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Melbourne owners on the offensive
03 Dec 2007
Shipowner representative body Shipping Australia has rejected a shipper argument that exporters would not benefit from Melbourne channel deepening and so should avoid helping pay for it.
Who pays for drdeging in Melbourne has become a highly emotive question
It says significant costs for exporters would arise if large containerships drop the port.
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