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Equipped with twin spreaders, they have a faster trolley speed and quicker lifting speed than existing Demag and Noell quayside equipment.The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded its highest ever nine month…

Rising congestion at both Chittagong container terminal and on the highway linking the port with the capital Dhaka has prompted the Shipping Ministry in Bangladesh to revive the project to build an…

The Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has given its approval to long-term project funding amounting to $25.13m for Kakinada Sea Ports Ltd (KSPL).

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.The ADB is to lend $570…

Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Taiwan-based Evergreen group has sent a…

P& O Ports is also facing congestion problems at Chennai on Indias east coast, where feeder operators increased the congestion surcharge from $15 to $50/TEU as from July 15. Chennai International Container…

Undeterred by the worries that have beset the Bombay Stock Exchange since a new government took power in India in May, port throughput volumes have continued to rise across the country, up…

Ironically, while PSA Corp is backing out of India - see preceding story - a consortium of Indian companies has taken their expertise overseas and signed a deal to set up a…

The Tecon Suape terminal reported profits for the first time with these following on from a significant increase in cargo throughput and positive management initiatives on the part of ICTSI to introduce…

The Tecon Suape terminal reported profits for the first time with these following on from a significant increase in cargo throughput and positive management initiatives on the part of ICTSI to introduce…

Indian port news is plentiful this month with the " ins and outs" of investment strategy, congestion issues, new development plans and mooted institutional change in port authority operating structures, all generating…

The international terminal operator that has shown most commitment to India is P& O Ports and it has just reaffirmed this by securing the rights to become an investor in Bengal Port…

15 September 2004 is the closing date for qualifying bids for a BOT project for the construction of a new iron ore export facility at Paradip on Indias east coast.

The Chinese port of Shenzhen reported a 32% first half throughput growth with a total of 6.06mTEU, in line with expectations. The ports three terminals forecast reaching at least 13mTEU by the…

Belgian dredging contractor Jan De Nul has recently been awarded more than € 200m worth of contracts. In Hong Kong, landfall dredging and close to 1.5m tons of rock-dumping has to be…

Thailands deepwater port of Laem Chabang is to get six new terminals in a tender believed to be worth $400m.

The tender will combine BOT with concession contracts but is for all six terminals as a single contract and operators will not be able to bid for individual terminals. The tender closes…