Asia

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.

A joint-venture encompassing FELDA of Malaysia and Pakistan’ s Westbury Group have inaugurated 100,000 tonnes of additional storage capacity at Mapak Qasim Bulkers in Port Qasim.This will be used for edible oils,…

Long avoided, suddenly international firms are eyeing the archipelago, as Wing Kah-goh uncovers

The timing was appropriate.April Fool’ s  Day was the given date when PSA  handed back operations of Muara Container Terminal, some 19 years ahead of its 25-year contract expiry date, bringing an…

Zurich-based engineering company ABB has netted more than $65m in orders for crane systems at Asian ports.The contracts cover the supply of automation and electrical systems for 74 ZPMC cranes, for delivery…

New Zealand’ s Jade Software Corporation has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with CMC Limited of India to “ accelerate the rate of use and deployment of Jade technology and applications” .

Sabang Free Trade Zone Management Board in Indonesia’ s Aceh province has put together a joint venture with Dublin Port Company of Ireland to undertake a $445m investment in the Port of…

The Russian government has revealed that it is in talks with DP World in respect of new developments in its future port special economic zones.The company already has interests in Vostochny Port…

India’ s 12 leading ports handled a total of 463.8m tonnes in 2006- 07, equivalent to an increase of 9.51% over the 423.6m tonnes reported for the previous year. Nevertheless, the target…

Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited intends to raise ¢ 310m ($421m) via an IPO, which would be the first time any Indian port operator has used this method as a…

Xiamen International Container Terminals has taken delivery of two post-panamax quayside gantry cranes and six mobile harbour cranes, bringing to 38 the overall number of cranes owned by the facility. XICT is…

Workers belonging to Chittagong port authority implemented a policy of nonco- operation following the takeover of management of the container terminal by private company Saif Powertec.

Karachi Port Trust is rethinking its plan to link the proposed Pakistan Deepwater Container Port by a six kilometre long causeway following an initial cost assessment.

K-Line group company, the Daito Corporation, has ordered three hybrid cranes for Ohi Terminal in Tokyo and Honmoku Terminal in Yokohama.

In a major coup for the Korean port, Busan has lured Mediterranean Shipping Companys transhipment business from Chinas Ningbo Port.