Inchcape Shipping Services said vessels will need to leave Australia’s Port of Newcastle and Port Kembla ahead of a lockout of Svitzer’s harbour towage crews.

MSC announced it plans to acquire 100% of towage operator Rimorchiatori Mediterranei through subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services.

South African terminal operator Transnet decalred an immediate uplift to the force majeure declared on October 6.

Wilhelmsen Port Services is set to expand its services in Northwest Europe with the acquisition of Vopak Agencies.

Wilson and Sons opened a new ship agency branch in Recife, Brazil as part of its expansion plans.

The Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam Authority has embarked on a quay lengthening project that is expected to increase annual throughput capacity in Rotterdam port by 4m teu.

Under a joint effort to enhance the safety of Abu Dhabi’s waterways, Abu Dhabi Maritime and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have signed a five-year waterways safety agreement.

Hutchison Ports has signed an agreement to invest and operate Saudi Arabia’s multipurpose JCPDI Port within the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI).

Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has completed a latest $104m expansion enhancements at the existing SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island.

UK-headquartered PD Ports and the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam have forged a new partnership to embark on a journey of digitalisation at Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK.