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....

In this first of three articles focused on port sector investments, Watson Farley & Williams LLP, details the most important initial considerations....

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...

Two California ports will collaborate to identify and address operational issues to improve efficiency and lower costs for shippers while improving sustainability, business continuity and security....

Port Houston in Texas, US has selected a lead engineer and designer for part of its project to widen and deepen the Houston ship channel for the next generation in safety, efficiency and larger ships....

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has said it is concerned over significant declines to federally funded, port-related programmes in President Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget....

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has shared progress its work to increase capacity and secure new business....

The Port of Los Angeles has announced initiatives for terminal efficiency, digital leadership and workforce development in 2020....

Cargo volume dropped 3.5% in November at the Port of Long Beach as restrictive tariffs continued to affect the national supply chain....

Decarbonisation measures being implemented by the European maritime sector have been shown to EU and national policymakers who visited a Belgian port as part of European Shipping Week activities....

DP World London Gateway has announced a new feeder service to help it provide smarter and more sustainable trade solutions for cargo owners....

A global terminal operator has re-initiated the process of obtaining the necessary permits to build a port in Georgia....

DP World has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in a Ukraine container terminal....

UK port organisations have welcomed the launch of a 10-week consultation by the government which aims to establish up to 10 new freeports across the UK....

Associations representing shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers have objected to the inclusion in the European Commission’s 2020 Work Programme of the decision of the Commission to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) for another four years....