Asia

15 September 2004 is the closing date for qualifying bids for a BOT project for the construction of a new iron ore export facility at Paradip on Indias east coast.

The Chinese port of Shenzhen reported a 32% first half throughput growth with a total of 6.06mTEU, in line with expectations. The ports three terminals forecast reaching at least 13mTEU by the…

P& O Ports is also facing congestion problems at Chennai on Indias east coast, where feeder operators increased the congestion surcharge from $15 to $50/TEU as from July 15. Chennai International Container…

Undeterred by the worries that have beset the Bombay Stock Exchange since a new government took power in India in May, port throughput volumes have continued to rise across the country, up…

Ironically, while PSA Corp is backing out of India - see preceding story - a consortium of Indian companies has taken their expertise overseas and signed a deal to set up a…

Port of Rotterdam ceo Willem Scholten: "This an extremely important agreement. The expansion will give businesses the opportunity to grow in Rotterdam. Maasvlakte 2 will be an excellent location. Right on the…

Belgian dredging contractor Jan De Nul has recently been awarded more than € 200m worth of contracts. In Hong Kong, landfall dredging and close to 1.5m tons of rock-dumping has to be…