Asia

Following a successful pilot programme at the Pakistani port of Qasim, US officials are now extending measures to scan all US-bound containers at the port of Karachi.

If a container is left in the stacking yard at the port of Kochi for more than 15 days, it will now automatically be moved to a private container freight station as…

The current weakness of global markets means that China Ningbo Port Group will not undertake an initial public offering this year, according to China Merchants Holdings, which holds a 5.4% stake in…

State-owned Russian Railways has set up a joint venture with the North Korean government to build a container terminal at the port of Rajin, as well as modernising the ports rail link.…

The Shanghai International Port Group has been linked to a container terminal development project in the port of Taichang, which reported throughput last year of 1m teu. Growth of 60% has been…

Indias Karnataka state government has announced a policy of developing minor ports by using private sector participation. Build-operate-transfer contracts are to be made available to interested developers.

The cost of building a 1.6m teu capacity container terminal at Diamond Harbour, 40 kilometres downstream from Calcutta, has doubled to $292m.

Chinese port operator Chongqing Gangjiu is to acquire the port assets of its parent company for $218m. The move is aimed at strengthening its finances and improving its profitability.

The foreign minister of Burmas visit to New Delhi in January this year paved the way for the long awaited signing of a $100m project on the river Kaladan that will provide…

Dighi Port Ltd has entered into an agreement with the Maharashtra Maritime Board, State Government of Maharashtra, to run a 50-year development and operations concession at the port near Mumbai.

Gap Sook Lee, president of Busan Port Authority (BPA), has resigned fromhis position. Mr Lee conveyed his appreciation to theemployees of BPA for their work toward the development of Busan Portand asked…

APM Terminals and Vinashins Pharung Shipyard Company have entered into a joint venture to develop a new container terminal in Vietnams Dinh Vu industrial zone.

Chennai Port Trust will invest € 267m ($361.2m) over the next two to three years as throughput in the last financial year rose 13%. Half of this investment will be spent on…

Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF…