Asia – Page 9
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NewsNew Russian port connects Asia to Europe
A seaport with a capacity of 12.5m tonnes will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of Lagan.
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New Asian port plan progresses
A Japanese company has confirmed it is involved in a tender process for consultancy services relating to a new port in Asia.
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Another win for China's Belt and Road
A Greek port authority has signed cooperation agreements with China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary China Merchants Holdings (International) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
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MAJOR PROGRESS IN KAOHSIUNG
Significant changes have been confi rmed in the Port of Kaohsiung as part of a major relocation and reclamation plan at Taiwan’s largest container facility, as AJ Keyes discovers.
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China unveils free trade port master plan
China has released a free trade port master plan with the goal of having a basic operation in place in the south of the country by 2025.
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Port development alliance in China
Two China-based port groups will work together to improve the quality of port development projects.
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Ticking boxes at Mangalore
India’s New Mangalore Port (NMP) is building a new deep draft berth for containers and bulks, but what else does it offer, asks Gordon Feller.
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FOREIGN AND FLEXIBLE
Despite a difficult world economy at present, Indonesia’s ports are planning major redevelopments, as Michael Mackey discovers.
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SABAH PORTS AMBITIONS
Sapangar Bay Container Port (SBCT) outlined big expansion plans at the ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference, as Michael MacKay reports.
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Backing for free trade port project
A free trade port project in Asia has received government backing.
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China lowers service charges at ports
China will lower the service charges of ports to optimise the business environment and encourage logistics firms to resume operations, as coronavirus begins to loosen its hold on the country.
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Land reclamation facilitates mega ships
Taiwan’s largest-ever port land reclamation project has been completed as part of project to build a new large container transshipment terminal to accommodate mega ships.
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Can India’s east coast corridor project succeed?
Gordon Feller asks whether the much talked about, but not yet fully developed, desire to introduce coastal corridors along India’s substantial coastline might hold water.
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Coronavirus could delay port project
Coronavirus (COVID-19) could delay major projects in Singapore, which include a new port, the country’s transport minister has warned.
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Pushing Port Development in Indonesia
A World Bank project in Indonesia is seeking to reduce costs and improve supply-chain reliability – but are ports the chokepoint in the system, asks Gordon Feller.
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New port development in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Ports Authority will carry out a 15-month feasibility study for a new port development to help it meet its goal of container handing capacity of around 35m teus.
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Coronavirus hits port calls by 30%
Ports worldwide are now facing serious disruption due to coronavirus as port calls in China have dropped by over 30% since the beginning of 2020, a vessel tracking firm has warned.
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Ports key to managing maritime security risk
Ports should play a key part in managing maritime security risks, a new IMO workshop has stressed.
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Indian ports bill finally approved
A significantly delayed ports bill that aims to improve efficiency amongst India’s ports has finally been approved by the Indian government.
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AIP for port in India
The Indian government has given approval in principle (AIP) for a US$9.2bn deep draft container port on the west coast of India to accommodate the ever-increasing size of container ships.
