 March to 1 April for its Community Sponsorship Program....

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved its best ever January container volumes, with total container movements increasing 16% over the same period last year....

More than $300m in infrastructure improvements is being considered as part of a drive to grow international marine cargo to the Port of Seattle....

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), an agency of the UK Government, has commissioned a marine consultant to 'map' shipping’s value to help underpin the development of port marine plan policies....

Port operator PSA International has joined forces with Australian investment management firm IFM Investors and the Polish Development Fund (PFR) to acquire the Port of Gdańsk’s Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk (DCT Gdańsk), Poland’s biggest box terminal....

As Italy prepares to be the first G7 country to sign a Belt and Road initiative MOU with China, a port analyst has questioned whether Chinese investment will distort the ports market....

The UK government's assessment of ports to decide how much Brexit funding local authorities should receive was disjointed, failed to recognise Portsmouth as a high impact port for Brexit and created a financial shortfall, the director of Portsmouth International Port (PIP) has said....

The Spanish government has committed to complete the reform of its stevedoring sector by April 28 at the latest....

An investigation is taking place at PD Ports’ Groveport in the UK, where operations ceased after a worker was crushed to death by an iron girder which was being operated by a crane....