Asia – Page 59
-
News
Haicang project sold
Xiamen International Port Company is to sell a project that it is developing in Haicang port to Haicang International Container Terminals Ltd for $59.6m. The project includes Berth 1, which will become a container handling facility.
-
News
Colombo South Port development under way
Tenders for the new Colombo South Port development are expected to be issued soon.
-
NewsTanjung Priok branded 'unsafe'
Indonesia''s director-general of Customs and Excise has branded Tanjung Priok as "unsafe", because unauthorised visitors are able to move freely into the restricted areas, if they are prepared to bribe officials.
-
News
No IPO for Ningbo
The current weakness of global markets means that China Ningbo Port Group will not undertake an initial public offering this year, according to China Merchants Holdings, which holds a 5.4% stake in the company. The IPO is, however, needed to raise money to fund expansion.
-
NewsHPH abandons Indian plans
A "confusing" operating climate in India has not deterred Hutchison Port Holdings from considering future investment options in the country, the company has confirmed.
-
News
Russia-North Korea tie-up
State-owned Russian Railways has set up a joint venture with the North Korean government to build a container terminal at the port of Rajin, as well as modernising the port''s rail link. The terminal is expected to handle up to 400,000 teu/year.
-
News
SIPG Taichang link
The Shanghai International Port Group has been linked to a container terminal development project in the port of Taichang, which reported throughput last year of 1m teu. Growth of 60% has been reported for the first six months.
-
News
Karnataka's minor port focus
India''s Karnataka state government has announced a policy of developing minor ports by using private sector participation. Build-operate-transfer contracts are to be made available to interested developers.
-
News
Diamond loses its sparkle
The cost of building a 1.6m teu capacity container terminal at Diamond Harbour, 40 kilometres downstream from Calcutta, has doubled to $292m.
-
News
APM abandons Kaohsiung terminals
Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has revealed that APM Terminals is to abandon one of the two container terminals that it operates at the port.
-
News
China port deal
Chinese port operator Chongqing Gangjiu is to acquire the port assets of its parent company for $218m. The move is aimed at strengthening its finances and improving its profitability.
-
News
Guangdong's lucky eight
The city of Zhongshan in Guangdong is to invest $47.5m in a new port equipped with eight container berths, each capable of handling 200,000 TEU/year.
-
News
Ennore selects six bidders
Six bidders have been shortlisted by Ennore Port Ltd to develop a container terminal costed at $308m.
-
News
Vietnam growth
First half growth at Vietnamese ports, which amounted to 22%, was double that registered in 2007.
-
News
Mazoram waterway pact
The foreign minister of Burma''s visit to New Delhi in January this year paved the way for the long awaited signing of a $100m project on the river Kaladan that will provide a transit route to India''s north-eastern states.
-
-
NewsRoro terminals spread across India
India's ports are looking to build dedicated terminals for ships that ferry cars and roll-on roll-off vessels to cater to the increasing demand for export of cars, as Wing Kah-goh discovers
-
NewsTough nut to crack
Wing Kah-goh finds investment conditions on the ground in south Asia still hard to fathom
-
News
Dighi Port concession
Dighi Port Ltd has entered into an agreement with the Maharashtra Maritime Board, State Government of Maharashtra, to run a 50-year development and operations concession at the port near Mumbai.
-
News
Environmental coal yard for Port Pipavav
An environmental coal yard claiming to be "the only one of its kind" in the Indian sub-continent has been commissioned by Port Pipavav, Gujarat.
