Oceania – Page 54
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NewsAuckland-P&O Nedlloyd in contract dispute
P& O Nedlloyd is understood to be seeking between US$735,000 and US$3.68m reimbursement in a contract dispute with Ports of Auckland. Having lost a service from the carrier in February last year, the port company is understood to be questioning whether P& O Nedlloyd''s remaining volume is sufficient to trigger ...
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NewsNelson port workers' deaths examined
The work histories of six former workers at the port of Nelson who have developed motor neurone disease are currently being investigated by the New Zealand Department of Labour''s Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) and the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board.
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NewsUnion issues overseas labour warning
The Maritime Union of New Zealand says it will shut down New Zealand ports if shortterm overseas casual labour is brought in under the guise of labour shortages.
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Executive move worries union
An Otago union leader has expressed concern over the recent departure of Port Otago chief executive Rene Bakx to the role of infrastructure manager with neighbouring Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).
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NewsAuckland commences major development
Ports of Auckland has commenced a US$39m project to both extend the Axis Fergusson container terminal to handle future volume and deepen Rangitoto Channel to widen the tidal window for larger containerships.
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NewsPorts breath sigh of relief
New Zealand port companies will retain title to reclaimed land required for infrastructure development through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act introduced last week.
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NewsBMT helps plan world's biggest coal port
Plans for the expansion of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in Queensland, to make it the world' s largest coal port, have been produced with the help of BMT Maritime Consultants, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT).
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AUSTRALIANS UP SECURITY SPEND
The Australian government will spend a further US$71.08m on expanding its existing CCTV network at national ports. At present, some 32 ports have CCTV coverage.
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NewsX-ray system for Adelaide
Smith' s Detection has received an order from the Australian Customs Service for its newly introduced container/ palletised goods cargo X-ray system, HI-SCAN 250250, to go into service at Adelaide.
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FAVOURABLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS
The direct economic benefits of deepening the channels of Australia''s premier container port have been estimated by consultants Meyrick and Associates, at US$851m over 25 years.
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NewsPort Interface the Concern For New Zealand
It would be overstretching the point to suggest that New Zealand is facing a turning point in its ports and land transport development. But if some of the country’ s leading transportation ” thinkers” had their way, it would be.
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NewsCHINESE DEMAND BEHIND THE 'ARMADA' CRISIS
The bulk carrier log-jam off the Australian east coast has finally dissipated to manageable levels following drastic action at the country''s major coal port. Chris Taylor reports on the reasons behind the chronic congestion, and what''s being done to correct the situation.
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NewsSYDNEY: WHAT ABOUT THE GENERALS?
Sydney''s new headache is carriers with a mix of very different cargoes that will be harder to fit into the port after the closure of Darling Harbour in 2006. Kevin Chinnery reports.
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NewsCHANNEL DEEPENING SET FOR GREEN LIGHT
The $289m port of Melbourne channel-deepening project in Port Phillip Bay was effectively given the green light in July after the public release of a long-awaited environmental effects statement (EES).
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FREMANTLE: NEXT TO TAKE ON BOX DUOPOLY?
The first breach in Australia''s stevedoring market duopoly of P& O Ports and Patrick for several years could take place in the country''s far west. Fremantle Ports (FP) has quietly set off to develop a third container terminal operation, bringing the first potential newcomer in any Australia box port since ...
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NewsBotany Bay's future under scrutiny
This month an independent inquiry will examine whether Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) should be allowed to go ahead with the first major land expansion at its Botany Bay container port in 30 years. Kevin Chinnery reports.
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NewsMelbourne accelerating dredging programme
Port Phillip Bay: 30% of the worlds container vessels cant get inThis process has been given the blessing of the Indian authorities, who have given permission for foreign direct investment to be increased from 49% to 100%. The money raised via the share issue is needed to fund construction of ...
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Aussie and Brit ports face up to ISPS deadline?
Australian transport minister John Anderson has been reported by the Weekend newspaper as saying of the ISPS Code:
