Asia – Page 34

  • News

    Dawei hits another hurdle

    2013-03-02T14:46:00Z

    Dawei, the proposed megaport in Myanmar, has hit another snag, Thailand’s national NNT news agency has reported.

  • Busan port has a tough transhipment target to meet if it wants to retain autonomy
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    Busan port strives for autonomy

    2013-02-28T12:17:00Z

    Busan Port Authority (BPA) says that it has been given permission by the South Korean government to act autonomously as a public enterprise.

  • Waiting times at Tanjung Perak port have reached three days - hence the need for expansion
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    Pelindo III to spend on development

    2013-02-14T16:04:00Z

    Indonesia’s state owned port operator, Pelindo III, has announced that it will spend Rp6.1tr (US$634m) on port development this year in order to expand its regional ports and ease container congestion.

  • Vizhinjam Port. Photo: Binoyjsdk
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    Kerala seeks approval for Vizhinjam development

    2013-02-11T17:11:00Z

    The Indian state of Kerala plans to approach the Union ministry of economic affairs to get private partnership approval in order to develop the Vizhinjam international deep water seaport, according to media reports.

  • The project will increase the annual capacity of Jawaharlal Nehru Port
    News

    DP World investment granted approval

    2013-01-28T17:22:00Z

    According to media reports, Dubai based terminal operator, DP World, has been granted approval by the Indian Finance Ministry for its proposed container terminal investment project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

  • Kandla Port will be getting a new dry bulk terminal
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    Adani ports signs new concession

    2013-01-28T16:31:00Z

    Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s largest private port operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has signed a concession agreement with the Kandla Port Trust to set up a new dry bulk terminal at Kandla.

  • The conference will focus on sustainable practices in South Asia ports and terminals
    News

    Programme released for GreenPort South Asia

    2013-01-28T15:34:00Z

    The programme for Mercator Media’s first GreenPort South Asia Conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2013 in Mumbai, India, has just been released.

  • News

    Westport rubbishes IPO suggestion

    2013-01-28T14:34:00Z

    Westport Malaysia has denied reports that it intends to undertake an IPO this year, although chief executive Ruben Emir Gnanalingam confirms that a future listing has not been ruled out.

  • DNV aims to define Korea's commerical opportunities related to LNG distribution and shipping
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    Korea signs up for LNG fuel study

    2013-01-21T13:56:00Z

    Global risk management company, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Korea’s national gas company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), have signed an agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an LNG bunkering infrastructure in Korea.

  • Jueshi Port has been polluted by petrochemicals Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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    Shanghai petrochemical cleanup underway

    2013-01-17T19:22:00Z

    A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

  • PSA’s Pasir Panjang facility is under development
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    Singapore spearheads throughput for PSA

    2013-01-16T16:29:00Z

    Singapore based operator, PSA International, says that its throughput of 60.06m teu was up by 5.2% last year over 2011 – largely thanks to the fact that its flagship PSA Singapore Terminals performed so well.

  • JNPT – the latest casualty in the Indian port tariff war
    News

    India port tariff regulator for the chop?

    2013-01-10T13:59:00Z

    The notion of needing big pockets and plenty of patience to do business in India may just about to be turned on its head with the possible abolition of India’s controversial port tariff regulator.

  • YICT - onwards and upwards
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    YICT hits a new milestone

    2013-01-09T17:00:00Z

    Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT), a member of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust, has just handled its 100m teu after 18 years of transition from small fishing village into one of the world''s busiest container terminals.

  • News

    Haldia Dock re-tender

    2012-12-26T21:46:00Z

    Kolkata Port Trust is to re-tender berths 2 and 8 at the Haldia Dock Complex just three weeks after ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals abandoned its concession there.

  • News

    India heading for capacity crisis

    2012-12-26T21:40:00Z

    India is heading for a capacity crisis by 2020, claims Manish Saigal of KPMG India.

  • GreenPort South Asia 2013
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    GreenPort South Asia garners support

    2012-12-18T13:48:00Z

    Next year''s first GreenPort South Asia conference, being organised by Mercator Media, is garnering support from some important players in the region in light of the need for growing awareness of environmental consequences.

  • ICTSI is keeping up its presence at Makassar
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    ICTSI gets another ten years at Indonesian terminal

    2012-12-13T17:59:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has had its contract extended to jointly operate Makassar Container Terminal in South Salawesi, Indonesia, for another ten years.

  • HBT previously handled around 5.5 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo at HDC
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    Kolkata seeks damages from HBT

    2012-12-11T15:09:00Z

    There is speculation in the media that the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has approached the high court to seek damages from ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) for the losses it suffered following the operator pulling out of the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) agreement on 31 October 2012.

  • Port of Busan
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    Busan Port Authority and PSA sign MOU

    2012-12-10T14:13:00Z

    Busan Port Authority (BPA) and global container terminal operator, PSA International, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at cooperating towards a long term strategic partnership.

  • Port Moresby looks set to up its efficiency
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    New Papua New Guinea collaboration

    2012-12-03T11:28:00Z

    Singapore based operator, Portek International Ltd, has signed an agreement with Papua New Guinea Ports Corporation Ltd (PNGPCL) to collaborate with operations at its two largest container terminals.