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Holt Logistics has become the first independent port operator in the northeastern United States to adopt the global trade platform based on the blockchain technology developed by Maersk and IBM.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced that it will use lithium-ion battery-powered AGVs (automated guided vehicles) to move containers at its Container Terminal Alternwerder (CTA) between ships and the yard in future.

Russian stevedoring companies, following the notifications of the respective port authorities, have begun informing their clients that they suspend handling dangerous goods of all classes from 25 May till 25 July, due to increased security measures imposed by the Russian government for the period

The bidding process for the Laem Chabang Phase 3 expansion will take place in October. The projects terms of reference are still to be finalized within the next two months by the Port Authority of Thailand, but once bidding commences, winners will be announced in November.

Delo Group, one of the leading Russian stevedoring companies operating grain and container terminals in the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, announces the acquisition of a 30.75% stake in Global Ports Investments PLC, Russias largest operator of container terminals.

Billions of euros of investment in upgrades to West African harbors by governments and companies will provide enough capacity for them to operate sufficiently for the next 10 years, Bloomberg writes today quoting Bollore Ports, the leading port operator in Africa.

The Alabama State Port Authority plans to construct Mobile Ro-Ro terminal, after it was awarded a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant of USD 12.7 mln from the US Department of Transportation.

Felixstowe port has taken delivery of its first two remote control ship-to-shore gantry cranes. The new cranes were delivered on the Zhen Hua 23 from ZPMC in Shanghai.

Yilport Holding has signed a letter of intent with the Mississippi State Port Authority to allow for due diligence and negotiations regarding the potential location of Yilport at Gulfport, USA., which will become Yilports first terminal investment in North America.

Cruise terminals in Malaga and Barcelona operated by Global Ports Holding Plc., the largest cruise port operator in the world, welcomed the Symphony of the Seas on her maiden voyage, the largest cruise ship in the worldwith a capacity of 6,750 passengers.

Chinas plan to create free-trade ports as part of its ongoing reform and opening up could be one of the major announcements that President Xi Jinping is expected to make at Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) this week-end.

The State of Delaware, USA, has reached a preliminary agreement with the Gulftainer Group to lease the Wilmington Port, construct a new container terminal on the Delaware River and significantly expand jobs at the Port over the next decade.

Djibouti discusses with CMA CGM the development of a new container terminal at an initial cost of USD 660 mln and is ready to buy out DP Worlds stake in Doraleh container terminal to end a row and avoid arbitration.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec Corporation, has signed a deal with Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk in Poland to supply a total of five electrically powered RTG cranes with extensive customisation. The delivery is scheduled for early 2019.

Yesterday, 26 March 2018, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), the leading European port and transport logistics group, signed a contract to acquire Estonias leading stevedoring company Transiidikeskuse AS.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority announced the start of construction of the Container Exchange Route (CER) that is designed to link the deepsea container terminals, empty depots, rail terminals and distribution companies at Maasvlakte port area.

Vladivostok port, part of FESCO Transportation Group, completed one stage of the container terminal berth reconstruction project. The maximum allowable draft at container berths #15 and #16 was increased by 1.4m, to 11.4m.

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) that was recently launched by PSA at the port of JNPT, India, started its first barge and train operations last week.

Elon Musks SpaceX entered into preliminary negotiations with the Port of Los Angeles to expand its existing facilities at the port with the aim to construct a manufacturing centre to produce what may become huge next-generation spaceships for missions to Mars.

DP World announced the acquisition of Cosmos Agencia Maritima S.A.C., a fully integrated logistics services provider based in Peru. Cosmos Group owns a 50% stake in Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos S. A. at the port of Paita, the second largest container terminal in the country.