Oceania

Frustration with mounting truck queues at Ports of Auckland (PoAL) has led to National Road Carriers chief executive David Aitken proposing that hauliers need to raise charges to cover lengthy delay costs.

An Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) survey said Australian ports have become less appealing to investors over the last three years.

A new deepwater port in South Australia has been proposed to support a new mining project planned by the Iron Road company on the state’s Eyre Peninsula.

An advisory panel has been set up to guide the Australian Government on infrastructure investment plans through to 2100.

Hamburg Süd is to follow Maersk Line in taking larger container ships to the Port of Tauranga when it begins a peak season service using 7,200 teu vessels.

Road-based cargo flows to and from Napier Port are expected to be enhanced through a NZ$25m government investment in local roading improvements.

Infrastructure investments are being planned for the Port of Darwin that will expand its reefer, general cargo and cruise ship capability.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its final decision on rules for ports and shippers regarding container weighing protocols.

Despite a downturn in Chinese demand, Australia’s Port Hedland and Port of Dampier have posted year-on-year growth in throughput for the first quarter of the year.

The worsening industrial situation at Australia’s ports has prompted the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) to call on maritime union leaders to “get real” and abandon their “excessive and unsustainable wage and condition…

As Australia continues to see increasing moves towards port privatisation, the head of its competition watchdog has warned against making short-term gains at the expense of long-term benefits for the community.

Brookfield Infrastructure Group has moved to acquire ports operator Asciano in Australia. Asciano formally confirmed at the end of June it had received a non-binding bid to acquire 100% of its shares…

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a comparable 1.3% increase in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization to NZ$15.9m for the six months to December 31, 2014 (an after-tax figure…