Asia

Penang Port has established a free commercial zone (FCZ) to boost shipping and transhipment activities.

The Indian Government is moving towards port privatisation with plans for seven public-private partnership (PPP) port projects during 2021-22.

Digitalisation, risk management and a focused approach to sustainable transition are key issues for South Asian ports, a new webinar has found.

Construction has begun on the fifth phase of a container terminal at a Sri Lankan port.

India is targeting a high capacity transshipment operation on Great Nicobar, the largest of theNicobar Islands ruled by India, north of Sumatra. Michael Mackay examines the project.

Tuas Port is being developed as the next generation container port in Singapore. Gordon Feller assesses what the project will include.

An expansion plan at an Indian port will see its facilities upgraded to handle bigger ships and annual container capacity increased 1.35 to 1.6m TEUs.

A new joint venture in Singapore seeks to improve efficiency in container operations and explore operational technology developments and innovations.

A seaport with a capacity of 12.5m tonnes will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of Lagan.

A Japanese company has confirmed it is involved in a tender process for consultancy services relating to a new port in Asia.

Significant changes have been confi rmed in the Port of Kaohsiung as part of a major relocationand reclamation plan at Taiwan’s largest container facility, as AJ Keyes discovers.

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.

Two China-based port groups will work together to improve the quality of port development projects.

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.

Despite a difficult world economy at present, Indonesia’s ports are planning major redevelopments, as Michael Mackey discovers.

Sapangar Bay Container Port (SBCT) outlined big expansion plans at the ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference, as Michael MacKay reports.

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.

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.

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.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) could delay major projects in Singapore, which include a new port, the country’s transport minister has warned.

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.

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.

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.