Hapag-Lloyd opens IT centre in India
NewsIn conjunction with the Indian technology company Solverminds, Hapag-Lloyd has opened a dedicated IT centre in India. The aim of the centre ...
Monrovia – 24 hour access now available
NewsAPM Terminals has reported that a new port navigation system installed at the Monrovia Free Port will enable 24-hour port access to the port...
Ennore box terminal developer pulls out
NewsBay of Bengal Gateway Terminal Private Ltd, the consortium formed to design, build and operate a container terminal at the Indian port of En...
Chennai to build 5M TEU box terminal
NewsIndia’s Chennai Port Trust (CPT) is expected to award the contract to build its planned 5M TEU/year third container terminal under the pub...
Chennai invites bids for mega terminal
NewsChennai Port Trust (CPT) has invited global requests for qualification (RFQs) for the construction and operation of India’s first mega con...
Chennai invites new bids for mega box terminal
NewsIndia’s Chennai Port Trust (CPT) will issue a revised tender this month to invite bids for the construction and operation of a 4M TEU/year...
Chennai invites bids
NewsChennai Port Trust (CPT) has invited bids to develop the port’s third container terminal, a 4M TEU/year facility that will be the first in...
Chennai to set up mega box terminal
NewsIndia’s first deepwater container terminal capable of handling ships of up to 15,000 TEU will be built by 2012 at Chennai at a cost of Rs3...
GIP buys into Chennai box terminal
NewsGlobal Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the private equity joint venture established by Credit Suisse and GE Infrastructure, has agreed to acq...
Chennai gets second container terminal
NewsChennai International Terminal (CIT), a joint venture of Singapore’s PSA International and India’s Sical Logistics, has signed an agreem...
…blow for HPH in India
NewsThe Indian government has barred Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) from bidding for port projects in the country....
L&T mulls options
NewsIndian construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), which is bidding for the right to build and operate the second container terminal at Chenna...
Scanners for Indian ports
NewsAs briefly reported in last month’s WorldCargo News (page 1), the Indian government has approved a plan to import seven fixed and mobile s...
Tuticorin expansion plan
NewsTuticorin port in south India has unveiled a major expansion plan which involves an investment of R40B over the next few years, the port’s...
India’s ports tread a private path
NewsIndia, which has 12 major ports and 185 minor and intermediate ports dotting the country’s 7000 km coastline, offers major opportunities t...