Oceania – Page 33
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Wanganui council regains port
Ownership of Wanganui Port has returned to the district council in a NZ$2.75m (US$2m) deal with former port leaseholder, River City Port (RCP).
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Melbourne opens up capacity question
The Port of Melbourne Corporation is consulting industry and community views on how projected increases in container freight throughput can be handled.
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DBCT investor merges with Brookfield
Australian utilities investor Prime Infrastructure, which owns 50.1% of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, the world’s third-largest coal export facility, is to merge with co-owner Brookfield Infrastructure Partners of Canada.
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Two international NZ hubs identified
Development of the Port of Tauranga and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) as the sole 7000-teu vessel-capable ports in New Zealand could deliver a NZ$338m (US$244m) per year benefit to the country’s economy from 2015-2016.
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NewsAustralian stevedore’s price hike quashed
The New South Wales government has stopped a stevedoring company raising its charges by 67% after fears that this would bring the Port Botany area to a standstill.
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Terminal dispute heats up
Ports of Auckland has been named as a defendant in the dispute between Port of Tauranga and NZL Group over the latter’s right to establish a terminal operation at Sulphur Point.
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Top ports accused of loss-leading
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) senior fellow Brent Layton has challenged the prevalence of local authority ownership in the local port scene and effectively accused two of the country’s leading ports of loss-leading.
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NSW ports' minister announced
New South Wales has a new Minister for Ports and Waterways. Eric Roozendaal has been chosen by Premier Kristina Keneally and will also remain as Treasurer. Mr Roozendaal had six months in the role in 2005/06 and says he is committed to delivering improved ports infrastructure.
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NewsNarrowing field for Brisbane sale
There are just two bids left for the port of Brisbane and its 10 million tonne coal facility, as investors Infratil and HRL Morrison have now dropped out.
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NewsChristchurch open but assessing quake damage
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) says its priority is “keeping the port operational so that the essential food, fuel and other supplies needed by Christchurch can get through” despite suffering earthquake damage.
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Newcastle secures expansion funds
Finance has been secured for an A$900m (US$807m) expansion at Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, with export capacity at the New South Wales port planned to reach 180m tonnes per year by 2013.
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Melbourne dredging comes in under budget
The Port of Melbourne has completed its dredging project nearly a quarter of a billion Australian dollars under budget.
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LPC adds inland resource
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has acquired 7.3 hectares of industrial land adjacent to its inland port operation, CityDepot.
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Ports lobby for reclamations
New Zealand’s port companies are lobbying to repeal part of the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act and once again be granted a fee simple title on new land created as a result of reclamation.
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Taranaki safety concerns
Members of Taranaki’s port community have expressed strong concern that safety and efficiency is being compromised by the absence of a local maritime safety inspector (MSI).
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Port Botany gains green approval
For the second year running Port Botany’s Container Terminal Expansion has been given the tick of approval from an audit looking at environmental and planning impacts.
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New face throws cap into Brisbane bidding ring
New Zealand infrastructure investor Infratil has announced it is interested in adding its name to the bidding groups for the 99-year lease over Port of Brisbane being offered by the Queensland government.
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"Next-generation” project for Otago
Port Otago has filed a resource consent application to deepen and widen its harbour channel, dispose of dredging spoil and extend wharves and berths. Expected to cost NZ$100m (US$70.7m), the project is aimed at preparing for the next-generation of containerships.
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Box flow study for Sydney
Sydney Ports Corporation is commissioning a study to find out the origin and destination of the container flows coming into and out of the port.
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NewsReport identifies projects with “national significance”
The latest Infrastructure Australia report outlines a number of port and logistics related projects that it says would help free up some of the country’s freight jams.
