Asia

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.

PSA has received a letter of intent confirming the build-operatetransfer contract to run the Pakistani port of Gwadar as part of a 40-year concession. Three quarters of the $248m project was financed…

Bangladeshs leading port of Chittagong claims to have overcome industrial action by its workers unhappy with plans to privatise operations at the container terminal.

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…

Vietnam International Container Terminal has decided to upgrade infrastructure at its facility in Ho Chi Min City.Work will include extending the quay by 192 metres to 678 metres, thereby allowing the terminal…

A consortium led by Orissa Stevedores Limited has begun handling cargo at the minor Indian port of Gopalpur.Within four years, it plans to have developed facilities to handle 20m tonnes annually,which it…

While plans by the state government of Andhra Pradesh in India to build a deepwater port at the town of Machilipatnam have been generally welcomed, the proposed location of the port has…