Asia

Konsortium Logistik Bhd, a consortium of senior executives, and a listed state company have all bid to take over Malaysias Penang Port Sdn Bhd. 

Drewry Shipping Consultants has warned of an imminent serious global container terminal capacity shortage in its Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2007.

China’ s Ministry of Communications predicts that domestic ports will be handling 6bn tonnes by 2020 compared with 3.95bn tonnes in 2006. It also anticipates an increase in the amount of foreign…

Russia is to invest $1.2bn on a new dry port in the Krasnodar region as a means of reducing the amount of domestic coal and containers shipped from ports in Ukraine. The…

Six foreign companies and nine Indian companies have indicated in interest in the project to develop a RoRo car terminal at the port of Chennai costing € 142m ($193.7m). This will be…

A lack of concrete progress on many of Vietnam’ s proposed port projects is being blamed on consultants. 

Port Klang Authority is seeking consultants to carry out a feasibility study on developing a plot of industrial land next to Sungei Puloh. This will be incorporated into the Northport concession. The…

Myanmar is to build a new deep seaport on its western coastline at Mayday island near Kyauhphyu. Privately-owned Asian World will undertake construction; it originally carried out the project survey.

Jiangsu Lianyungang Port Group, parent of Shanghai-listed Lianyungang Port Co Ltd (SHA 601008), has issued Yuan400m ($53m) worth of 365-day discount bills on the interbank bonds market to optimise its loan structure.

The fortunes of DP World flagship facility Busan Newport (PNC) have improved with confirmation that the world’ s  largest containerline is moving in. 

Japan is to provide $65m to rehabilitate the Southern Angolan ports of Lobito and Namibe by 2010. According to Japanese consultants, Lobito needs $35m of upgrading work and Namibe $30m. 

Chinese experts predict that by 2010 national ports will be handling 8bn tonnes of cargo annually and 170m teu. Existing capacity is for 5.6bn tonnes and 93m teu.

Indian steel manufacturing giant Tata has stoutly defended its plans for a new steel and ore port at Dhamra, in the eastern Indian province of Orissa, in the face of environmental protests.

A feasibility study on dredging at Korea’ s Busan port has verified the need for deepening at selected berths at Shinsundae Container Terminal, Gamman Container Terminal, Shingamman and Jasungdae.

Vinashin is to invest $93.8m to rebuild Cang Viet Port in Vietnam. This will allow it to handle 2m tonnes of cargo per year and receive vessels of up to 10,000 dwt.

The customs authorities in the Philippines are to introduce 10 new x-ray scanners at eight ports. These have been approved by authorities in the US.

Equipment provider Portek has confirmed orders for container cranes, hardware installations and crane upgrades and repairs in Columbia (South America), Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, in orders worth a total of S$5.3…

Port Klang’ s Northport has introduced a € 110m ($148.1m) expansion programme, which aims to boost container handling capacity, in addition to that of other cargoes. Investment will take place over the…