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The US Port of Redwood City has reported that its US$16M Wharves 1&2 modernisation project is nearing completion.

US ports require considerable investment in maintenance, modernisation, and expansion in order to continue to compete globally, according to a new report by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has said it is extremely disappointed that agreement on a longterm terminal access and expansion framework had still not been reached.

China’s Tianjin Port Group is planning to invest Yuan 12.8B ($1.87B) this year in an expansion programme that will include the construction of a coal terminal and a crude oil terminal, as well as upgrading existing facilities.

Multipurpose Gangavaram port in India’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state aims to handle about 4 mt of cargo by the end of March following the completion of five berths with annual handling capacity of 35 mt in the first phase.

The US$1.13B bulk port project of India’s Reliance Industries faces delay of one year and cost overrun of $225M due to foot-dragging in land allocation by the Maharashtra state government.