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ASIA

The Indian government has recently proposed partially funding the development of a port on Sagar Island in West Bengal, hoping to release the bottleneck that presently strangles the area.

24th March 2010

New port for West Bengal

24th March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Rail and road links are opening apace – necessary since China is pulling in larger and larger amounts of natural resources through its ports.

16th March 2010

On the right tracks

16th March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

APM terminals’ Asia Pacific operation has been in the thick of the recent industry upheavals, and while there are some positives signs of growth, the squeeze is still on.

15th March 2010

A value-for-money approach

15th March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

A port survey has shown that the total investment earmarked for expansion and renovation projects along the 2,838km navigable length of the Yangtze river now comes to around $4bn.

11th March 2010

Yangtze aims higher – and deeper

11th March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Three major Rangoon ports handling 90% of Burma’s imports and exports are to be privatised, the military ruling junta has announced.

1st March 2010

Privatisation plan for Burma’s ports

1st March 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The managing director of Maersk Malaysia, has warned that the ‘recuperation’ of the transport of containers in 2010, although clearly taking place, will not be easy.

26th February 2010

Maersk sees hard grind ahead

26th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

New Mangalore Port Trust has shortlisted five bidders for the contract to build and operate a new container terminal costing $60m.

24th February 2010

Five bid for NMPT terminal

24th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Chittagong Port Berth Operators and Ship Handling Operators Association has emphasised the need to get private investors involved in the introduction of modern maintenance systems at the port.

23rd February 2010

Private investors needed in Chittagong

23rd February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

JP Morgan Chase & Company is predicting that iron ore volumes dispatched by sea will grow by 5.7%, while both coal and grain will go up by 3.8%.

22nd February 2010

Good year ahead for dry bulk

22nd February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Private Public Partnership Advisory Committee has given the go-ahead for a new $776m container terminal to be built at Chennai.

22nd February 2010

Green light for second Chennai box terminal

22nd February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The busy west bank of the Pearl River is to grow a few more facilities to keep pace with the effects of the Chinese governments stimulus package.

9th February 2010

Pearl River push

9th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port will maintain a recovery into 2010 with projected 26% revenue growth, the facilitys director general, Hei Bevy has said as the inland port continues to benefit from connections…

8th February 2010

Phnom Penh Port figures

8th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The city of Shanghai aims to build an international freeport by 2020. It will be centred on the Yangshan bonded port and form part of Chinas 12th five-year plan (2011-2016).

4th February 2010

Shanghai to have free port

4th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has officially opened its gates after three years of construction. Located near Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, it is part of the areas push outwards away from the…

4th February 2010

SPCTs plans go large

4th February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Construction has begun on a $3.6bn international container port in Vietnams central Khanh Hoa province. Completion is slated for 2020, when the facility will be able to handle up to 200m tonnes…

1st February 2010

New Vietnamese box port

1st February 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The Ministry of Transport in China is to relax current rules that restrict vessels operating between China and Taiwan from carrying transhipment cargo or cargo emanating from other countries.

28th January 2010

China relaxes rules on cross-Strait trade

28th January 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Dighi port developer has signed a lease with Maharashtra Maritime Board confirming a 50-year lease on 77 hectares of land on the west coast of India. The plans for Dighi port…

28th January 2010

Dighi signs land handover

28th January 2010

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ASIA

The Port Authority of Thailand has been ordered to complete a new set of safety measures for emergencies in a bid to help make its deepwater port Laem Chabang the countrys first…

13th January 2010

Thailand safety rules

13th January 2010

ASIA

ASIA

A joint $312m bid by Metro Pacific Investments and Harbour Centre Port Terminal has been accepted by Philippine Ports Authority for the development and operation of the North Harbour at Manila.

6th December 2009

North Harbour development on track in Manila

6th December 2009

ASIA

ASIA

A new green port collaboration between the Port of Long Beach and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) aims to further environmentally friendly technologies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

27th November 2009

Green pact straddles the Pacific

27th November 2009