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....

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

Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing up to CAD$300m in financing for a new container terminal in the country....

The Port of Houston Authority's commissioners voted to limit arrivals of container ships and shut down two-way traffic in the Houston Ship Channel. Gordon Feller investigates the impact....

Continued growth is being accommodated with new capacity at Montreal. AJ Keyes discovers how the port is well-placed for future success....

Roberts Bank2 remains Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s preferred option to add capacity. AJ Keyes assesses the latest position and looks at recent developments at the port....

Quebec Port Authority (QPA) plans to enter the container port business. It has Hutchison Ports and Canadian Railway on board already, but is it viable, asks AJ Keyes....

A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies....

Feport has warned regulators about what it deems to be a “serious threat” to fair competition within the maritime logistics chain....

A major shipping group plans to part-fund a company takeover through a sale of port assets....

A major UK port has begun a new phase of planned investment to maximise quayside space and ensure the world’s largest ships can continue to call there....

An in-depth investigation will assess whether tax exemptions for ports in an EU country are lawful and impact fair competition....

Sustainability is a top priority in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s proposed US$3.4bn 2020 operating expense budget....