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Calcutta: Container feeder lines are threatening hefty surcharges at Haldia port in Calcutta due to the fact none of the port’s cranes are operational after ... [full story]

Shanghai: China's costliest water transport project, a shipping channel dredging program to boost trade in the Yangtze River Delta area, is due to be completed ... [full story]

Dalian: Qingdao Port, the world's seventh-largest port, is in preliminary talks with Brazil-based miner Vale S.A. to develop a shipping berth for 400,000-ton iron-ore carriers, ... [full story]

Seoul: South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries said Tuesday it has won a contract to build a floating gas platform for Royal Dutch Shell worth an ... [full story]

Singapore: Pacific International Lines feeder arm Advance Container Lines has launched a new China - Philippines service. Three vessels have been deployed on the ... [full story]

Seoul: North Korea recently gave Russia the right to use its Rajin seaport for 50 years and is considering extending China's 10-year contract signed in ... [full story]

Mumbai: National carrier Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has joined hands with another state-run enterprise, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the setting up ... [full story]

Kuala Lumpur: MISC has launched a direct feeder service between Bangkok and Singapore. The Malaysian shipowner is deploying a 500 teu vessel, with 60 reefer slots, ... [full story]

Hanoi: The Vietnamese government is set to undertake a delayed investigation into the finances of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) According to local reports ... [full story]

Seoul: Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a joint venture with the province of Nova Scotia to build a wind turbine tower and ... [full story]