Australasia – Page 8

  • The port is to now demolish the former Bank of New Zealand building (image is of CentrePort Wellington in 2009) Photo: Maritime Union of New Zealand/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Property settlement at CentrePort

    2018-11-13T16:58:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington has reached a NZ$170m settlement with insurers in relation to commercial properties damaged during the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

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    ACCC blasts Melbourne stevedores

    2018-11-06T15:40:00Z

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed stevedores charging truck and train firms unreasonably high fees for containers’ collection or delivery at the Port of Melbourne.

  • Port of Napier
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    Napier hits back over criticised upgrade plan

    2018-10-18T16:04:00Z

    The owner of New Zealand’s Napier Port has dismissed concerns about its planned NZD$350m upgrade and that the port’s recent growth could be short-lived.

  • Napier Port
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    45% of Napier could be sold to fund growth

    2018-10-03T15:57:00Z

    Hawke’s Bay Regional Council could sell up to 45% of Napier Port in New Zealand to fund the port’s growth requirements, while retaining majority ownership and balancing the council’s investments.

  • Fergusson container terminal
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    Auckland congestion pressures other ports

    2018-10-02T13:43:00Z

    Berth congestion at the Port of Auckland has seen schedule changes and operational delays at other ports receiving diverted ships.

  • Port of Papeete
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    Striking Papeete port workers blocking cargo

    2018-09-21T14:50:00Z

    A general strike in French Polynesia has seen cargo stuck in the Port of Papeete following action by port workers.

  • The Port of Newcastle has responded to receiving unsolicited bids to develop a container terminal at the port Photo: Geoff Whalan/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Newcastle responds to unsought terminal bids

    2018-09-05T14:58:00Z

    Australia''s Port of Newcastle has responded to receiving unsolicited bids to develop a container terminal at the port by encouraging more bids from other prospective investors.

  • Port Taranaki achieved a 14.4% lift in net after-profit tax Photo: Port Taranaki
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    New Zealand ports return half year profits

    2018-09-05T14:58:00Z

    Port of Tauranga has returned a comparable 13% increase in net after-tax profit to NZ$94.3m and 10.9% rise in revenue to NZ$283.7m in the 2017–2018 financial year.

  • Ms Young said the varying frequency and extent of surveys between ports, as well as a lack of data sharing, means onboard pilots and vessel masters could therefore be working from differing data Photo: Christoph Strässler/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Concerns over Kiwi port surveying

    2018-09-05T14:58:00Z

    Safety and economic impact concerns have been raised over the lack of standardisation of hydrography surveying practice within New Zealand’s port sector.

  • The TasPorts’ Port Master Plans focus on three major projects and several smaller investments (image is of Tasmania) Photo: ArvidO/Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons
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    Tasmania's multi-million port plan

    2018-09-05T10:54:00Z

    A $144m set of investment plans for port infrastructure has been unveiled for ports in Tasmania to futureproof the Australian state for the next 15 years.

  • DP World has said the charges are essential to keep the entire supply chain competitive Photo: DP World
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    DP World defends charges

    2018-09-05T10:54:00Z

    DP World has defended its controversial terminal infrastructure access charges, saying they are essential to keep the entire supply chain competitive.

  • Newcastle is committed to diversification strategies to offset future coal handling losses. Credit: Port of Newcastle
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    Newcastle looks beyond bulk horizon

    2018-08-30T10:18:00Z

    The world”s foremost coal export port is targeting business diversification initiatives, but its plans are being stymied, writes Iain MacIntyre.

  • Devonport
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    TasPorts reveals AUS$200m Port Master Plan

    2018-08-16T14:11:00Z

    TasPorts has unveiled its Port Master Plan to spend AUS$200m in port infrastructure improvements over the next 15 years.

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    Auckland charged over swimmer's death

    2018-07-24T11:08:00Z

    Charges have been filed in the Auckland District Court this month in relation to the death of ocean swimmer Leslie Gelberger, who was thought to have been struck and killed by a 15-metre aluminium pilot boat in Auckland Harbour last April.

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    Real cost of port shortfalls in Australia

    2018-07-23T17:01:00Z

    Impediments to efficiency in Australia’s port network ultimately impact negatively on the cost of living for Australians and Australia’s competitiveness on the international stage, according to Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher.

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    Adani ready to sell Abbot Point stake

    2018-07-06T09:20:00Z

    Investment bank Rothschild has been appointed by Adani to sell a stake in its Port of Abbot Point port operations in Australia''s Queensland.

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    Newcastle invests in bulk boom

    2018-07-06T09:20:00Z

    A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.

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    Industrial action averted at Port Nelson

    2018-07-06T09:20:00Z

    A planned week-long strike of eight tug masters and engineers at New Zealand’s Port Nelson has been averted, with port management and representatives of the Merchant Service Guild (MSG) engaging in further negotiations.

  • Port of Newcastle
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    'Secret' government deal holding back Newcastle

    2018-05-16T17:30:00Z

    A "secret deal" between the New South Wales (NSW) government and port owners is stopping the Port of Newcastle from developing a container terminal and pushing up consumer prices, according to Australia’s NSW state government opposition.

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    Melbourne pilotage services under review

    2018-05-11T14:41:00Z

    A preliminary review into the standard of pilotage services in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay is to be conducted by the Victorian Ports Corporation, following the recent opening up of pilotage competition in the bay.