PSA enters Guangxi-Beibu container terminal venture

PSA International has entered a joint venture with Beibu Gulf Port Group and Pacific International Lines to form a container terminal at the southwest Chinese port.    PSA International has entered a joint venture with Beibu Gulf Port Group and Pacific International Lines to form a container terminal in the rapidly growing southwest Chinese port.
   The joint venture—called Beibu Gulf-PSA International Container Terminal Co., Ltd.—involves the operation and management of a total quay length of 1,533 meters and a container capacity of 3 million TEUs per year. It will also include super-post Panamax cranes for handling the largest containerships. Operations of the new terminal are expected to start during the fourth quarter of this year.
   PSA said the container terminal will serve the Chinese hinterlands of Guangxi, Sichuan, Chingqing, and Hunan.