Asia

According to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s (SISI) ‘Global Port Development Report 2012’, rapid growth in throughput has been pushing Chinese ports up the global ranking in terms of development potential.

The Indian Ports Association (IPA), which represents India’s 13 major ports, has confirmed its support for Mercator Medias first GreenPort South Asia Conference, taking place in Mumbai, India, from 20 till 22…

“Resilient” growth in Asia Pacific is propping up port development in the region but the best is yet to come, according to IHS Global Insight’s Rajiv Biswas.

Konecranes has increased its strategic position in Indonesia with a contract to deliver the first automated container yard for state owned terminal operator, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III).

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says that it has been given permission by the South Korean government to act autonomously as a public enterprise.

Indonesia’s state owned port operator, Pelindo III, has announced that it will spend Rp6.1tr (US$634m) on port development this year in order to expand its regional ports and ease container congestion.

The Indian state of Kerala plans to approach the Union ministry of economic affairs to get private partnership approval in order to develop the Vizhinjam international deep water seaport, according to media…

According to media reports, Dubai based terminal operator, DP World, has been granted approval by the Indian Finance Ministry for its proposed container terminal investment project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

The programme for Mercator Media’s first GreenPort South Asia Conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Mumbai, India, has just been released.