Asia

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…

Ports in Malaysia posted a 12% volume increase last year in containers with a total of 13.6m teu handled, compared with 12m teu in 2005.

Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore and Chinese partner the SITC Maritime (Group) have established a joint-venture to build and manage the new container terminal at the Chinese port of Qingdao to implement…

Stockholm-based Bromma Group has bought a 25% equity interest in Bromma Far East (Singapore) from Portek International, to give it sole ownership of the company.

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is to upgrade its rubber-tyred gantry fleet with Kalmars Fleetview fleet management system.Marking the first order for the system in Asia, the upgrade will be completed by…

Saif Powertec Ltd has been awarded an exclusive cargo handling contract to manage Chittagong Container Terminal, bringing to an end the former stevedoring model previously preferred by the port authority. Initially, the…

DP World, container handler at the Indian port of Cochin, has submitted plans to the port authority for the proposed Vallarpadam transhipment terminal.

Indias Paradip port is to issue tenders within the next three months for the construction of two new berths; one to handle iron ore exports, while the other will concentrate on imported…

DP World has revealed that it is seeking new infrastructure projects in the Indian state of West Bengal.The company is already heavily involved in the Kulpi port construction project, which also features…

At Taiwans premier port of Kaohsiung there is a bunker mentality setting in which threatens to waste taxpayers money on an extraordinary level. Fact: Taiwan is not the manufacturing centre it once…

With throughput in excess of 530m tonnes, Shanghai remains the worlds busiest port for the second consecutive year,with traffic growth of 19.8%. In terms  of box traffic, it handled more than 20m…

The Japanese government is to spend $9m on rehabilitating the Angolan ports of Namibe and Lobito.The former,which was built in 1961, has 680 metres of quay, but its existing container stacking yard…

To facilitate the entry of postpanamax ships, Karachi Port Trust is to rebuild berths 14-17 and widen the access channel at Junabunder.At present, the 12.2 metre draught restriction will remain, although dredging…

Competition from China and other Asian countries has prompted the port of Kaohsiung to announce a $1.5bn investment programme, which aims to increase traffic and upgrade infrastructure over the next eight years. …

Previous attempts to attract investors in this 2m teu capacity project resulted in just a single bidder, Yang Ming, which wanted to extend the period for building the terminal from seven to…

Asian ports experienced an average growth of 11% in container traffic in 2006, with the worlds six leading box handling facilities all located in that region.

PSA is to pull out of its concession at Muara Container Terminal in Brunei, which it has operated since 2000. The Singapore-based stevedore will be replaced by Brunei Ports Department personnel with…

Following a pilot scheme in February, Port Qasim is expected to start screening US-bound containers from March this year. There will be a live video link between customs authorities in both Pakistan…