Asia

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.

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.