Asia

Ports should play a key part in managing maritime security risks, a new IMO workshop has stressed.

The Indian government has given approval in principle (AIP) for a US$9.2bn deep draft container port on the west coast of India to accommodate the ever-increasing size of container ships.

Ports and port operators across the world are taking precautions as the coronavirus continues to spread.

China and Myanmar have signed 33 agreements strengthening economic ties between the two countries including a port project that will give Beijing a crucial pathway to the Indian Ocean.

A port development proposal has been accepted as complete by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which will now begin to evaluate its legal, financial and technical merits.

Chinese authorities have released guidelines to accelerate the building of world-class ports, outlining major tasks and a timetable for the sectors development.

PNG has stepped into the world of modern port operations with a collaborative approach of involvinglocal landowners as shareholders in two new terminal operating companies, Iain Macintyre reports.

An Indian port operator is supportive of the delayed Major Ports Authorities Bill for its promise of more autonomy to improve operational efficiency.

An East Asian country has unveiled large scale plans to boost its cargo-handling capacity at 12 ports by 2040.

A project to create a US$1.2bn container port and industrial logistics park in East Java, Indonesia is expected to begin this year.

COSCO SHIPPING Ports has reportedly entered into a merger agreement with Tianjin Port Holdings and China Merchants International Terminals.

China has turned down the rhetoric on its global ‘connector’ scheme to overcome criticism of the project’s intentions. Stevie Knight reports on the latest strategy

The US-China trade war will likely see port handling charges decline, resulting in a reduction of revenue and profit margins for China Merchants Port Holdings, Hutchison Port Holdings and Shanghai International Port,…

The governments of Japan, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo to increase the ports container volume and enhance marine transportation in and around South Asia.

The biggest challenge for a new terminal at Georgia’s Port of Poti will be ensuring there are feasible transport routes for delivering goods to key markets including central Asia, a finance expert…

The chairman and president of ICTSI, Enrique Razon, Jr, has said that the business’ ports face mixed prospects in 2019.

An investigation is underway at the partially shut Port Haldia following the death of a worker who was forced to jump from a burning crane after a fire broke out.

A judicial review application has been lodged in Malaysia challenging the Minister of Transports decision to revoke a port operating licence for the $10bn Melaka Gateway integrated deep-sea port venture.

Cargotec firm Navis and Sri Lanka’s South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) have agreed a deal to use Navis optimisation and analytics services to help the terminal prepare for growth.