Asian Ports

News, analysis and in-depth coverage of Asian ports in China, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Vietnam, and other Asian nations. 

News & Analysis

Top China Ports Year-to-Date Growth Rate - January-April 2013. Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
 
24 May 2013
Shenzhen, China's second-biggest port in 2012 in volume terms, saw container throughput edge down year-over-year in April.
 
24 May 2013
Hanjin Shipping’s Busan container terminal and the turnaround times it affords are enough to make eyes water.
 
23 May 2013
The drop in Hong Kong’s container throughput last month indicates a structural problem exacerbated by a strike at one of the terminals last month, according to one port operator, South China Morning Post reports.
 
23 May 2013
Yusen Logistics has expanded its direct less-than-containerload services by adding two new routes to its network...
Port of Busan, South Korea
 
14 May 2013
The Busan Port Authority recently completed a review of productivity at 10 container terminals as part of a plan to increase the port’s competitiveness.
 
14 May 2013
India’s Chennai Port Authority plans to seek fresh proposals from all seven pre-qualified bidders for the construction of its long-planned third container terminal, currently estimated to cost Rs. 3,686 crore (approximately $682 million).
 
12 May 2013
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Shipping for setting up a new deep-draft port at Sagar Island in West Bengal through a public-private partnership.
 
09 May 2013
The Indian Ports Association reported container throughput at major ports fell about 4 percent year-over-year in April, the first month of fiscal year 2013-14.
 
07 May 2013
The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Kobe in western Japan fell 1.3 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to about 2.071 million 20-foot equivalent unit, according to preliminary figures released by the Kobe municipal government.
 
06 May 2013
Cargo throughput at India’s Port of Mumbai plunged about 30 percent year-over-year in April, the first month of fiscal year 2013-14, according to the latest provisional figures released by the port authority.