Asia

Five consortia have submitted bids for the 30-year concession to build and manage a container terminal at the Indian port of Vizinjam, situated on the countrys east coast. 

A 32-kilometre section on the upper Yangtze River close to the Three Gorges reservoir is to be cleared of rock reefs to enable deep draught vessels to access the port of Chongqing.…

Indias Union Shipping Ministry is reported to be struggling to find a consultant to prepare a detailed project report for the construction of a deep seaport on the coast of Bengal.

PSA International has introduced the first Containerised Traffic System (CTS) in Asia at its facility at Pasir Panjang terminal in the Port of Singapore. 

Software developer Tideworks has opened a regional office in Singapore to better serve its growing Asian clientele.

MISC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Tanjung Pelepas to create a joint-venture to manage a dedicated container terminal at the port.

India should develop large-scale industrial and logistic clusters and encourage more private investment, a recent report on Indian ports prepared by the port of Rotterdam has found.