Asia

Maintaining effective port operations will be one of the first things on the Filippino government’s agenda after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the country, not least to allow aid in effectively.

A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking tenders to take on the construction and rehabilitation of three of its ports.

In a bid to tackle congestion problems, India’s Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is developing a barge handling facility in Bharati Dock, local media reports.