Oceania – Page 48
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Log exports boom carves a path for NZ ports
New Zealand’ s forestry exporting ports are flourishing, with a construction boom in Asia and export log restrictions in Russia pushing the price of locally-produced logs up 20% over the past year,writes Iain MacIntyre.
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Coastal shipping waits for chance to shine
Coastal shipping advocates in New Zealand will soon discover if the Government intends putting their transport mode on an equal footing with road and rail in funding and policy decisions.
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NewsFirst hurdle fall
New Zealand’ s two key ports have walked away from the merger negotiating table, but at what cost?
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NewsStrength of Sydney
The Australian port welcomes a broad range of cargoes through its doors, as Iain MacIntyre reports
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Brisbane ties with Bundaberg
The port of Bundaberg is to merge with the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the Queensland Government has announced. Bundaberg will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary but will continue to trade under its own name.
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Force majeure depresses Lyttelton coal exports
Aggressive protestors and extended environmental obligations have forced Solid Energy to invoke force majeure provisions and temporarily reduce export coal volume through Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC).Initially expecting to encounter about 1,000 protected snails in its Stockton Mine, the company has to date had to relocate about 5,600.
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PORTLAND FUTURE GOALS
Portland has released a strategy to cope with anticipated freight growth in the “ Green Triangle” – the area in the southeast of South Australia and western Victoria, served by the port. A Port Land Use Strategy report identifies the road, rail and other infrastructure needed over the next 5-10 ...
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OTAGO BREAKS GROUND
Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an holistic view across the port’ s container terminal and inland container depot facilities.
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No end in sight to congestion blight
Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’ s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such as ships arriving in quick succession.
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NewsNZ's South Port expands hardstanding
A newly-completed 30,000 sq metre heavy-duty hardstand area is expected to provide improved container and project cargo handling efficiency at South Port.
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Marlborough nets lucrative pipeline contract
Port Marlborough’ s Shakespeare Bay facility has been selected as the spoolbase for the NZ$1bn ($766m) offshore Taranaki Kupe gas pipelaying project.
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Patrick expands straddle carrier coverage
Australia’ s Patrick Corp has firmed up orders for 15 seventh generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its terminals in Melbourne and Sydney.
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'Economic backwater' threat
The Victorian Transport Association has told the state government that the dangers of avoiding channel deepening at the port of Melbourne and its approaches, far outweigh the risks of doing so.
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NewsBallast water rules under scrutiny
Ballast water practices in bulk carriers may come in for special investigation after unseasonal storms led to the grounding of the panamax bulk carrier Pasha Bulker near the entrance to Newcastle on Australia’ s east coast in June.
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APM not eyeing Australian ports
AP Moller-Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals has denied recent New Zealand media speculation it is actively planning to buy port terminals in either that country or Australia.
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Newcastle rationing about turn approved
Australia’ s competition watchdog, the ACCC, has given draft approval for capacity rationing to return to the port of Newcastle. The approval authorises rationing until the end of this year, and assumes that under the amended system,the total volume of coal exports is unlikely to be reduced.
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NewsLyttelton callers boost volumes
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch is expecting calls from the weekly Maersk Line Pacific Island service and the currently fortnightly CMA CGM New Europe, Mascarene and Orient (NEMO) service will raise its annual container volume by about 10% to 200,000 teu.
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MELBOURNE WATER WAR
The Port of Melbourne Corporation has reported that visiting ships have drastically reduced their intake of potable water in an effort to play their role in water conservation.
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QUEENSLAND SHUNS NVESTMENT
Privately-operated coal terminals in Queensland have rejected any offer to publicly fund their export infrastructure, despite vessel queues reaching record levels.
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MARLBOROUGH SAFETY DRIVE
They feel that their private investments are underpinned by long-term contracts with mining companies and therefore public money is unnecessary.Marlborough harbourmaster Captain Alex van Wijngaarden is seeking radar, expansion of the automatic information system and adoption of the pending non-mandatory New Zealand Port Marine Harbour Safety Code, to ensure the ...
