Asia

Konecranes has increased its strategic position in Indonesia with a contract to deliver the first automated container yard for state owned terminal operator, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III).

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says that it has been given permission by the South Korean government to act autonomously as a public enterprise.

Indonesia’s state owned port operator, Pelindo III, has announced that it will spend Rp6.1tr (US$634m) on port development this year in order to expand its regional ports and ease container congestion.

The Indian state of Kerala plans to approach the Union ministry of economic affairs to get private partnership approval in order to develop the Vizhinjam international deep water seaport, according to media…

According to media reports, Dubai based terminal operator, DP World, has been granted approval by the Indian Finance Ministry for its proposed container terminal investment project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

The programme for Mercator Media’s first GreenPort South Asia Conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Mumbai, India, has just been released.

Global risk management company, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Korea’s national gas company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), have signed an agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an…

A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

Singapore based operator, PSA International, says that its throughput of 60.06m teu was up by 5.2% last year over 2011 – largely thanks to the fact that its flagship PSA Singapore Terminals…

Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT), a member of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust, has just handled its 100m teu after 18 years of transition from small fishing village into one of the…

There is speculation in the media that the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has approached the high court to seek damages from ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) for the losses it suffered following…

Busan Port Authority (BPA) and global container terminal operator, PSA International, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at cooperating towards a long term strategic partnership.

Singapore based operator, Portek International Ltd, has signed an agreement with Papua New Guinea Ports Corporation Ltd (PNGPCL) to collaborate with operations at its two largest container terminals.

Expansion of the Port of Dhamra has been stalled by the Odisha government which has stated: “Allotment of additional land to DPCL for second phase development at this stage does not appear…

DP World has been awarded a new terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, by the Jawaharlu Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).