Asia

A feasibility study on dredging at Korea’ s Busan port has verified the need for deepening at selected berths at Shinsundae Container Terminal, Gamman Container Terminal, Shingamman and Jasungdae.

Vinashin is to invest $93.8m to rebuild Cang Viet Port in Vietnam. This will allow it to handle 2m tonnes of cargo per year and receive vessels of up to 10,000 dwt.

The customs authorities in the Philippines are to introduce 10 new x-ray scanners at eight ports. These have been approved by authorities in the US.

Equipment provider Portek has confirmed orders for container cranes, hardware installations and crane upgrades and repairs in Columbia (South America), Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia, in orders worth a total of S$5.3…

Port Klang’ s Northport has introduced a € 110m ($148.1m) expansion programme, which aims to boost container handling capacity, in addition to that of other cargoes. Investment will take place over the…

Property prices in Singapore could make it difficult for authorities in that country to expand port facilities in the longer term, claim experts in Malaysia. 

Shanghai has overtaken Hong Kong to become the second largest container port in the world.

Japan is to provide $65m to rehabilitate the Southern Angolan ports of Lobito and Namibe by 2010. According to Japanese consultants, Lobito needs $35m of upgrading work and Namibe $30m. 

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…