Oceania – Page 31
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Patrick hit with health and safety fine
Australia''s Patrick Stevedores has been fined A$180,000 (US$182,200) for three counts of retaliatory discrimination against a worker who raised health and safety concerns.
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NZ urged to follow Australia master plan lead
Transport Minister Steven Joyce is being implored to take heed of the inaugural Australian Ports Master Plan by both the New Zealand Shippers'' Council and coastal operator Pacifica Shipping.
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NewsCyclone damage kept to a minmum
Queensland''s ports have survived an onslaught from Cyclone Yasi, one of the most destructive cyclones to hit Australia in decades.
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NewsRelief for Aussie ports as cyclone passes
Australian ports breathed a collective sigh of relief as they managed to escape relatively unscathed from the passing of Cyclone Yasi last month.
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NewsGetting back on track
Dave MacIntyre investigates the long term implications for flood-hit Australia’’s coal export crisis.
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NewsNZ port owners accused of holding back progress
While port rationalisation has long been mooted in New Zealand, the lack of progress in achieving it leads some critics to suggest that the ownership structure of ports – with local and regional authorities holding controlling power – is a hindrance.
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NewsStirred but not shaken
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) achieved a remarkable return to operations within mere hours of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck just 40 kilometres to its west at 4.35am on September 4, 2010, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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ITF dispute negotiated
A dispute between the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Ports of Auckland which flared late last year appears to have now been resolved.
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Watchdog supports increased competition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found that competition between the two container stevedores Patrick and DP World is not intense, but that bringing in a third stevedore at Brisbane and Sydney will put pressure on the incumbents to compete to retain existing customers and win additional business.
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Next generation Auckland investment
Ports of Auckland will this year complete a NZ$8m (US$6.2m) berth deepening and lengthening project to accommodate the next-generation of containership callers. The port expects the regular 4,100 teu callers to be superseded by 5,000 to 5,500 teu vessels over the next five years.
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NewsAustralian port strategy promises overhaul
Australian Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese has said his new National Ports Strategy is a blueprint for the future that will address the bottlenecks which have hampered competition and growth.
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NewsAnother step for Aussie ore facility
The design and construction of the $50m iron ore facility at Port Pirie in South Australia has taken another step forward, although the final approvals are still being sought.
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Queensland tender released
Tenders are being reviewed by North Queensland Bulk Ports for the first phase of a proposed multi cargo facility to be sited west of the existing Abbot Point Coal Terminal.
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NewsFloods force Brisbane port closure
The Port of Brisbane remained closed to shipping today as flood waters brought Australia’s Queensland State to a virtual standstill.
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NewsAustralian floods continue to hit coal ports
The Queensland floods, which in total have covered an area greater than France and Germany, continue to disrupt port operations.
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Buoying Sino-Australian relations
One of the ten agreements signed in June was a memorandum of understanding between China Development Bank and Aquila to explore development opportunities related to Aquila’s Queensland coal projects at Isaac Plains, Washpool and Eagle Down and Aquila’s West Pilbara iron ore project.
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NewsDP World sells off Aussie operations
DP World has sold a 75% stake in its Australian facilities, the majority of which is going to Citi Infrastructure Investors.
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NewsContaining the ore outbreak
HFW''s Donny Low discusses developments in the Australian port scene
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Befriend the green movement, ports told
Australian port managers need to take on board the emerging influence of the Green movement, and be prepared to engage with its political leaders.
