Busan sale delayed
NewsBusan Port Authority (BPA)βs bid to buy three berths at Busan New Port from Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has been bogged down in protracted talk...
PNP to add terminal
NewsA consortium led by Hyundai Development Co will build a four-berth (1400m quay length) container terminal at Pusan New Port, according to So...
More cranes for PNC
NewsFive more ship-to-shore cranes have arrived for the second three berths of Phase 1-1 of Busan New Port, boosting the total quay crane comple...
Simulators – a safe way to learn to use machines
NewsCargo handling equipment simulators appear to be catching on fast. They provide a secure training environment and may enable equipment to be...
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?...
Pusan New Port coming soon
NewsUnited Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is tipped to become the first customer at Pusan New Port (PNP), whose first three berths will become ope...
Alimak on a high
NewsAlimak has delivered SE rack and pinion drive lifts with frequency control for 18 container cranes being built by ZPMC for Pusan Newport Com...
Raising the stakes for hub port status
NewsTranshipment cargo is notoriously βfickleβ but several new terminals backed by global port operators are set to make the fight for trans...
Spreading out in all directions
NewsLast year was a bumper one for crane spreader suppliers - not surprising given the record volumes of container crane activity, and 2005 shou...
Taking care of the cross-travel
NewsEnergy chains have been gaining momentum in the past 3-4 years as alternatives to festoon systems, originally on yard cranes but increasingl...
Bromma/Cavotec records
NewsBromma Group has won the single largest spreader order in its history - a new contract from Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHI) for...
More Pusan Newport equity for CSXWT
NewsCSX World Terminals LLC(CSXWT) has purchased an additional 0.5 per cent equity in Pusan Newport Company, a consortium of companies that won ...
Doosan books PSA
NewsPSA Corporation has ordered 42 RTGs from Doosan Heavy Industries of Korea for the phase 2 expansion of its Pasir Panjang terminal. This conf...
PNC secures funding
NewsPusan Newport Co Ltd (PNC) has secured funding of US$480 mill for the construction of its new container terminal in Pusan, South Korea....