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It seems that the battle over India’s tariffs has resulted in PSA International and ABG walking away from Jawaharlu Nehru Port’s fourth box terminal with the port trust recommending they be barred…

24th September 2012

PSA walks away from Indian project

24th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas state-owned Yanbian Haihua Group has purchased the rights to make use of two berths at the North Korean east coast port of Chongjin.

19th September 2012

Chinese to operate out of North Korea

19th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The latest Drewry Annual Review of Container Terminal Operators may reveal no change in terms in the ranking of the top five operators, but the big four are slightly down on the…

18th September 2012

New operators entering the arena?

18th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

China Merchants Holdings has acquired a 50% stake in Thesar Maritime, giving it a 35-year concession to operate and develop a container terminal in Lome, Togo.

13th September 2012

China Merchants snaps up Lome concession

13th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.

3rd September 2012

Major dredging works at JNPT India

3rd September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

ABG Container Handling Private Ltd, a unit of Mumbai based infrastructure company ABG Infralogistics Ltd, has won a contract to build and operate a new container terminal at VO Chidambaranar port in…

28th August 2012

New container terminal for ABG

28th August 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The Taiwanese ports of Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and others are to be developed as part of a $2.8bn program backed by the Taiwan Council for Economic Planning and Development.

17th August 2012

Major investment in Taiwanese ports

17th August 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore Technologies Kinetics and ZPMC have been contracted by PSA to develop two automated guided vehicle prototypes incorporating hybrid technology to provide a transport link between quay and stacking yard at the…

6th August 2012

PSA trials AGVs

6th August 2012

ASIA

ASIA

There have been reports this week that The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a loan which would fund over half of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd’s (GPPL) new expansion project.

26th July 2012

New private investor for Pipavav

26th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Essar Ports says that it is to cut back on its international ambitions and instead focus more heavily on its home market of India, where it intends to grow current capacity of…

19th July 2012

Essar to rein in international activities

19th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) has made a strategic investment in automation technologies to help maintain its status as one of the world’s largest transhipment hubs.

18th July 2012

PSA invests in automation

18th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Kochi Port Trust has invited bids for the establishment of a port user complex on a 900,000 m² area, which is to be offered as a 30-year concession.

17th July 2012

Kochi to re-tender Willingdon island

17th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is investing RM1.4bn (US$313.5m) in new cranes, electrifying existing RTGs and building two new berths to keep up with the ever-growing shipping industry.

13th July 2012

PTP invest in new equipment

13th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Johor Port has embarked on a five year expansion plan which will include significant redevelopment in order to retain competitive edge and cater for new markets.

25th June 2012

Johor looks to new markets

25th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Japan International Cooperation Agency is to help the Vietnamese city of Da Nang improve both its Tien Sa sea port and undertake the phase II upgrade of the harbour at Lien Chieu.

21st June 2012

Japan comes to Vietnam’s aid

21st June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

According to a Xinhua report, the Wanzhou and Fuling terminals in the municipality of Chongqing have started operating container shipping services to Shanghai this month - which should help improve cargo flow.

18th June 2012

Chinese terminals may speed up exports

18th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The port of Wuhan in China is to receive investment of at least $8.33bn over the next five years, which will enable it to receive ships of up to 10,000 dwt, twice…

12th June 2012

Wuhan in major dredging programme

12th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Central China’s Wuhan government has reportedly approved an ambitious RMB300bn (USD$47bn) blueprint to develop Wuhan into a “major shipping centre” within the next five years.

1st June 2012

Ambitious Yangtze blueprint

1st June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

HFWs Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer examine the investment potential of India

31st May 2012

Filling a capacity gap

31st May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

24th May 2012

Tianjin and PSA join hands

24th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Southeast Asia ports are trying to find answers to help the cargo flow, and at time of writing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was about to try to meld its…

18th May 2012

Lining up despite the rivalry

18th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Stevie Knight questions whether how many of the rising Southeast Asian feeder facilities will cope with the influx of traffic inevitably coming

16th May 2012

A domino waiting to fall

16th May 2012

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ASIA

East Timor is planning two new ports to help ease congestion at the capital, Dili, with both the north and south coasts set to benefit from the ambitious development plan.

10th May 2012

East Timor plans tandem port projects

10th May 2012