Oceania

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.

An inquiry into Port of Newcastle sale arrangements which favoured Port Botany and Port Kembla has found the “Port Commitment Deeds including the conditions of sale and the levy were not disclosed…

NSW Ports Operations Hold and its subsidiaries Port Botany Operations and Port Kembla Operations have had proceedings launched against them by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for making deals with…

The New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Councils Public Works Committee has commenced an inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on public works expenditure in New South Wales.

Hutchison Ports has accused the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) of “opportunistically” using an incident which resulted in a seriously injured worker at its Port Botany terminal to gather support.

Industrial action planned from March 15-20 has been suspended by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) ahead of further mediation with Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).