Oceania

Maritime Union of New Zealand national president Garry Parsloe says productivity bonuses earned by his Auckland members are a demonstration of their “strong commitment” and hard work.

The environmental pressures facing ports close to residential areas have surfaced in Melbourne, where residents of the suburb of Williamstown have already raised concerns about the proposed development of the Webb Dock…

DP World says it was forced to sell its Adelaide terminal to Flinders Ports due to the exercise of a right in the agreement held by Flinders.

An independent valuation of the Port of Napier has revealed a 47.1% rise over three years to NZ$177.4m (US$134m).

A five-yearly review into the regulation of key state ports is being undertaken by the South Australian Essential Services Commission (ESCOSA).

Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.

Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand commenced the Employment Relations Authority’s facilitation process in May in a bid to break their nine-month industrial dispute.

Speculation Northport is about to fulfill a blossoming role handling spill-over container volumes from Auckland and Tauranga has been calmed by port company business development manager John Lee-Richards.

An Australian port economist says the pressures on ports are being significantly increased by the challenges of catering for larger ships.

Assets and leases held by Westgate at Victoria Dock in Melbourne have been bought by Qube Logistics in a deal worth A$47m (US$49.3m).

CentrePort Wellington chief executive Blair O’Keeffe says a Productivity Commission report on the local ports sector fails to acknowledge the dramatic surge in freight handled successfully over the past two decades.

Northland Regional Council chairperson Craig Brown believes Northport is ideally-placed to win trade from nearby Ports of Auckland and Port of Tauranga.

The Australian ports industry has been warned that urban encroachment could soon force the country’s seven major city ports to surrender business to regional competitors.

Newcastle Port Corporation is seeking approval for future dredging that will include the provision of ten vessel berths, to ensure the port can cope with increases in trade.

There is more bad news for the Port of Auckland as a result of current strikes diverting vessels to the Port of Tauranga instead – it has lost one of its most…

New smart-switching technology has been developed by Ports of Auckland’s IT team to save power bills on port lighting.