MPA/PSA team up on port technologies
NewsThe Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Corporation (PSA) have signed an MOU to launch the Port Technology Research and D...
Prospects for container terminals in the Ukraine*
NewsDevelopment of container traffic in the Ukraine is being held back simply by the capacity deficit of the country’s container terminals. Du...
Kalmar bags massive tractor order
NewsKalmar Industries has been awarded a record order of 247 terminal tractors from PSA Singapore Terminals, with deliveries to be made between ...
PSA-HNN sells off car business
NewsDespite declaring that its core interests when acquiring Hessenoordnatie (HNN) in 2002 were “containers and roro traffic,” PSA has now s...
Good year for Hutchison
NewsHutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the world’s largest container port operator, remained the largest profit contributor to parent Hutchison Wh...
PSA buys 20% stake in HPH
NewsIn its biggest single investment ever, PSA is to purchase a 20% stake in Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (HWL)’s portfolio of ports - Hutchison Port...
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...
Brunei seeks backers
NewsThe government of Brunei Darussalam is offering to put up 70% of the construction cost in a bid to find a backer for a new container termina...
Panama Canal – still more questions than answers
NewsThere is plenty of investment in Panama’s ports, but ports in the “Atlantic Arc” of the canal still do not know how to pitch their inv...
Battle for hub status in NE Asia kicks off
NewsYangshan Island and Busan Newport have opened to much fanfare, but can both become hub ports for Chinese cargo?...
Hong Kong to lose box port crown for good
NewsAt the end of this year, Hong Kong will hand over the title as the world’s busiest container port to Singapore, a crown it has worn every ...
PTP scotches Evergreen rumours
NewsMalaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has dismissed rumours that Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp, its second largest customer, may mov...
Singapore leads Hong Kong in port rankings
NewsSingapore has maintained its lead over Hong Kong in the first half of 2005 to retain its title as the world’s largest container port. Sing...
Delachaux for PSA
NewsFrance-based Delachaux has booked the order for monospiral power reels and level wind (single layer) spreader reels from Hyundai-Samho Heavy...