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News Australasia

  • Brisbane ties with Bundaberg

    01 Jul 2007

    The port of Bundaberg is to merge with the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the Queensland Government has announced. Bundaberg will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary but will continue to trade under its own name. 

  • Force majeure depresses Lyttelton coal exports

    01 Jul 2007

    Aggressive protestors and extended environmental obligations have forced Solid Energy to invoke force majeure provisions and temporarily reduce export coal volume through Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC).Initially expecting to encounter about 1,000 protected snails in its Stockton Mine, the company has to date had to relocate about 5,600.  

  • PORTLAND FUTURE GOALS

    01 Jul 2007

    Portland has released a strategy to cope with anticipated freight growth in the “Green Triangle” – the area in the southeast of South Australia and western Victoria, served by the port. A Port Land Use Strategy report identifies the road, rail and other infrastructure needed over the next 5-10 years. 

  • OTAGO BREAKS GROUND

    01 Jul 2007

    Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an holistic view across the port’s container terminal and inland container depot facilities. 

  • No end in sight to congestion blight

    01 Jul 2007

    Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such as ships arriving in quick succession. 

  • NZ's South Port expands hardstanding

    01 Jul 2007

    A newly-completed 30,000 sq metre heavy-duty hardstand area is expected to provide improved container and project cargo handling efficiency at South Port.  

  • Marlborough nets lucrative pipeline contract

    01 Jul 2007

    Port Marlborough’s Shakespeare Bay facility has been selected as the spoolbase for the NZ$1bn ($766m) offshore Taranaki Kupe gas pipelaying project.  

  • Patrick expands straddle carrier coverage

    01 Jul 2007

    Australia’s Patrick Corp has firmed up orders for 15 seventh generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its terminals in Melbourne and Sydney.  

  • ‘Economic backwater’ threat

    01 Jul 2007

    The Victorian Transport Association has told the state government that the dangers of avoiding channel deepening at the port of Melbourne and its approaches, far outweigh the risks of doing so.  

  • Ballast water rules under scrutiny

    01 Jul 2007

    Ballast water practices in bulk carriers may come in for special investigation after unseasonal storms led to the grounding of the panamax bulk carrier Pasha Bulker near the entrance to Newcastle on Australia’s east coast in June.  

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