APMT opens Hong Kong office to expand Asia presence

Global port operator APM Terminals (APMT) has opened a Hong Kong office to further expand its partnerships with Asia-based customers when making global network…

ICTSI to operate Nigeria container terminal

Singapore – Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation…

Surigao port leads in 2011 PH cargo throughput

The Port of Surigao in the island grouping of Mindanao was the Philippines’ top port in terms of cargo throughput for 2011, according to…

PH gov’t, Takenaka ink deal for NAIA Terminal 3

The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) finally sealed a deal with Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA T3) contractor Takenaka Corp,…

Construction contract for MICT Berth 6 extended

Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has extended up to end of the year the contract of joint venture partners Hanjin Heavy Industries…

Mindanao container terminal posts 4% rise in Jan volume

Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) in southern Philippines posted a 4% increase in its January volume to 16,162 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from 15,412 TEUs…

ATI 2011 income down 4.5%

Philippine-based publicly listed company Asian Terminals Inc (ATI) reported a net income of P1.52 billion, down 4.5% fromP1.59 billion in 2010. Gross revenues also…

ICTSI books 33% jump in 2011 income

Philippine-based publicly listed company International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) posted a 33% increase in 2011 net income to $130.6 million due to higher…

ICTSI eyes stake in Pakistan port

Philippine-based port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has expressed interest in acquiring a stake in a Pakistani port. ICTSI, through subsidiary ICTSI…

Cai Mep-Thi Vai port development ordered fast-tracked

Vietnam state officials instructed contractors of the International Cai Mep-Thi Vai port project to overcome difficulties and complete its infrastructure development as scheduled by…

TCIT of Vietnam sets new productivity record

The Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) in Vietnam said it set a new productivity record of 190 moves per hour when it served…

Singapore to host the ReCAAP ISC for another 5 years

Singapore reaffirmed on March 7 its commitment to international cooperation to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Lam Yi Young, Chief…

Ho Chi Minh City ports to transform into high-rise property projects

A number of ports and a shipyard in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam may be converted into high-rise property projects, according to media…

APM Terminals says 2011 results ‘strongest ever’

APM Terminals (APMT) reported a revenue growth of 10 percent year-on-year and an ebitda of US$1.06 billion to make The Hague-based global port operator’s results…

Much of NAIA 3 operational by yearend

The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) expects to operate 75% of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3) by December…

Clark gets P1B for airport modernization

Land Bank of the Philippines recently granted Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) a P1-billion loan to finance the second phase of Clark International Airport’s…

Indonesia port operator Pelindo II books 33% jump in net income

Indonesia’s state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) achieved a 33 percent surge in net profit to IDR1.6 trillion (US$176 million) in…

Three PH ports to get P500M upgrade

The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is allotting P500 million for the construction and upgrade of the Ormoc, Tabaco City in Albay,…

North Harbor operator enjoys income tax holiday

The Philippine Board of Investment recently granted pioneer status to Manila North Harbour Port, Inc (MNHPI) for investing in domestic port North Port (formerly…

Poor infrastructure undermines Cai Mep-Thi Vai ports in Vietnam, says report

The Cai Mep-Thi Vai area in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau boasts more than 50 seaports but is having difficulty attracting container…