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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…

The Indian government has added Mumbai to a list of ports now licensed to handle new vehicle import traffic.

Survey work has commenced on a deep-sea port project at Mawlamyine in the southern Myanmar state of Mon. The new facility is intended to contribute to a major eastwest trade route across…

Li Ka Shings Hutchison Whampoa (HWL), parent company of HPH, is buying a 12% stake in South Koreas Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM). The move follows his recent acquisition of 15% of China…

"The feat marks the first time that a container has been successfully tracked intransit without any 'blackouts' associated with limited satellite or cellular network coverage, line-of-sight obstructions or reliance upon costly ground-based…

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

The 330,000TEU capacity Unity Container Terminal at the Sri Lankan port of Colombo was due to start operations in May. Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) granted a loan of $14.91m to…

The US$46m container terminal project at the Indian port of Kandla, currently the object of a third BOT concession attempt, has attracted interest from just five local companies.

The so-called Portalino is being operated by Fertimport, the state's leading grain handling stevedore. Following a trial period, the unloader has been able to achieve handling rates of 300 tonnes per hour,…

The so-called Portalino is being operated by Fertimport, the state's leading grain handling stevedore. Following a trial period, the unloader has been able to achieve handling rates of 300 tonnes per hour,…

By any standards, port operations in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, located on the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers, are low key. But that has not stopped port…

China has introduced a new law which aims to make investment opportunities in its port industry more attractive.

Steen Lund, Maersk' s senior vp Asia for line management, recently made some extremely high profile remarks to the press regarding what he sees as capacity bottlenecks at some container ports in…

Chittagong Port Authority and the China Harbour Engineering Group have signed an agreement for the construction of the New Mooring Container Terminal at the port. Phase I, which will involve the building…