Asia
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China lowers service charges at ports
12/03/2020China will lower the service charges of ports to optimise the business environment and encourage logistics firms to resume operations, as coronavirus begins to loosen its hold on the country. READ more
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Land reclamation facilitates mega ships
09/03/2020Taiwan’s largest-ever port land reclamation project has been completed as part of project to build a new large container transshipment terminal to accommodate mega ships. READ more
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Can India’s east coast corridor project succeed?
06/03/2020Gordon Feller asks whether the much talked about, but not yet fully developed, desire to introduce coastal corridors along India’s substantial coastline might hold water. READ more
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Coronavirus could delay port project
05/03/2020Coronavirus (COVID-19) could delay major projects in Singapore, which include a new port, the country’s transport minister has warned. READ more
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Pushing Port Development in Indonesia
03/03/2020A World Bank project in Indonesia is seeking to reduce costs and improve supply-chain reliability – but are ports the chokepoint in the system, asks Gordon Feller. READ more
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New port development in Sri Lanka
24/02/2020Sri Lanka Ports Authority will carry out a 15-month feasibility study for a new port development to help it meet its goal of container handing capacity of around 35m teus. READ more
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Ports key to managing maritime security risk
21/02/2020Ports should play a key part in managing maritime security risks, a new IMO workshop has stressed. READ more
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Coronavirus hits port calls by 30%
21/02/2020Ports worldwide are now facing serious disruption due to coronavirus as port calls in China have dropped by over 30% since the beginning of 2020, a vessel tracking firm has warned. READ more
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Indian ports bill finally approved
14/02/2020A significantly delayed ports bill that aims to improve efficiency amongst India’s ports has finally been approved by the Indian government. READ more
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AIP for port in India
10/02/2020The Indian government has given approval in principle (AIP) for a US$9.2bn deep draft container port on the west coast of India to accommodate the ever-increasing size of container ships. READ more
