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For China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort), focusing on homebase port development and overseas expansion helped to bump container throughput up by 14.5% (95.77 million teu) in 2016.

3rd April 2017

Major transformations for CMPort

3rd April 2017

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ASIA

The Philippines Port Authority remains committed to modernising the port of Davao and a future privatisation has not been ruled out, but plans to spend some P19bn as part of a public-private…

23rd February 2017

Philippines committed to Davao upgrade

23rd February 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Radical steps to tackle air quality in China’s most polluted cities could have ramifications for the Port of Tianjin, Reuters has reported.

15th February 2017

Tianjin caught up in China’s war on smog

15th February 2017

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ASIA

Fog dominates East Asias figures in more ways than one, writes Stevie Knight

3rd February 2017

Seeing through the fog

3rd February 2017

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ASIA

MMC has taken 70% equity interest in Tanung Bruas Port operator KMB Seaport for $4.7m, strengthening its hold on the Malaysian port sector.

18th January 2017

MMC takes controlling stake in Malaysian port

18th January 2017

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ASIA

Based on its performance in 2015, Port Klang says it should be ranked in 11th place in the World Container League for 2016, moving up one spot from 2015.

18th January 2017

Port Klang edges closer to top ten ranking

18th January 2017

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ASIA

Port Klangs mega hub plans have been met with skepticism by a leading ports analyst.

12th January 2017

Need for Port Klang mega hub questioned

12th January 2017

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ASIA

Making ports more productive across India rather than building more greenfield sites is the way forward, said DP World group chairman and chief executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem at a summit in…

12th January 2017

DP World chief sees potential for growth in India

12th January 2017

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ASIA

The Singapore Ministry of Transport (MOT) and PSA Corporation have signed agreements with two automotive companies – Scania and Toyota Tsusho – to design, develop and test-bed an autonomous truck platooning system…

9th January 2017

Singapore to start truck platooning trials

9th January 2017

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ASIA

China’s Ministry of Transport has expanded a 0.50% sulphur limit for ships operating within three domestic emission control areas (ECAs) to 11 ports.

5th January 2017

China expands port emissions curb

5th January 2017

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ASIA

China’s economic growth has slowed in recent years, contributing to softer box throughput growth at mainland Chinese ports. But there has been a significant difference in trends in throughput between the country’s…

28th December 2016

Clarksons lifts the lid on China’s throughput

28th December 2016

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ASIA

Port of Subic has said that it expects increased port operations with Taiwan-based shipping lines on the back of the news that the Taiwan government is keen to establish a partnership with…

28th December 2016

Port of Subic expects increased port operations

28th December 2016

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ASIA

The Philippines Bureau of Customs has announced plans to develop and further boost its performance in 2017, partly through improved port facilities.

28th December 2016

Philippines Customs to drive port improvements

28th December 2016

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ASIA

King Abdullah Port expects infrastructure works for Berth 5 and Berth 6 to be finished in the next few weeks.

20th December 2016

King Abdullah on course for 4m teu capacity

20th December 2016

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ASIA

ICTSI’s proposed $30m common-user barge and ro-ro terminal in Cavite, Philippines is being assessed by the country’s Department of Transportation (DoT).

15th December 2016

Government considers new ICTSI ro-ro terminal

15th December 2016

ASIA

ASIA

Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have worked together to develop Sri Lanka’s National Ports Master Plan.

2nd December 2016

MTBS and ADB aid Sri Lanka

2nd December 2016

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ASIA

The Port of Rotterdam and the Indonesian state-owned port corporation Pelindo 1 have signed a joint venture agreement.

28th November 2016

Rotterdam to aid Kuala Tanjung development

28th November 2016

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ASIA

Vahle has finished the first phase of a port electrification mega project at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta in Indonesia.

22nd November 2016

Vahle completes Priok electrification

22nd November 2016

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ASIA

Moves are afoot to enlarge Chittagong Port in Bangladesh, which has long been acknowledged as a major bottleneck despite moving 92% of the country’s booming export trade.

7th November 2016

Chittagong set for major expansion

7th November 2016

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ASIA

Apparently, Thailand’s Marine Department (MD) will open bidding for the operation of four ports in four provinces next month in a bid to boost water freight transportation.

1st November 2016

Thai ports to go up for tender

1st November 2016