Asia

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.

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.