Asian Ports

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

News & Analysis

 
19 Jun 2013
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, a container-handling port in India, and Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal, a subsidiary of DP World at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, today signed a concession agreement for the development of a...
 
13 Jun 2013
NYK Line, Evergreen Line and Simatech Shipping will jointly launch the new Bengal Arabian Service (BAS), connecting key ports in the Indian subcontinent, starting later this month.
 
11 Jun 2013
The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India’s top container handler, has issued a new request for qualification from interested bidders for the development of its long-awaited fourth container terminal.
 
10 Jun 2013
The volume of containers handled by major ports in India declined 4.56 percent year-over-year in the first two months of
 
07 Jun 2013
A strike earlier this week at the leading Indonesia gateway port of Tanjung Priok is continuing to cause truck bottlenecks, according to forwarders.
 
06 Jun 2013
Throughput at India’s Port of Mumbai fell 19 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal year 2013-14, the port authority said in a statement this week.
 
04 Jun 2013
The Port of Mundra received a call June 4 from the MSC Valeria, the largest container ship ever to call on an Indian port.
 
04 Jun 2013
The Indian union government has issued a decree calling on national security agencies to expedite approvals for port development projects being implemented under the public-private partnership model.
 
02 Jun 2013
PSA International has acquired a stake in Fujian Jiangyin International Container Terminal (FJCT) in the Port of Fuzhou, China, becoming the second biggest shareholder in the terminal after Fuzhou Port Group.
 
30 May 2013
The Port of Busan is taking the significant threat and competition for Asian transshipment cargo about as serious as a port can, and responding aggressively by boosting capacity and facilities.