Xiamen: The Port of Xiamen saw container volume rise 10.7% in the first nine months of the year to 5.1m teu, while overall cargo went up 7.4% to 126m tonnes.

Singapore: The port of Singapore, the world's second busiest container port, recorded higher box throughput in October with 2.68m teu.

Shanghai: Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, recorded a year-on-year increase in throughput in October but volumes dipped compared to the previous month.

Manila: International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) nine month profits edged up 4% to $101.4m.

Qingdao: The port of Qingdao recorded a container throughput of 10.88m teu from January to September 2012, up 11% year on year, according to local news reports.

Singapore: Container throughput in September at the port of Singapore rose 8.3% year-on-year to 2.61m teu, according to figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Jakarta: Indonesian state port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) is reportedly preparing its logistics, container terminals and multipurpose terminals subsidiary, Multi Terminal Indonesia (MTI), for an initial public offering to raise...

Shanghai: China's Shanghai port posted the highest monthly container throughput this year-to-date in September at 2.91m teu, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year.

Dammam: PSA International (PSA) over the weekend broke ground on its first project in Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, the second container terminal at the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.

Tianjin: Local Chinese media reported that the Tianjin Port North Zone is to see three new large container terminals which will boost overall capacity to 32 berths capable of handling 16m teu annually.