Asia

In 2009-2010, the private sector handled 34% of all cargo passing through Indias ports, compared with 27% in the previous year, a figure which is expected to rise to 50% within the…

Thailand and Burma have signalled they will press on with joint development of the Dawei deep-sea port on Burmas Andaman Sea coast, according to official reports.

Tianjin Port Group is to undertake a short-term issue worth £147m, with a maturity of 365 days and underwritten by China Merchants Bank. Revenue generated is required to replenish working capital and…

Sri Lanka Ports Authority has confirmed the success of talks with China Merchants Holdings and Aitken Spence in respect of a build, operate and transfer contract in the new South Harbour development.…

The Adani group, which already operates Mundra Port on Indias West Coast, is poised to create what could be the largest private port in India on the eastern coast of the country.

The government of Bangladesh has announced plans to develop the countrys sea, river and land ports.

Dalian Port is to complete its A-share listing by the second quarter of 2010.

The Vietnamese prime minister on a visit to Denmark asked the Danish Premier for financial aid to develop seaports. This follows the inauguration of a new Maersk service linking Vietnam to US…

With new port plans finally given an official nod, Bangladesh is looking to public/private finance for further developments.

Bangladeshs Shipping Ministrys parliamentary standing committee has set up a sub-committee to investigate alleged corruption and irregularities regarding the contract awarded for container handling at the port of Chittagong. The decision was…

Limited capacity at Saigon port in Vietnam has led to unprecedented congestion of break bulk consignments. A maximum of 25 vessels can access berths at any one time and in recent months…

Bidders interested in building and operating the South Harbour at the Sri Lankan port of Colombo have been given a deadline extension until July 15, to compensate for changes that were introduced…

In March, Hong Kong registered its fifth consecutive month of falling container traffic. It handled 1.625m teu, equivalent to a decline of 18.9%. For the first quarter of 2009, throughput amounted to…

A report that claims the Evergreen Shipping Group is to pull out of Kaohsiung has been strongly denied by the company.