Oceania – Page 4
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NewsAustralia’s first green port is underway
Plans to build Australia’s first ‘green’ port are underway.
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NewsPowerful tug for safer large vessel handling
Safer handling of large vessels has been enabled at a New Zealand port with a NZD9.4m order for a 65t bollard pull (BP) tug.
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NewsShort-Haul Rail Assessed
A new study commissioned by the Australian Railway Association drills into the viability of getting short-haul rail working in conjunction with Australia’s main containerports.
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NewsContracts signed for AUS$125m port rail project
Contracts have been signed for a $125m Australian port rail project that improve supply chain logistics and reduce congestion.
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NewsVICT strikes suspended
Strikes have been suspended at ICTSI’s Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at the Port of Melbourne.
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NewsVICT strikes are attacking automation
A series of planned strikes at ICTSI’s Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at the Port of Melbourne is an attack on its automated status, VICT’s CEO has said.
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NewsMelbourne deal to ease container congestion
The Port of Melbourne has struck a deal that will help ease shipping container congestion.
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NewsMELBOURNE MAPS THE FUTURE
The Port of Melbourne (PoM) has crafted a development strategy to 2050. And next on the agenda is a so-called ‘tariff rebalancing’ to help pay for it.
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NewsCHINA – AUSTRALIA COAL WARS
Souring international relations between China and Australia are now seriously threatening coal exports from Australia. AJ Keyes assesses what the impact could be on both sides.
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NewsMajor NZ ports swamped
Iain MacIntyre assesses how a perfect storm of interconnected disrupting circumstances has caused significant congestion and delays at New Zealand’s ports.
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NewsECHOES OF THE PAST IN OZ
The industrial action underway on the Australian waterfront at the time of writing has echoes of the protracted action that took place in the 1990s, not least due to the intransigence of the MUA.
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NewsMelbourne launches 30-year strategy
The Port of Melbourne in Australia has launched a 30-year development strategy.
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NewsNZ port to take full terminal ownership
A New Zealand port is currently in negotiations to acquire 100% of a container terminal business.
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NewsSustainability strategy guide for ports
A Port Sustainability Strategy Development Guide has been launched to provide Australian ports with a systematic and robust approach to sustainability.
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NewsIndustrial action withdrawn in Australia
Industrial action has been with withdrawn in Australia in a move that brings relief following severe disruption.
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NewsStevedore dies at NZ terminal
An investigation is underway following a fatality at a New Zealand container terminal.
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NewsTHE ZESPRI WAY
Iain MacIntyre discusses the Zespri kiwifruit marketing cooperative supply strategy for delivering over five billion pieces of kiwifruit in 2019-20 and progress made this year in spite of COVID-19.
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NewsAuckland project facilitates larger ships
Development consent has been granted for a project that will enable Auckland to accommodate larger container ships.
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NewsPort rail strategy driving new investment
A new collaboration marks a significant development for rail to port connectivity on Australia’s East Coast.
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NewsMelbourne sees largest container ship
The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the largest container ship by maximum capacity to call at its facilities in what is seen as a demonstration of the port’s ability to accommodate the next generation of global container vessels.
