Asia

Ports in Malaysia posted a 12% volume increase last year in containers with a total of 13.6m teu handled, compared with 12m teu in 2005.

Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore and Chinese partner the SITC Maritime (Group) have established a joint-venture to build and manage the new container terminal at the Chinese port of Qingdao to implement…

Stockholm-based Bromma Group has bought a 25% equity interest in Bromma Far East (Singapore) from Portek International, to give it sole ownership of the company.

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is to upgrade its rubber-tyred gantry fleet with Kalmars Fleetview fleet management system.Marking the first order for the system in Asia, the upgrade will be completed by…

Saif Powertec Ltd has been awarded an exclusive cargo handling contract to manage Chittagong Container Terminal, bringing to an end the former stevedoring model previously preferred by the port authority. Initially, the…

DP World, container handler at the Indian port of Cochin, has submitted plans to the port authority for the proposed Vallarpadam transhipment terminal.

PSA has received a letter of intent confirming the build-operatetransfer contract to run the Pakistani port of Gwadar as part of a 40-year concession. Three quarters of the $248m project was financed…

Bangladeshs leading port of Chittagong claims to have overcome industrial action by its workers unhappy with plans to privatise operations at the container terminal.