Galataport, the $1.7 billion new cruise ship port and mixed–use complex under development at the mouth…
Topic: Ports
Port construction, development, interlining and logistics in Russia, Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Future of Chabahar and Farzad B high on agenda for Rouhani visit to India
Progress on the upgrade of the Iranian port of Chabahar and delays over the awarding of…
Sri Lanka leases Hambantota port to Chinese to cover loans – from China
Sri Lanka has formally handed over its loss-making southern port of Hambantota to China on a…
Chabahar set to take on Gwadar in fight for traffic on South Asian sea route
The prospect of a new strategic sea route connecting Iran, India and Afghanistan came one step…
Khalifa joins Maritime Silk Road as concerns grow over Beijing’s influence
The UAE’s Khalifa Port is set to become the latest link in China’s 21st Century Maritime…
ADB pledges $5bn to India’s ECEC East Coast Economic Corridor
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday committed $5bn to develop infrastructure along India’s East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC)…
Petya hits global supply chain
Operations at one of the terminals at India’s largest container port JNPT have been disrupted by…
India looks for $13bn to fund Sagar Mala port upgrade programme
Having committed itself to spending $180bn to modernise the country’s ports and surrounding infrastructure by way of…
Malaysia looks to Strait of Malacca for slice of Maritime Silk Route action
The Malaysian government is looking for investors to back its plans to develop a giant new…
Evraz considers offers for Nakhodka Sea Port in effort to reduce debts
In an attempt to reduce its mounting debts, the Russian steel and mining conglomerate EVRAZ has…
Deutsche Bahn agrees to test drive new South West transport corridor to Iran
Deutsche Bahn, one of the world’s largest transport companies, has agreed to test drive the new…
Japan looking to hook Hokkaido up with Trans-Siberian Railway
Japan is considering joining forces with Russia to build an extension to the Trans-Siberian railway to the islands…
Swiss win Aprin dry port contract as Iran’s non-oil exports boom
Aprin dry port: The Swiss-based transport and logistics multinational Transinvest Holdings has signed a 25-year contract with…
Putin keeps South Stream pipeline on agenda ahead of Athens visit
South Stream: Russia is still interested in working out a way of building a pipeline along…
Sime Darby to float Weifang Port
The Malaysian-based Sime Darby multinational conglomerate this week announced its intention to float Shandong Province’s Weifang Port…
Japan and India look to team up to develop Chabahar as logistics hub
Japan and India are planning to team up to help develop Iran’s southeastern Chabahar port as a…
29 Indian coastal economic zones expected to boost exports by $110bn
Indian coastal economic zones: The Indian government today announced plans to set up 29 port-based coastal industrial…
Port of Tianjin expecting 20% rise in traffic thanks to FTZ status
The north-east Chinese port of Tianjin – the world’s fourth largest – expects cargo volumes to…
Greek dockworkers take to streets as COSCO seals Piraeus privatisation deal
Piraeus privatisation: Greek dockworkers marched into central Athens in protest yesterday after the Greek government sealed…
Vladivostok Free Port hands out residential status to first 29 enterprises
Twenty-nine companies working on projects worth a total of approximately $1.2bn have been granted residential status in Vladivostok…
President Aliyev gives Baku FTZ the OK
Baku FTZ: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev last week signed a decree paving the way for the establishment of a…
Sri Lanka gives China green light to build giant ‘port city’ in Colombo
Sri Lanka has granted China permission to build a vast ‘port city’ in Colombo on reclaimed…
Oman’s Salalah in link-up with key Iranian ports
The southern Omani port of Salalah has signed a basic agreement with two key Iranian trade…
India offered stake in Imam Khomeini Airport expansion
Iran has offered India a stake in the proposed Imam Khomeini airport expansion as part of…