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....

A group of US ports have sent a letter to President Donald Trump sharing their concerns that the US-China trade war “will create irredeemable economic harm”....

Major expansion plans at a southern US port will see its capacity double and boost big ship capacity....

A delivery of 40 trucks featuring clean engine technology to a major US port drayage company will help California ports meet their emission targets....

Hurricane Dorian has caused major disruption for ports on the south east coast of the US....

A Canadian port authority has signed a MoU with a financial company to help it develop a new container terminal....

West Coast pressures are making themselves felt across the port industry, at a time when US Congress treats maritime regulations like a Christmas tree, writes Martin Rushmere...

A UK trade association has created a youth board to provide an advisory perspective on its strategy in line with helping support future leaders of the ports sector....

The Greek government has rejected a proposal for a new container terminal at a major port in the country, despite approving other investments included in the same delayed development plan....

A new shipping channel project aims to make a Polish port accessible to larger vessels and turn it into one of the country's major ports alongside drastically reducing the distance between the port and the Baltic sea....

A major UK-based port operator has issued a “no comment” response to a report that part of a stake in it may be sold....

Sixteen ports across England will receive a share of GB£10m to help their preparations for when the UK leaves the EU, however a port body has said more funding might be needed for a no-deal Brexit....

Container penetration in Russia remains relatively low, but 2017 and 2018 were good years for its ports...