Asia – Page 43

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    Investors hungry for Magampura

    2011-06-08T10:00:00Z

    Some 13 investors have submitted project proposals for new ventures at the port of Magampura in Sri Lanka. These are expected to generate revenue of $1bn and include cement grinding, warehousing, sugar refinery, petrochemicals, fertilisers and others.

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    Cosco takes fresh look at port investment

    2011-06-07T10:00:00Z

    The chief executive of Cosco has revealed that the company may well resume its investment in ports.

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    Vizag no longer India's number one

    2011-06-03T10:00:00Z

    Visakhapatam Port, India''s leading port for many years, is now firmly anchored in second place behind Kandla, and is predicted to slip further down the league table with the threat of Gangavram hanging over it.

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    NMPT abandons PPP

    2011-06-02T08:26:00Z

    New Mangalore Port Trust has abandoned plans for a public-private partnership development of its proposed container terminal.

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    Cost overrun hits Tanjung Priok

    2011-06-02T08:25:00Z

    The bill for the first stage of Tanjung Priok’s North Terminal development has spiralled by 26% from the original forecast, up from $1.02bn to $1.29bn. The hike in prices has been blamed on the change in location for the container terminal, an increase in infrastructure costs for construction of a ...

  • Essar is looking at further expanding its facilities
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    Essar Ports shares go to market

    2011-06-01T14:26:00Z

    Essar Ports stock has, following its demerger from Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics, realised a market capitalisation of around Rs 5,000 crore (USD$1,106m) from its entry onto the National and Bombay Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE).

  • Van Phong aims to attracts ships like the 9,000 teu Mathilda Maersk
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    Vietnam hub development stalls

    2011-06-01T12:55:00Z

    It seems that the Van Phong project may have been the victim of the region''s success. The latest news is that work has been suspended for a year, with only a fraction of the necessary piling in place.

  • DP World identifies Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City terminals as suffering from over-supply of capacity
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    Best bets for investment

    2011-05-20T10:00:00Z

    Investment in ports located in South East Asia’s fastest growing economies will accelerate in the coming years, according to leading analysts and operators.

  • The fire destroyed 5% of the containers in the affected area
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    Maersk CFS blaze kills two

    2011-05-19T18:33:00Z

    A fire that broke out at the container yard Maersk CFS Annex in Ennore, India last week killed two people and injured nine.

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    The perennial intra-Asian trade puzzle

    2011-05-19T10:00:00Z

    The rate of growth of the intra-Asia container trades in recent years has been subject to much debate.

  • HPH is putting its money into its Jakarta container hub
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    Boxed in by trade growth

    2011-05-18T10:00:00Z

    Booming intra-Asia box movements have increased the clamour for more port investment in South East Asia. Michael King investigates

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    New box terminal call for JNPT

    2011-05-01T10:00:00Z

    The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for the development of a new 200,000 teu container terminal at JNPT to ease congestion. It would also like to see new warehousing zones, the creation of integrated logistics parks and simplified customs procedures to ensure the smooth transit of containers.

  • The Yangtze river near Wuhan is seeing  a rise in box volumes. Photo: V Menkov
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    Wuhan's Yangsi terminal to be vacated

    2011-04-28T11:46:00Z

    According to the Wuhan Port Group, all the facilities at the city’s Yangsi container terminal will start to be transferred to the Yangluo terminal from 18 May – but the move is not without controversy.

  • Busan's development is coming on in leaps and bounds
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    The sky's the limit

    2011-04-28T10:00:00Z

    Halfway through building Busan New Port - with some 18 of the planned 30 berths already working - Busan Port Authority is moving swiftly toward its goal of redefining the port.

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    DP World's Vietnamese venture needs dredging help

    2011-04-28T10:00:00Z

    A senior DP World manager has met civil authorities in Ho Chi Minh City to lobby for dredging work on the Soai Rap River to be speeded up as a means of facilitating its port terminal project. Development at Saigon Premier Container Terminal is now behind schedule and large containerships ...

  • Korea has managed to avoid competition between its national ports
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    Taking centre stage

    2011-04-27T10:00:00Z

    Michael Mackey discusses Korea''s drive to become North East Asia''s hub port of choice

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    Port legal ruling call in Indonesia

    2011-04-27T10:00:00Z

    Jakarta''s National Maritime Institute is to file a judicial review request at the Constitution Court, citing a conflict-of-interest between the interests of the Port Authority Board (BOP) and state run ports. This involves differing interpretations over various articles that regulate BOP, which may or may not allow it to interfere ...

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    Paradip announces expansion plans

    2011-04-26T10:00:00Z

    Paradip Port Trust has outlined a plan to boost capacity more than three times to 237m tonnes by 2020.

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    Tales from the riverbank

    2011-04-25T10:00:00Z

    A trade delegation from Bangladesh has been making the rounds recently, drumming up international interest in the country’s ambitious programme to provide an efficient transportation network.

  • The new terminal aims to snare some cargo from Chennai
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    ICTSI takes on two more terminals

    2011-04-23T10:00:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has won two management contracts, one for an Indian terminal and the other in Subic Bay, both taking advantage of the roaring Asian economies.