Oceania – Page 37
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Drastic measures for Greymouth
An asset-sale, reduction to skeleton three-person staff and returning of governance to the Grey District Council are among measures being pursued for the debt-ridden Port of Greymouth.
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Primeport advocacy formed
Representatives of workers, business and local Government have established a "Timaru Port Network" to advocate for the port and user''s interests, following Fonterra switching the majority of its local Clandeboye dairy exports to rival Lyttelton Port of Christchurch.
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Asciano writedowns put brakes on AutoStrads
Australian port investor Asciano has delayed the roll out of its advanced AutoStrad automatic container straddle carrier positioning technology.
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Southern NZ merger report commissioned
A report on the consequences of a merger between the South Island's two largest ports is to be delivered by Auckland consultancy Antipodes in October.
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NewsBBI poised to offload PD Ports for $1
The recapitalisation of Australian port investor Babcock & Brown Infrastructure has taken a massive step forward, with Canadian infrastructure investor Brookfield Asset Management taking a 49.9% stake in the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal.
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Victoria unveils state port plans
The Australian state of Victoria has launched a new state port plan which merges the Melbourne and Hastings port authorities and outlines future developments for Hastings and Geelong.
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Brisbane ups fees
Brisbane has raised wharfage and harbour charges by 6% across the board, the first time in 27 years it has raised its fees. The increase reflects the cost of infrastructural investment and inflation. A new scale of charges for coal has not yet been detailed.
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NewsAuckland Port holds surcharges
Ports of Auckland is to postpone its Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF) surcharges until January 1 in recognition of the current "challenging trading environment".
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NZL claim heads to court
Port of Tauranga has lodged declaratory judgement proceedings in the New Zealand High Court in an attempt to resolve the terminal dispute with NZL Group.
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Newcastle coal king
The Australian port of Newcastle has confirmed its place as the top coal port in the world, exporting more than 90m tonnes of coal in 2008/09. The value of the exports rose by more than a third to A$17bn (US$14.2bn)
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Technological breakthrough for Centreport
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Blair O''Keeffe believes the deployment of voice direction technology on his port''s six new diesel-electric straddle carriers may be a world-first in the ports industry. Mr O''Keeffe expects the newly-equipped straddles will also provide a productivity boost.
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NZ snippets Aug-Sep
Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen believes there is a "special opportunity" for Auckland to develop a world-class waterfront that balances both public and port interests.
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Land planning law a boon to Australian ports
Australian ports have urged state and federal governments to streamline planning laws governing port land.
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Oz News Snippets from Dave Mac
DP World has followed the signing of an agreement to remain at Sydney''s Port Botany for another 15 years by committing to a programme of new investment.
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Otago port restructure rejected
A Port Otago restructuring proposal has been strongly rejected by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union. MUNZ national president Phil Adams says the proposal would reduce conditions of employment and health and safety or lead to redundancies. An existing agreement expires in ...
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NewsTauranga posts strong first half figures
Port of Tauranga banked a net profit of NZ$45.2m (US$ 30.9m) for the year ended June 30, 2009, a 7% increase on 2008.
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Otago inland port dismissed
Port Otago chief executive Geoff Plunket said until Dunedin suffers the traffic congestion that makes inland ports economically-viable in Auckland, such an initiative is not warranted in his region. KiwiRail had raised the issue as the Otago regional transport committee develops a 30-year transport strategy.
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NewsLarger callers doubtful
Maersk Line New Zealand country manager Julian Bevis says the chance of vessels bigger than the current-largest of 4100 teu coming to New Zealand in the short term is relatively small. However, he also points out that only Ports of Auckland could currently cater for vessels up to 5,000 or ...
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Pilbara multi-port authorities safe
Plans to set up a single entity port authority for the Pilbara region have been ditched by the Western Australia Government. A change of government from Labor to Liberal preceded the decision to remain with various region port authority boards, including representatives from major shippers.
