The Port Euipment Manufacturers Association - chaired by Cavotec CEO Ottonel Popesco - has announced news of six new members, taking its total membership to 60, and underscoring the growing profile of the Association in the ports sector.

The new members are APM Terminals Crane & Engineering Services, TMEIC Corporation, Banner Engineering Europe, Gaussin, Phoenix Products and Moffatt & Nichol. 

PEMA provides a forum and public voice for the global port equipment and technology sectors, reflecting their critical role in enabling safe, secure, sustainable and productive ports and thereby supporting world maritime trade. 

Founded in 2004, the Association has established an increasingly active role for itself in the port equipment industry. The body now conducts research and publishes findings and recommendations on areas such as safety, the environment and technology.