KANCHANABURI : The cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has rushed to request that the raising of the Bayonne Bridge (pictured) to accommodate post-panamax ships be expedited under a new US government initiative to speed up key national infrastructure projects.

A major provider of maritime services is warning its clients not to attempt to deliver cargo to ports in Belgium on Monday, as a nationwide strike is set to impact all ports and airports, with knock-on effects likely all week.

The Port of Le Havre has announced it will open its new container terminal in early 2012. Located in the west of Port 2000, the new TNMSC terminal will extend along 1,400 m of quay.

Amsterdam, 23 November 2011 - The port of Amsterdam is gearing-up for a boom in biomass volumes as a result of an increasing focus on renewable energy and new Dutch Government proposals.

The Indian government has announced that, in partnership with the private sector, it is to invest $60bn into the national port network by 2020 to accommodate increasing levels of growth.

Plans to use public and private funds to build seven ports by 2017

China’s Ningbo Port saw container traffic increase 13.7 percent year-over-year to a new record of 7 million 20-foot equivalent units in the first six months of the year.

The Port of Hartlepool today hosted a visit by Charles Hendry, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and used the opportunity to call for more clarity in the Government’s renewable energy policy.

The volume of containers handled by major ports in India grew a mere 1 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal 2011-12, the Indian Ports Association said Wednesday.