Blog / Nov 2011

Another Big Port in India

The country of India is rich in natural resources, manpower, and drive. The country is on a mad push to develop existing areas and beef up additionally needed facilities. They are working to bring its competitiveness against other leading developing nations to a level they deem acceptable. The vision is there and so is the [...]

Another Big Port in India

South Korean Ports Increase Cargo

South Korea prides itself in its ports. Busan, Korea’s largest and the 5th largest in the world has been getting some heavy upgrades lately to keep their competitive advantage versus other neighboring ports in the Asia Pacific region. Cargo Increase The amount of cargo processed at South Korea’s seaports surged 9.6 percent last month from [...]

South Korean Ports Increase Cargo

Expansion at Tanzania Port

Tanzania is a hopping country on the east coast of Africa. Like many of it’s counterparts on the continent, change is influencing growth hand over fist. Backed by the highest mountain in the world, the country has some high expectations of becoming a thriving nation. New developments in the port are aimed at bringing those [...]

Expansion at Tanzania Port

Fujian Port Volume Up 10%

Fujian is located in southeast China facing Taiwan across the Taiwan Straits. Fujian has a proud maritime tradition and its ports have been dispatching Chinese goods worldwide for centuries. The semi-tropical coastal area is lush and has prospered from the province’s success in international trade. Fujian Quanzhou is the oldest port in Fujian, and was [...]

Fujian Port Volume Up 10%

New Mangalore Port Increases Container Handling

India’s Population is fast approaching China’s as the largest in the world. To feed that growth more goods and services are required for a country that is not only expanding in population but in economic prowess, as well. One of the places in charge of handling such cargo is the New Mangalore Port in Panambur, Mangalore [...]

New Mangalore Port Increases Container Handling

Yantian to Invest in New Container Terminal

The Port of Yantian, situated in the east of Shenzhen, borders on Shatoujiao to the west and Da Meisha and Xiao Mejsha to the east, facing Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong across the sea. Such a nice location provides a convenient transportation both by land and by sea. The Port The Port has a wide [...]

Yantian to Invest in New Container Terminal

Nigerian Ports More Productive

Africa is a country that is rumbling with change and pent up potential. This Day Live, a Nigerian news site, wrote an excellent piece on the expansion and reforms that have been carried out at the Nigerian ports as of recent. It’s an excellent article that we highlight below demonstrating the progress that has been [...]

Nigerian Ports More Productive

Shanghai Port Volume Up Double Digits

Yesterday we wrote about the increase in traffic from the ports in China up the Yangtze river. Sending big increases of containers seems to be what is in store for the rest of the year as that areas beefs up in terms of construction and new business. It should be no surprise that after all [...]

Shanghai Port Volume Up Double Digits

Yangtze Ports Tonning It

Shanghai is the gateway from Western China to the rest of the world via its port location on the coast. Feeding that gateway is the Yangtze River, the world’s third largest river. There has been a huge push, recently to move business into the interior as factories run in, looking for cheaper labor to hang-on [...]

Yangtze Ports Tonning It

Indian Port Expansion Nears Completion

India is growing by fast. The country is investing a huge amount of money to revamp all the transportation channels in the country including rail, roads, and the ports. The latest news coming out of the country is that of the construction that is going on at the port of Vishakhapatnam. As the country rushes [...]

Indian Port Expansion Nears Completion