Oceania – Page 30
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Toll considers fresh investment
Former ports investor Toll Group says it will consider new acquisitions after securing a three-year, US$400m facility from its bankers. The financial arrangement gives the group flexibility and supports its planned investment in growth via both capital expenditure and acquisition.
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NewsHedland development plan unveiled
BHP Billiton is seeking government approvals for the comprehensive development of its outer harbour facility in Port Hedland, which includes landside infrastructure and marine development.
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NewsNo blasting for Darwin’s LNG project
Blasting at Darwin’s harbour will be replaced by more environmentally friendly dredging methods, after concerns were raised by the community.
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'Unlawful' strikes challenged
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has launched two prosecutions against the Maritime Union of Australia following allegations of unlawful industrial action at Fremantle and Broome.
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Adani wins Abbot Point lease
The long-term lease of the Abbot Point coal terminal in Queensland has been won by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), a branch of the Adani group of India.
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Box discharge units bought by Adelaide
Three innovative units that allow containers to be used for bulk and discharged straight into a ship’s hold have been bought by DP World Adelaide.
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NewsIndustrial unrest rocks Australian ports
Australia’s deteriorating industrial situation in the port sector is worrying the country’s shipping bosses.
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Port Tarakohe options mulled
Tasman District Council has announced it will be reviewing all options for the future of Port Tarakohe as it prepares its next ten-year plan.
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Gladstone commits to trainees
Gladstone Port Corporation has taken on a record number of new apprentices and trainees, representing 10% of the port’s workforce. The port has particularly committed to encouraging indigenous youth to apply for traineeships. Year-long traineeships provide on the job experience working in various areas of the port.
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Tauranga consent appeals heard
Appeals to the Port of Tauranga’s resource consent to deepen and widen its harbour shipping channels are currently being heard in the New Zealand Environment Court. Despite endeavours to negotiate, three indigenous groups have maintained their opposition to the development.
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Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.
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NewsQueensland bounces back from disasters
Devastating floods and cyclone damage have failed to dent Queensland’s ever-expanding coal industry.
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NewsEleventh hour truce averts Aussie strike
A potentially-damaging outbreak of industrial disruption on the Australian waterfront has been averted – for the time being – by a truce between stevedore Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia.
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Newcastle’s ten-strong berth plan
Newcastle Port Corporation is to create ten new berths by dredging 3m cu m of mud, sand and contaminated material from the south arm of the Hunter River.
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Oakajee $4bn development on track
Joint owners Mitsubishi Development and Murchison Metals are on track to begin building the A$4bn (US$4bn) Oakajee Port and Rail project in Western Australia later this year. Construction will continue until the end of 2014 and the first ore shipment from the initial capesize berths will be in early 2015.
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NZ port productivity slammed
New Zealand Business Roundtable executive director Roger Kerr has strongly criticised the productivity of the local port sector.
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Patrick doubles booking fees
Fees charged for the vehicle booking system operated by Patrick Stevedore at Port Botany doubled at the end of March.
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NewsLyttelton back in business
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) made a full return to operations in the third week of March, handling its first export shipment of coal and container shipping exchanges since the February 22 earthquake.
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NewsSydney penalises under-achievers
Sydney has flicked the switch on a penalty system for underperforming stevedores and truckers, following a month-long trial.
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NewsLyttelton overcomes second quake setbacks
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has proved strong in the face of continued adversity, reeling from the second major earthquake in just five months.
