Asia

Attempts to salvage a vessel that caught fire near an Asian port have failed.

Container throughput at many of China’s major ports was up in 2020, but is the increasemasking underlying problems? AJ Keyes investigates.

The crew of a vessel that caught on fire outside an Asian port have been evacuated.

PSA International Pte Ltd is striving to be a supply chain innovator as it addresses the challenges of digitalisation, sustainability and industry growth.

Construction of a US$1.2 bn international greenfield container port and industrial logistics park in Indonesia will begin this year with commercial port operations expected to begin in 2023.

China-linked hackers are actively targeting an Indian port as Indian authorities block attempts to penetrate the nation’s electrical sector.

China has unveiled plans to make its transport sector more efficient over the next 15 years offering better supply chain connectivity to 27 major coastal ports and 36 major inland ports.

It could result in more earth being moved than both the Panama and the Suez canals combined - and it won’t pay for itself. Stevie Knight asks if the Thai Canal is…

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.