Asia

China is backing construction of a new deep sea port at Sonadia, near Coxs Bazar in Bangladesh, and a project to build a new highway from the Indian port of Chittagong to…

Karachi Port Trust has reduced port fees by 20% as a means of attracting more customers. The port will now charge $2.34 per TEU and $0.14 for every non-containerised ton.

Vietnam is trying to attract both national and international investors in its public-private-partnership initiative for ports.

Indias Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has given the green light for a project to build a large new container terminal in the port of Chennai. This will require investment of $800m and…

Philippine Port Authority (PPA) is to privatise five ports in Visayas and Mindanao as a means of attracting private sector investment in infrastructure projects. To be put out to tender are Davao,…

New Mangalore Port Trust is reconsidering how to attract investors to build a new container terminal.

Bangladeshs Shipping Minister has put forward plans to boost efficiency at the port of Chittagong by the end of 2010, kick-starting the project with consultations with stakeholders.

The ports division of Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Ltd has announced a revenue increase of 53% for the quarter, year-on-year.

PSA-Sical has approached Indias Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company…