Southern Asia News

In May 2014 National Geographic wrote an in-depth article on shipbreaking operations in Bangladesh where they listed shipbreaking as one of the deadliest professions in the world. The images from these shipyards are well circulated among professionals in the shipping industry. Individuals without personal protective equipment cutting and grinding into a ship that was haphazardly beached and torn asunder by unskilled laborers. Pollution swirl in the nearby tidal area and soot belches into the air. Large sections of ships come careening off endless rows of vessels that litter the beach.

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that the GPA handled more than 2.9 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit containers) at the Port of Savannah, more than 465,000 automobiles and machinery units at the Port of Brunswick and nearly 2.2 million breakbulk tons for all terminals in fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011). “The Georgia Ports Authority’s double-digit growth is significant for our state in a recovering economy because it creates additional jobs,” said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. In FY2011, the GPA handled 2,927,338 TEUs, which is an 11 percent increase or an additional 289,595 TEUs compared with the previous year.

A lack of infrastructure and high port and inland costs continue to limit India’s economic progress, a senior executive of global container transportation leader, APL, told a high-level shipping industry gathering this week. with world-class efficiency in port infrastructure. services sector, the sky is the limit in terms of its economic potential. does not yet have a port that can handle this class of ship. type of global class facilities, it will not fulfill its cargo carrying potential," said Mr Glenn. of the world’s top 100 container ports at number 36, with Chennai next at 109. insufficient scale," said Glenn. accounts for around 60% of total Indian volumes, is creating acute congestion. answer, citing a recent analysis conducted by leading industry analyst Drewry for APL.