Oceania – Page 24
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NewsCompetition call
Privatisation and competition ring the changes down under. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsRail strike impacts Oz
A weekend strike has stopped around 600,000 tonnes of coal getting to Australia’s Newcastle Port, according to media reports.
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NewsAuckland on the road to resolution?
It looks like the Ports of Auckland (PoAL) may be willing to accept the facilitator’s recommendations to resolve the dispute with Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) over ‘competitive stevedoring’ - after more than year of troubles.
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NewsHedland cyclone causes disruption
Having battened down the hatches for a possible cyclone this week, Australia’s Port of Hedland, a major hub for iron ore export, still suffered disruption, but managed to reopen on Wednesday.
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NSW given privatisation go-ahead
Legislation to privatise the New South Wales ports of Port Botany and Port Kembla was passed by the NSW Legislative Council before Christmas.
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Oakajee thrown a lifeline
The option of allowing royalty concessions to help give traction to the troubled Oakajee port project in Western Australia has been raised by state premier Colin Barnett.
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Review for Auckland’s Onehunga
Pacifica Shipping’s recent change in vessel capacity has seen Ports of Auckland initiate a review of the ongoing viability of its Onehunga operation.
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NewsPHPA – big plans in the pipeline
Australia’s Port Hedland Port Authority (PHPA) had an outstanding year in 2012 with a number of noteworthy milestones helping to retain its status as the world’s largest bulk export port - but it is aiming even higher in 2013.
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Negotiations continue for Kwinana port plan
According to media reports, the Australian Government is still in dispute over a building tycoon’s plan to build a private bulk commodity port in Kwinana, Western Australia.
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Tauranga port criticises process
Port of Tauranga is frustrated at both the NZ$2.5m (US$2.1m) expenditure - excluding staff time - and four-year process it has undertaken to seek resource consent to widen and deepen its harbour channel.
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Bill killed by one vote
Labour MP Darien Fenton’s Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill was thwarted by a single vote in New Zealand Parliament last month.
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Queensland stamps on port progress
The Queensland government has decided there will be no new ports created for the next ten years.
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Lawsuit threatened over stalled Kwinana port
The Western Australian Government is being sued for over A$1bn (US$1.03bn) by building entrepreneur Len Buckeridge over a stalled port project.
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Oakajee project on the backburner
Japanese company Mitsubishi has indefinitely mothballed a plan to develop an iron ore port and rail link at Oakajee in Western Australia.
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Big ships remain elusive for Melbourne
Melbourne’s hoped-for growth in larger ship visits, after its channel deepening, has been slower than expected.
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Three’s a crowd at Brisbane
Doubts have been cast on the viability of having three container stevedores compete at the Port of Brisbane.
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NewsOz transport regulators ripe for reform
A report by the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has highlighted that the number of transport regulators in the country are long overdue for reform in order to improve infrastructure on a national scale.
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NewsMelbourne expansion project moves forward
The Port of Melbourne has put out a tender for construction works associated with its $1.6bn Port Capacity Project to expedite the expansion of its container terminal and automotive capacity in line with increasing trade demands.
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NewsSafety concerns escalate in Australia
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members from Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla took to the streets in Sydney this week to rally over “industry inaction” on safety issues following the recent death of a fellow dockworker.
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NewsDP World launches bio-straddle trial
DP World has launched a three month trial of Caltex B20 Bio-Diesel Fuel into eight new straddle carriers at its West Swanson Terminal in Melbourne.
