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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

ASIA

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

ASIA

ASIA

While public-private partnerships may be the favoured new look for India, the long-hand of government control can still be felt in several areas.

25th April 2012

Embracing social responsibility

25th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Thailand is moving on with developing its ports and supply chain as it positions itself as the hub of Upper ASEAN, a senior Thai official told Port Strategy.

24th April 2012

Thailand powers ahead with port plans

24th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Cargotec has secured a deal to supply four of its Kalmar ESC340W straddle carriers to Malaysian port operator Northport (Malaysia) Bhd.

24th April 2012

Cargotec straddles Malaysia

24th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Major ports have undertaken aggressive expansion plans to boost capacity such as dredging and development of new berths using the Public Private Partnership model.

24th April 2012

Open arms greet private investors

24th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

South Asia is facing up to the challenge of becoming a serious link in the East-West container trades.

23rd April 2012

Towards hub status

23rd April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

An investment group based in Beijing, China has proposed the development of an international port city, similar in scope to Singapore, to be built around the Sri Lankan port city of Hambantota.

17th April 2012

Chinese investors mull Sri Lankan port city

17th April 2012