Asia

Kuantan Port in Malaysia looks set to double its capacity by the end of the year transforming it into a mega port up from its current feeder port status.

BNCT’s presence at Busan’s New Port is attracting new bread and butter business demonstrating that it’s not only attractive to mainline services.

Indonesian port authorities have thrown themselves into the job of tackling congestion.

Global port group, PSA International, has acquired a stake in the Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT) at the Port of Fuzhou in China, making it the second largest shareholder after FPG.

Singapore based terminal operator, Portek International’s container throughput has hit a new record, exceeding the 1m teu mark.

Turbo Top Limited, a subsidiary of Hutchinson Whampoa Limited, has applied to the Hong Kong High Court for an injunction against the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) to prevent obstruction…

DP World has reported a 7% decline in gross container volume in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year, owing to lower volumes in the Asia Pacific,…

DP World reportedly wants to invest billions of dirhams in the development of the economic free zone at Aktau Port in Kazakhstan.

A consortium including Cargotec’s Kalmar, has received a commendation award of US$100,000 in the Next Generation Container Port Challenge (NGCP) at the Singapore Maritime Awards.

In a scenario where military hostilities between North Korea and South Korea breakout and Seoul is shelled, “Incheon port would likely suffer collateral damage”, says IHS Fairplay’s senior analyst, Gary Li.

As China’s throughput volume declines and economic growth slows, container terminal operators, COSCO Pacific and China Merchants Holding International (CMHI), are expanding to overseas markets.

Port workers are back demonstrating over pay today at Hongkong International Terminals Ltd (HIT), part of the Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), after a court ruling barred them from entering the…

The successful GreenPort South Asia Conference 2013, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, was followed by a popular port visit to Jawaharlal Nehru Port on 22 March 2013.

Henrik Pedersen, chief executive of APM Terminals’ Asia Pacific region which operates seven joint venture terminals in China from Dalian in the north to Guangzhou in the south, says the performance of…

China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports

According to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s (SISI) ‘Global Port Development Report 2012’, rapid growth in throughput has been pushing Chinese ports up the global ranking in terms of development potential.

The Indian Ports Association (IPA), which represents India’s 13 major ports, has confirmed its support for Mercator Medias first GreenPort South Asia Conference, taking place in Mumbai, India, from 20 till 22…

“Resilient” growth in Asia Pacific is propping up port development in the region but the best is yet to come, according to IHS Global Insight’s Rajiv Biswas.