Asia

Cargo throughput at global ports grew faster than at Chinese ports over the first quarter of 2014, according to a report from Shanghai International Shipping Institute.

Radhika Rani examines the broken connectivity links holding back Indian port development

Two of Manilas largest ports are struggling with backlog created by an expanded truck ban enforced by the government on Monday, and worsened by truckers protests.

Singapore’s PSA International Ltd is to develop the fourth container terminal at Jawarharlal Nehru Port in India – a contract that was originally terminated back in 2012.

A spokesperson for Singapores PSA International has confimed to Port Strategy that the operator has been named as the successful bidder in the tender for container operations at the Union government-run Kolkata…

Apparently the tender process to develop a disused coal terminal at the Indian governments Chennai port has ended with no bids being received.

Media reports suggest that more than a hundred port workers are on strike at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port, but apparently there is no disruption to operations.

Essar Vizag Terminals Ltd, part of Essar Ports, is to develop three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port – a deal which will help boost its east coast presence.

Kandla Port board trustees could reject Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd’s (APSEZ) initial bid for the development of a new container loading facility, local media suggests.

Hong Kong’s competitiveness looks to be hanging by a thread as port authorities in China’s Shenzhen work to persuade carriers to skip the country as a transit hub and do business directly…

International Container Services (ICTSI) has stepped in to help rebuild and re-equip the Port of Tacloban following the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan to help ensure safe delivery of humanitarian aid.

Maintaining effective port operations will be one of the first things on the Filippino government’s agenda after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the country, not least to allow aid in effectively.

A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking tenders to take on the construction and rehabilitation of three of its ports.

In a bid to tackle congestion problems, India’s Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is developing a barge handling facility in Bharati Dock, local media reports.