Oceania – Page 36
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Botany working group aids turnaround times
The inception of the Patrick Port Botany working group has seen the terminal exceed several key operating measures consistently over a four-week period, according to Patrick parent Asciano.
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Privatisation opposition promised
Maritime Union of New Zealand Auckland branch local secretary Russell Mayn has promised the Government any attempt to privatise Ports of Auckland will be met with "massive opposition".
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NewsPerformance axe hangs over Botany stevedores
The newly-appointed New South Wales ports minister has quickly moved to reinforce his government''s commitment to improving the performance of Sydney''s Port Botany stevedores.
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NewsAustralasian Feature Third Lead
New Zealand''s future port scene will be shaped by natural market forces and not influenced by direct Government intervention.
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NewsAustralasian Feature Second Lead
A sign of increasing optimism about trade between Australia and Asia, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has finalised an agreement with Sydney Ports Corporation for the development and operation of the third container terminal (T3) at Port Botany.
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NewsUnions bemoan 'unsafe' ports working
Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) general secretary Joe Fleetwood says Kiwi ports are "cutting" safety corners due to the economic recession and increasing competition for available cargo.
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NewsAustralasian Feature -- MAIN LEAD
Ports down under have been spared the worst of the recession, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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Aussies e-learn IMDG code
An IMDG Code e-learning course by Exis Technologies has now been included on the Australian Maritime Safety Authority''s website. This comes in advance of the mandatory training for all shore side staff involved in dangerous goods transport by sea that will take effect from January 2010.
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NewsNZ volumes down but boxes up
Forsyth Barr senior investment analyst Jeremy Simpson''s review of the annual reports of 11 New Zealand ports has revealed that total cargo volume comparably fell during the year despite a slight average increase in container throughput.
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Tauranga performance praised
A market report prepared by Morningstar research unit, AspectHuntley, has praised the Port of Tauranga for doing a "remarkable" job of returning a 7.3% increase in net profit after tax to NZ$45m (US$ 33.6m) during the recent global recession-affected financial year.
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Dalrymple sale gets thumbs-up
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has approved Brookfield Asset Management''s part acquisition of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal from ports investor Babcock & Brown Infrastructure.
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Primeport culls staff base
PrimePort Timaru recently made 24 workers redundant and re-employed them on part-time contracts in response to major shipper Fonterra''s port-use revamp reducing its annual container throughput from 61,000 to 37,000 teu.
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NewsUnions demand local labour use
Ports of Auckland has been warned by both the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union it will have to train its own workforce to cover labour shortfalls.
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Hedland adds to Moormaster family
Port Hedland is set to gain more Cavotec MSL technology next year, for iron ore shiploaders.
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NewsTauranga beats rationalisation drum
Tauranga port chairman John Parker has stressed the need for a hub ports in New Zealand to allow docking on the larger containerships, preferably at his port.
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NewsUnity in NZ port restructure
Port Otago and the Maritime Union of New Zealand have agreed to work collaboratively to handle the port''s expected 15% loss in annual container throughput caused by Fonterra''s recent port usage review.
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News'Partnerships and innovation' brings success
Its down to partnerships and innovation, claims the New Zealand''s Lyttelton Port of Christchurch, which has delivered a strong performance for the 2008/2009 financial year. Normalised profits for the year came to $10.6m (US$7.7m), up 2.9% on last year''s figure of $10.3m.
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Diverse New Zealand financials released
An unchanged underlying profit before tax of NZ$11.4m (US$8.5m) and comparable 4% increase in revenue to NZ$55.1m (US$41.2m) for the 2008-2009 financial year was recorded by CentrePort Wellington.
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Asciano in stable position
Australian port investor Asciano has reported success with its capital-raising programme but remains cautious on the prospects of full economic recovery.
