Asia

A single consortium, consisting of Aitken Spence and China Merchant Holdings, has bid for the contract to design and build the proposed new container terminal in the Sri Lankan port of Colombo.…

Recently published statistics suggest that traffic at Chinese ports is making a recovery.

According to official Chinese sources, construction began on 28 July of two new terminals in the port of Tianjin. These were the Nanjiang Special Ore Terminal and the Shenhua Coal Terminal. The…

Jawaharlal Nehru Port is to finally issue a new tender for the deepening and widening of the main harbour channel. This aspiration of the port authority has been ongoing since 2004. Forecast…

Accusations of corruption at Port Klang Free Trade Zone have prompted the government to appoint a committee to oversee the re-launch of this body.

SP-PSA International Port, Vietnams first deep sea container terminal, has celebrated the official start of operations at its new terminal in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province with the arrival of the…

China has announced a budget of $50m to build three multi-functional ports on the border with Russia. These will be sited at Tuntszyan, Jiamusi and Big Ussuri. Not only will these facilities…

The original bidding deadline of April 30 established by the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru for its proposed fourth container terminal is now been extended to June 1.

The city of Wuhan is to invest $731m on the creation of a mega-terminal port complex, whose go-ahead has been approved by the state government.

The Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo are reported to be in negotiations on a possible merger sometime in the near future.

Tianjin Port Development (TPD) has acquired 56.81% of rival Tianjin Port Holdings, which also manages the Chinese Port. TPD is to issue new shares to finance the $1.4bn transaction.

Nine bids were received to build the planned Chennai Mega-Container Terminal, which will be implemented as part of a build-operate-transfer contract lasting 30 years. The project requires investment of $730m over four…

The Chinese Ying Kou Port Group is to invest $439m this year on building new ports and terminals, which include dry bulk and oil handling facilities.

Philippines terminal operator Asian Terminal Inc is to invest $14.9m on additional development at its Manila South Harbour facility. This will be spent on modern handling equipment and the addition of 1,000…

Malaysian ports have scheduled investment of $1.61bn over the next few years. Of that, PTP has set aside $812m, while Port Klang operators are to spend $373m.

Reports suggest that Port Klang terminal operator Northport is considering delaying the upgrade of one of its harbour areas, because of current financial worries. This decision is not necessarily supported by the…