Asia – Page 25

  • The new Combi Terminal means multipurpose vessels do not need to call at separate terminals or berths
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    Jurong cements multipurpose aspirations

    2016-08-08T11:33:00Z

    Jurong Port has officially commenced operations of its Combi Terminal, which is tailored to the requirements of multipurpose vessels.

  • Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
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    Movers and shakers

    2016-08-03T09:54:00Z

    East Asian ports are at the vanguard of container ship development.

  • Chinese ports are vulnerable to shipping risks. Credit: Chris
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    Moody's flags Chinese port pressures

    2016-08-02T14:47:00Z

    A new report from Moody’s Investors Service has highlighted that port operators in China are facing headwinds from slower economic growth and weaker throughput outlook.

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    Challenges for Asian rated port operators

    2016-07-29T11:14:00Z

    The resilience of Asian port operators is being tested by weak commodity prices, high capital expenditure commitments and a liner industry struggling with overcapacity, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

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    DP World to explore opportunities in Taiwan

    2016-07-28T10:35:00Z

    DP World and Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore growth opportunities in Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal 7 in Taiwan.

  • Qinhuangdao Port expects a fall in net profits, due mostly to the decline in throughput of coals.
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    Qinhuangdao port issues profit warning

    2016-07-27T15:56:00Z

    Qinhuangdao Port has issued a warning to its shareholders and potential investors to expect a substantial fall in net profits for the first quarter of 2016.

  • Nearly there: The reclamation works for the new terminal are now 75% completed
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    Kuantan's Asian transhipment aspirations

    2016-07-27T10:20:00Z

    Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) is building its New Deep Water Terminal (NDWT) which it says will become a major transhipment hub on the east coast of Malaysia for trade in and out of Asia.

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    Thailand looks to regional co-operation

    2016-07-19T11:31:00Z

    Senior Thai officials have outlined the country’s plans to further develop the country’s port sector.

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    Myanmar admits to development “challenges”

    2016-07-19T11:31:00Z

    Problems with Myanmar’s ports were outlined at the 14th ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference in Bangkok.

  • China's President Xi Jinping (pictured)  had previously set aside $60bn for projects in Africa over the next three years. Credit: Hye900711.
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    China to cut back on foreign infrastructure investment

    2016-07-14T11:12:00Z

    China, which has shown interest in funding numerous new port and infrastructure projects in developing countries, is now having to re-evaluate its position given Venezuela''s wish to default on Chinese debt.

  • Experts have warned China about overcapacity in its ports. Credit: SCEBN.
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    China’s ports face overcapacity crisis

    2016-07-14T11:12:00Z

    According to experts, overcapacity in China’s ports will be more severe than that in steel and cement in the near future, Xinhua reports.

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    Cambodia requests Laem Chabang access

    2016-07-11T14:25:00Z

    The Cambodian Commerce Minster has called on Thailand to consider giving Cambodia access to the Laem Chabang port.

  • CMIT is now running near its 1.1m capacity
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    CMIT 'out of the storm'

    2016-07-07T14:11:00Z

    APM Terminals’ Vietnamese Cai Mep International Terminal is "out of the storm... but not home yet", according to managing director Robert Hambleton.

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    Government approves port in Tami Nadu’s Enayam

    2016-07-07T12:39:00Z

    The NDA government has approved a proposal to build a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu, worth INR25bn ($3.7bn).

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    Malaysia’s Kudat to benefit from funding

    2016-07-04T09:12:00Z

    Sabah Ports Authority has allocated RM6m ($1.47m) to upgrade Kudat Port’s facilities, Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency has reported.

  • PTP is set to invest RM8.6bn.
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    PTP ready to invest RM8.6bn

    2016-07-04T09:12:00Z

    Malaysia’s biggest single port operator, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), is ready to invest more than RM8.6bn ($2.1bn) under a plan to increase the port’s capacity.

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    Sapangar to benefit from extra funds

    2016-07-04T09:12:00Z

    Malaysia’s government has increase the funding for development of Sapangar Bay Container Port, in Sabah Province.

  • PSA has launched a living laboratory in Singapore.
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    PSA International launches ‘Living Lab’

    2016-06-27T14:23:00Z

    PSA International, together with the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has launched the PSA Living Lab, a living laboratory in Singapore for the port and logistics industry.

  • PSA has invested in 22 new AGVs
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    PSA strengthens AGV fleet

    2016-06-21T11:35:00Z

    PSA Singapore (PSA) has invested in 22 new Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) for its container terminals, bringing the fleet to 30 units.

  • CMA CGM and PSA will join forces to operate four mega container berths at Pasir Panjang Terminal
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    Container terminal joint venture

    2016-06-16T09:09:00Z

    Shipping group, CMA CGM, and PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) have joined forces to form a joint venture company - CMA CGM-PSA Lion Terminal (CPLT).