Asia

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.

This project is being financed by Vikram Integrated Logistics Private Limited, which has so far spent €1.73m on developing what will eventually be a €3.46m scheme.Shanghai International Port is to merge with…

Chinese feeder and river terminal operator, Sinotrans is to spend ?200m on upgrading river ports and logistics facilities in the Pearl River Delta. The company has stated that manufacturers are moving steadily…

APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. Indian shippers are hoping to employ new draft legislation, the Shipping and…

DP World is expected to issue a tender for the design of a $450m container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi, which is located in the southern state of Kerala.

The Indian Ports Association is backing the development of a centralised Web-based Port Community System.

Part of the Port of Singapore Authoritys recent purchase of a stake in Hutchison Ports (see International Terminal Operator story this issue) is to be financed by an offshore bond.

Pakistan's Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping has praised the recent performance of Port Qasim Authority, saying the port has proved itself to be very efficient, cost competitive and having great potential…

Calcutta Port Trust is to undertake a major investment in the Calcutta Dock System, involving MHCs, RTGs, reachstackers and terminal tractors/trailers. One RTG will enter operation by May, bringing to four the…

This will enable financial closure to take place for the first phase of the port project five years after it started operations in April 1999.Completion of the North Butterworth Container Terminal phase…

China is to invest US$1.25bn on upgrading maritime cargo facilities and eliminating bottlenecks on the Yangtze over the next five years. The River now offers a major gateway for international shipping to…

Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has issued terms covering bids for the first phase of the new International Container Terminal.

CMA CGM is now the only party interested in setting up an international hub port at Batam in Indonesia. Other potential investors failed to put forward bids for what is a US$218m…