Singapore: Singapore, the world's second busiest container port, registered higher container handling volumes in May.

Shanghai: China's Shanghai port handled higher volumes of containers in May from both year-on-year and month-on-month figures.

Jakarta: International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is tying up with one of Indonesia’s largest port developers for the operation and management of its recently acquired facility in Jakarta.

Manila: Philippine-based global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has added a new line of port equipment at Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the multi-trailer system (MTS).

Chongqing: Inland ports in China continue to grow strongly, with the Port of Chongqing moving 241,000 teu in the first four months of this year, up 23% from the previous corresponding period.

Jakarta: Indonesia's biggest seaport Tanjung Priok has completed upgrades to two major container terminals that will allow the handling of bigger ships and higher container throughput.

Singapore: PSA International and Tianjin Port Group have agreed to strengthen ties and foster greater cooperation following the signing of a strategic cooperation framework agreement on Friday.

Hong Kong: April was a slow month for Hong Kong's port as container throughput at the main Kwai Tsing terminals saw a small 0.7% rise to 1.49m teu from 1.48m teu in April 2011.

Singapore: The busy container port of Singapore handled larger box throughput in April compared to year ago levels, according to figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Laem Chabang: APM Terminals has signed a €1m ($1.3m) contract with Germany-based Conductix-Wampfler to retrofit and convert rubber-tire gantry (RTG) cranes from diesel to electric power at Thailand's Laem Chabang container port.