Asia – Page 16
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China pledges reduced tariff barriers
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will facilitate increased imports and take steps to lower tariffs to help promote trade and investment in a move that is set to benefit ports globally.
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Laem Chabang tender ready for release
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will begin distributing the terms of reference of the third phase of Laem Chabang Port''s development on November 5 before receiving bids early in January 2019, according to the national news agency NNT.
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NewsFirst onsite 3D printing port facility
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has signed an MOU with PSA Corporation Limited, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster and 3D MetalForge Pte Ltd to establish the world’s first onsite 3D printing facility for port applications.
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NewsChina halts USN port call in Hong Kong
China has blocked a US warship from making a port call this month in Hong Kong in the midst of increasing tension between the two nations over trade and the US’ sanctioning of the Chinese military.
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NewsVinalines planning new container terminals
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is seeking approval from the government to build two container terminals at Lach Huyen Port in North Vietnam’s Hai Phong City.
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Japanese minister woos Sri Lanka
Interest in Sri Lanka’s ports is increasing as other countries bid to stop Chinese expansion.
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NewsManila called to account for cargo delays
The Port of Manila has been called to account for slow movement and long delays in releasing cargo which is apparently causing the economy billions of lost pesos each day.
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NewsTariff setting out, foreign investment in
With the Tariff Authority For Major Ports'' (TAMP) days numbered, terminals investors are rekindling their interest in India and getting ready to commit cash, finds Michael Mackay.
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NewsConfidence rising in Pakistan terminals
Budding relations with China coupled with initiatives for infrastructure improvements are boosting Karachi’s prospects. Michael Mackay reports.
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NewsIndian port reform bill still not passed
A bill to overhaul the management of the major ports of India and ensure fair conditions across all the country’s ports has not yet been passed, despite being pending since 2016.
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Vietnam scraps proposed My Xuan port
Vietnam has decided to scrap the proposed $477m My Xuan port, citing delays in construction, according to official media.
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NewsStart of Patimban construction imminent
The construction of Indonesia’s Patimban Port will start this month, Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times has reported.
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NewsSouth Korea inquiry into North Korea imports
Three South Korean firms imported US$5.8m worth of coal and pig iron disguised as Russian products from North Korea to five South Korean ports in violation of UN resolutions, South Korea’s customs agency has said.
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Debt fears impact Myanmar project
Myanmar has scaled back plans for a US$7.3bn Chinese-backed port on its western coast after concerns it could result in a large debt.
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NewsIndia’s headway on thorny reforms
Coupled with reforms to cabotage law, a revamp of tariff rules is expected to spur Indian port investment.
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NewsChina’s import restrictions leave ships idle
Coal-carrying vessels have increasingly been left idle off the coast of China as a result of thermal coal import restrictions at the country’s major ports, sources have said.
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NewsIndian influence in Indonesia
Senior Indian officials have visited Indonesia to look at means of boosting connectivity between the former country’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the latter’s Sumatra island — less than two months after a trip to Indonesia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw India agree to develop Indonesia’s Sabang port.
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NewsGo-ahead for Carey Island feasibility study
Malaysia’s Minister of Transport Anthony Loke has said that his country’s new government will undertake a study to determine the proposed $49.6bn Carey Island port project’s viability.
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NewsWilhelmsen to use supply drones in Singapore
Wilhelmsen shipping line has announced that it is to begin using drones during the resupply of its vessels in the Port of Singapore from the third quarter of this year. The project is being undertaken in partnership with Airbus.
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Port winners of China/US trade spat
An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.
