In January, Hutchison 3G Austria completes its acquisition of Orange Austria.

In January, the grand opening of Huizhou International Container Terminals, the groundbreaking ceremony for a 50,000 tonne petrochemical terminal, and the launch of a 30,000 tonne oil terminal expansion project, were held at the Quanwan Port Zone.

In March, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust acquires Asia Container Terminals Holdings Limited from DP World ACT Holdings Limited, DP World 8 Limited and PSA China Pte Limited.

In August, a consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited completed the acquisition of AVR Afvalverwerking B.V. (AVR) in the Netherlands. AVR is the largest energy from waste player in the Netherlands.