Australasia – Page 6
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NewsWarning over call for port nationalisation
A port expert has warned that acting on a call to “nationalise” an Australian port will result in a loss of business trust.
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PrimePort snares Southern Star
Maersk has recently added PrimePort Timaru as a permanent weekly call on its Southern Star schedule.
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Major development for New Zealand port?
A proposed NZ$28.3m development of Port Tarakohe (Golden Bay) would provide a catalyst for significant private sector investment and growth in the aquaculture industry, and consequently deliver a significant economic boost to the region.
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Hub focus for CentrePort
CentrePort Wellington is reportedly eyeing development of a handful of further rail-served freight hubs, as its strategy for aggregating particularly logs for long-distance delivery continues to produce dividends.
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NewsIndustrial action limit for stevedores
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled indefinite work bans by workers at DP World Australia’s terminals are not protected amidst new redundancy plans to combat “volume losses”.
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NewsNSW government dismiss Newcastle inquiry
Australia''s New South Wales government is standing by the development of Port Botany in response to the Public Works Committee’s (PWC) inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on public works expenditure in New South Wales.
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NewsTownsville terminal project gains ground
Australian construction company Formset has been awarded an AU$10m contract to build a 1.6-hectare container terminal as part of the Port of Townsville’s AUS$30m Crane and Cargo Terminal project at Berth 4.
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Victoria to assess expansion potential
A ports strategy put together by Australia’s Government of Victoria will investigate the efficiency of the state’s ports and look at options for the possible expansion of coastal shipping.
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Partial sale of Napier Port
New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has announced it is to part with 45% of its currently 100% shareholding in Napier Port, pending a soon-to-be published final decision on pricing and market conditions.
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Northport to become mega-port?
A new mega-port development at Northport, combining the current port operation with a relocation of the Ports of Auckland (PoAL), may be a key recommendation of a strategic review being undertaken of the upper North Island supply chain.
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Upgrade work causes vehicle import congestion
Infrastructure upgrades at both Ports of Auckland (PoAL) and Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) are adding congestion to the movement of New Zealand’s new and used vehicle imports.
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Ports Australia policy overhaul
Ports Australia has adopted a policy platform focusing on the three main ways ports can help improve Australia’s future: building maritime skills, using Australia’s “blue highway” and “improving lives through connected ports”.
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Auckland container shortage crisis talks
An ongoing empty container shortage plaguing New Zealand''s supply chain has led to a key stakeholder meeting being called to debate the challenges by Ports of Auckland (POAL).
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Tauranga port 'a success', finds Working Group
A 21-page interim progress report has been published by the Working Group undertaking the review of Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy.
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NewsNapier Port levies shift to carriers
A new infrastructure levy introduced by Napier Port as well as the majority of an insurance levy initiated in late 2017 are now being met by its shipping line callers.
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NewsMarlborough boosts truck facilities
A heavy vehicle parking lot established last year to ease Picton street congestion caused by trucks involved in the Kaikoura earthquake relief effort has now been leased by Port Marlborough.
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NewsAustralian operators’ contract terms rapped
Three Australia stevedores have agreed to change contract terms with land transport businesses after competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) raised concerns.
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NewsHutchison ramps up infrastructure fee
Port infrastructure charges becoming an issue in the New South Wales state elections has not stopped Hutchison Ports Sydney announcing that its infrastructure levy is to rise.
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NewsTruckers open fire on Australia surcharges
In Australia, the latest controversial “port infrastructure” surcharges put in place by stevedores have seen opposition from truckers.
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NewsBerthing window issues in NZ
Shipping lines are reporting congestion-related issues throughout New Zealand’s port network, with little capacity existing to accommodate the realities of vessels frequently arriving outside of their scheduled berthing windows.
