Oceania – Page 27
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NZ Productivity criticism refuted
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Blair O’Keeffe says a Productivity Commission report on the local ports sector fails to acknowledge the dramatic surge in freight handled successfully over the past two decades.
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Tauranga reaches saturation point
Port of Tauranga has announced it can no longer accept unscheduled calls from vessels wishing to bypass Ports of Auckland as that port’s ongoing industrial dispute stretches it beyond capacity.
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Northport eyes stranded NZ trade
Northland Regional Council chairperson Craig Brown believes Northport is ideally-placed to win trade from nearby Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga.
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Taranaki breach forces security review
Port Taranaki is to increase security measures after Greenpeace protesters boarded the vessel Noble Discoverer in late February - the third action at the port by members of the organisation in three years.
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NewsAuckland pickets over contract work
The Ports of Auckland (POAL) is suffering a backlash of picketing having announced that it will be introducing ‘competitive stevedoring’ at its Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminal operations.
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NewsPort Albany project moves forward
The Port of Albany expansion has taken an early step forward as the feasibility study has closed before schedule - and on budget.
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WA restructures port bodies
Western Australia’s eight port authorities are to be restructured, with seven of the bodies consolidated into four regional port authorities from 2014.
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NewsStrike deadlock at Auckland
Ports of Auckland (POAL) is in the middle of its latest strike - the fourth month of union action over pay and working conditions.
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Cities cramp Australian ports’ style
The Australian ports industry has been warned that urban encroachment could soon force the country’s seven major city ports to surrender business to regional competitors.
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Asciano ‘dismantles’ ports division
Ports and rail operator Asciano Ltd is to dismantle its Patrick ports division.
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NewsMelbourne defends unpopular licensing fee
The Port of Melbourne has defended itself against criticisms from wide-ranging sources of its Port Licensing Fee which is expected to be implemented later this year.
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NewsShake up in post-quake port insurance
New Zealand''s port sector is expected to face significant increases in insurance costs and potential truncated coverage in light of the two Canterbury earthquakes, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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NewsStoppages and blockages
Industrial action and congestion have both hindered Australian port growth.
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NewsAuckland still in strife
Ports of Auckland and the trade unions are still no nearer to reaching an agreement on pay and working conditions for dock workers.
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Dampier spreads out
Dampier Port Authority has expanded its boundaries to include Ashburton North, a new multi-user port and strategic industrial area.
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Newcastle eyes expansion
Newcastle Port Corporation is seeking approval for future dredging that will include the provision of ten vessel berths, to ensure the port can cope with increases in trade.
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Wanganui port decision awaited
A decision on which of four short-listed companies will win the tender to operate Wanganui port is not expected to be made by the Wanganui District Council until about the middle of this year.
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NewsGladstone hampered by heritage status
Gladstone Ports Corporation has criticised the restrictions that it faces as a result of world heritage status being conferred on the port, claiming that is should only apply to the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsStricken NZ oil spill vessel breaks up
The stricken container vessel Rena, which ran aground off Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand last October, has finally broken up – creating fears of a further oil spill and more traffic disruption for the Port of Tauranga.
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NewsStrikes leave Auckland licking its wounds
Ports of Auckland has confirmed that it has lost more trade as a consequence of ongoing strikes, with New Zealand’s largest exporter, Fonterra following Maersk''s lead of shifting services.
