Liverpool Port’s Operator Peel Ports Group has decided to invest in traffic control technology to boost efficiency at seven locations, the first UK ship traffic integration project of its kind, according to Marine Electronics & Communications.

Oman Global Logistics, which was recently rebranded as Asyad, has been granted a licence to operate Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has hired a German consultant to conduct a study aimed at boosting its safety and security oversight and raising the country’s global competitiveness.

The port was closed in 2014 after armed groups, including ISIL, occupied Libya's second city

Globally, the efficiency of ports operation of a country is its major driver of trade and economic activities. In Nigeria, revenues from ports are about the third highest, behind oil and revenues generated by the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed an agreement on transshipment and investment with Busan Port Authority.

The UAE founders of have realised in early stage that the logistics sector is among the key sectors driving the UAE’s economic growth. That’s why massive development was initiated in ports and shipping infrastructure. This vision is paying off now according to the report released recently by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Business Monitor International.

Ports typically discourage users from storing cargo for extended periods to avoid congestion and to boost capacity. Yet this is an area where the major ports, or those owned by the Central government, are losing out to their private rivals located nearby in attracting cargo.

A key driver of productivity for larger container ports on India’s west coast, radio-frequency identification (RFID) company DMICDC Logistics Data Services (DLDS) is expanding its container tracking technology to smaller ports as the government works to smooth cargo flows and reduce costs through the supply chain.

Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III underscored that it was high-time that the government acts on calls of businessmen to modernize Mindanao’s ports and make it at-par with international standards.