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Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal operated by India Gateway Terminal, has introduced an Interactive Voice Response System,linked to SMS and the tracking of containers via the internet.

PSA International, APM Terminals and DP World are the three highest profile bidders for the new deepwater container port project due for construction at Karachi.This new facility will be built at Keamari…

China Shipping Container Lines and Cosco Container Lines, as well as the stevedoring company Sekou Terminals, have indicated a willingness to make use of the Spanish port of Las Palmas, which currently…

Shanghai International Port Group is reportedly seeking investment opportunities in European ports.

Ports in India are to receive ¢ 9.35m over the next seven years as part of a national development plan to help them achieve a throughput target of 20m teu.

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

To achieve this, it is estimated that the country will need 90 berths totalling 20 kilometres, while at present only 27 berths exist capable of accommodating major container traffic. India is expected…

Labour relations at the Indian East Coast port of Chennai continue to undermine productivity at the ports container terminal and have led to calls for the immediate creation of a second box…

The current relationship between Chittagong Port Authority and local feeder vessel operators has recently become strained following the decision by the latter to impose a congestion surcharge on every container handled.

APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. India's Mundra Port, managed by the Adani Group, will add four new…

Hyundai Merchant Marine sister company Haeyoung Maritime Service has contracted Transas Groups distributor in Korea to supply simulators in South Korea after a false start with another unnamed supplier.

Yangshan Harbour in Shanghai, which opened for business in December last year, has reported traffic of 1.27m teu in the first six months of this year.

DP World Tianjin Holdings - a joint-venture between DP World and the Tianjin Port Group - is to build and manage a new container terminal at the Chinese port of Tianjin.

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded a throughput of 2.24m teu in the first six months of 2006, cementing its place as the busiest port in Malaysia. The 2.24m teu represents an…

The Mayor of Chittagong, Mohiuddin Chowdhury, has threatened to paralyse operations at the citys port if the government goes ahead with plans to privatise operations at the newly-built New Mooring container terminal.

This coincides with the delivery of four gantry cranes, which it is hoped will boost productivity by a factor of three. However, at the moment, they are only handling 10-12 containers per…

The small Indian West Coast Port of Karwar is to have a privately operated container terminal.