Pacific Tycoon
Blog / Sep 2011
Last week we wrote a post about the Pakistan Karachi Port. No sooner than we published it did the PM of Pakistan come out on the wires and announce his pleasure with the leadership of Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri and the efforts of Karachi Port Trust on the occasion of the [...]
Two things come to mind when I think of South Africa: Rugby and White Sharks. Both are big formidable foes, the former rolling its way through the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand at the moment. Aside from those two, there’s a lot more going on. A lot of new activity is being brought in [...]
There’s no hiding the fact that ports bring business. That’s what they do. But besides facilitating trade between nations and ushering in containers full of goods for needy consumers, they also create jobs and it’s that cycle that fuels economic growth for a country and boosts its output. That’s exactly what is happening in Sri [...]
Container volume in Asia is on the move. South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and China have all been in the cross-hairs lately posting big big numbers. It’s a wonderful time to own containers in Asia now. Demand is sparking an increase in the consumption of goods from T.V.’s and computers to industrial equipment needed to [...]
The fifth busiest port in the world, is located in…yes it’s Asia, but not in China. There are plenty of ports in the top 10 that have that distinction but number 5 belongs to the Port of Busan in South Korea. Adding to the growth of the port and the region, last week the company [...]
Russia is getting some heavy hitters of the port industry coming in to help spice things up at one of their ports. United Arab Emirates based Gulftainer, the largest privately owned port operator in the world, has secured a landmark agreement to co- develop and operate Ust-Luga Port near St Petersburg in Russia. New Plans The [...]
Two weeks ago we reported on the stellar numbers put up by Westports, a division Port Klang. Port Klang has 2 divisions, Northport and Westports. Westports reported growth of 17% year over year in the first half. Now Port Klang, which is the 13th largest terminal in the world is reporting that full year growth [...]
Monday and Tuesday we highlighted China’s increasing power in Asia and their influence on Africa as well. The scope of their growth is no clearer seen than at the busy ports that import and export goods into the country. Yesterday we highlighted Angola’s growth and the exports they are shipping to China. The ports of [...]
With a projected growth rate of+8% this year, there are plenty of things happening in Angola. For those that are geographically challenged, Angloa is located on the south-west of Africa. This is a spot that we reported about yesterday where shipping giant Maersk is investing big: up to $2 billion and 22 of the largest [...]
Things are heating up between Asia and Africa, yet in a very good way. Trade is spiking because of the development of both regions. Asia is where the manufacturing lies and Africa holds a tremendous amount of natural resources. Together with the explosion of growth happening on both continents, this looks to be brewing into [...]
