Asia

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.

Indonesias state port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Pelindo I) has invested S$115m into the Port of Batu Ampar to raise its competitiveness in a move which may pit it against PSA…

China may dominate the port top ten, but it’s not the only country making sure its voice is heard in East Asia, finds Kate Jones

Southeast Asia, once considered a pool of low-cost labour, is attempting to ditch its old labels and loosen the grip of some established institutions, writes Stevie Knight

The outgoing group chairman of PSA International has described 2018 as “beset by … headwinds” in a year which saw annual net profit down 2.3%.