Asia

Impediments to the cargo pipeline performing well, from iron ore producer to steel manufacturer, are not all, about what is happening at the exporter end in Australia.

According to Xu Qiang of the Ningbo Reform and Development Commission, the leading investors in local port construction in China continue to be state-owned enterprises.

Wei Jaifu, Chairman of COSCO Pacific Ltd, has highlighted the groups ambitious expansion plans in Chinas container handling sector which will see it raise annual handling capacity from 10.8mTEU to 36.5mTEU over…

Of all the liner routes in the world, the trade between the Far East and the Mediterranean has been one of the fastest growing, with east and westbound traffic volumes up 54.6%…

Port and infrastructure development is hotting up along Chinas Yangtse River as James Macpherson reports.

Tuticorin Port Trust has allocated US$22m towards improving infrastructure facilities at the port in 2005-06. This will fund construction of a new berth with alongside draught of 10.7 metres, and also road…

Dubai-headquartered Horizon Terminals Limited (HTL), established by Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), has awarded construction contracts for a US$200 million bulk liquids terminal to be built on 39ha of land at Banyan,…

Shanghai International Port (SIP), now the worlds third busiest, is planning to raise US$800m on the Hong Kong stock exchange as a means of funding its expansion programme.

With Hong Kong sitting atop the 2004 league table and neighbouring Shenzhen, comprising the three terminal complexes of Chiwan, Shekou and Yiantian, now ranking fourth, the massive factory outlet that is southern…

PSA International has completed the purchase of NWS Holdings Limiteds Hong Kong port assets. The deal represents PSAs first investment in the worlds largest container port and involves the transfer of NWS…

The contract for consultancy was awarded to Singapore's Jurong Consultants and made on behalf of Horizon Singapore Terminals Pte Limited (HSTL).Exporters using the Bangladeshi port of Mongla have asked the government to…

The contract for consultancy was awarded to Singapore's Jurong Consultants and made on behalf of Horizon Singapore Terminals Pte Limited (HSTL).A one-stop shop service centre has been opened at Chittagong to improve…

Bangladeshs parliamentary standing committee overseeing activities at the Shipping Ministry noted in a recent report that the port of Mongla is effectively Mafia controlled. The Shipping Ministry is therefore unable to introduce…

First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.The Japanese government…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a revised proposal for the establishment of an international container transhipment terminal at the Indian port of Kochi.

First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Chittagong's Chamber of…

First phase investment will require US$100m to develop roads, a 600 metre long quay, a reservoir, a bonded warehouse and upgraded power supply, allowing the facility to open by 2007.Five companies have…