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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has reported lower net profit in the third quarter even as revenue and container throughput rose over the same period of last year.

South Korea’s Busan port has handled higher box throughput in August over the same period of last year, according to figures released by Busan Port Authority (BPA) on Sunday.

DP World has reported a 26% increase in profit to $341m in the first half of 2014, up from $295m in the same period last year.

Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG) has registered a rise in profit in the first half of 2014 even as revenues stayed flat.

Terminal operator Cosco Pacific saw first half revenue rise by 11.4% to $440.2 m from $395.2m previously. Revenues from the terminals business rose by 18.9% to $258.1m from $217.1m previously.

The Port of Gothenburg, which handles around 30% of Sweden’s imports and exports, reports a 9% fall in container traffic throughout the first half of 2014, versus the same period in 2013.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has increased its second quarter earnings on strong operating income.

CMA CGM has sealed a deal with India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to develop a new container terminal at Mundra port, marking CMA CGM’s first port investment in India.

APM Terminals Yokohama has topped JOC's productivity table with 163 container moves per vessel hour (MPH), sharing the top spot with Tianjin Xingang Sinor Terminal.