Asia

Nine Chinese companies have indicated an interest in building new ports in Papua and West Papua. Locations so far identified are Sorong, Biak and Jayapura, with the latter scheduled to become a…

Indonesias Ministry of Public Housing is to shortly commence construction of two ports, at Tanjung Bulu and Tanjung Bumi, costing a combined $1.12bn. These will ease pressure on Suramadu Bridge and also…

India has announced a combined $110bn package to develop its ports and shipbuilding industry by 2020.

Sri Lanka Ports Authority is to invite private sector investors to help develop the eastern port of Trincomalee, which has extensive areas of surrounding land. A request for proposals is due to…

Indias Essar Shipping, Ports and Logistics Ltd is de-merging its ports and shipping businesses, creating two independent companies. However, over the next three years, it intends to invest $730m to double its…

Indias Shipping Ministry believes that major ports should be able to implement market pricing, instead of leaving this to the port regulator, the Tariff Authority of Major Ports (Tamp).

The prospect of Mumbai emerging as a transhipment hub in the near future has been held out by top port consultant, Sanjay Mehta, chief executive of Maia Intelligence.

In 2010, 11 ports registered traffic in excess of 10m teu. These were Shanghai, 29m teu (up 16%); Singapore, 28.4m teu (up 10%); Hong Kong, 23.3m teu (up 12%); Shenzhen, 22.5m teu…

Nanjing port authority has signed a contract with Sinotrans to undertake a $155m restructuring of the river port. Sinotrans will take a 45% stake in the new Nanjing Port Group; it already…

The Indian government believes that the private sector will handle half of the nation’s cargo by 2015.

UK-based Port Evolution Management Ltd has put forward a $794.5m plan to develop Bangladesh’s second most important port of Mongla. The scheme would involve building a container terminal, an oil terminal, a…

A tender has been issued for the development of Beypore port, close to Kozhikode. Once completed, it will be able to handle ships of 20,000 dwt. Facilities will consist of 200m of…

China is backing construction of a new deep sea port at Sonadia, near Coxs Bazar in Bangladesh, and a project to build a new highway from the Indian port of Chittagong to…

Karachi Port Trust has reduced port fees by 20% as a means of attracting more customers. The port will now charge $2.34 per TEU and $0.14 for every non-containerised ton.

Vietnam is trying to attract both national and international investors in its public-private-partnership initiative for ports.

Indias Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has given the green light for a project to build a large new container terminal in the port of Chennai. This will require investment of $800m and…

Philippine Port Authority (PPA) is to privatise five ports in Visayas and Mindanao as a means of attracting private sector investment in infrastructure projects. To be put out to tender are Davao,…