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Tauranga resident, Walter Daniel Crosa, was tragically killed in an accident at the port on August 15.

11th September 2011

Man killed at Tauranga

11th September 2011

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New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed Cavotec MSL aims to raise significant capital in tandem with its October transfer to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange.

9th September 2011

Cavotec pairs listing with capital boost

9th September 2011

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The New South Wales Government is considering refinancing state-owned assets at Port Botany by offering private investors a 99-year lease on Sydney’s box port. The government has announced a “scoping study” to…

8th September 2011

NSW dangles Botany terminal lease carrot

8th September 2011

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Grain exports shipped through South Australian ports have attained record levels, according to agribusiness Viterra. A total of nearly seven million tonnes of grain has been exported from the state by 14…

8th September 2011

Record Southern grain exports

8th September 2011

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The port of Portland is critical for economic growth in the so-called “Green Triangle” of south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria, Regional Development Australia says.

24th August 2011

Portland ‘critical’ for southern success

24th August 2011

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Cavotec MSL is to delist from the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) in February and relist with the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.

22nd August 2011

Cavotec plans Sweden relist

22nd August 2011

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The Victorian state government has said that the entry of a third major stevedore in the state is not conditional on the development of the Port of Hastings.

22nd August 2011

Third Melbourne stevedore not ruled out

22nd August 2011

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Submissions are being sought to an analysis of local government ownership of the nation’s ports being conducted by the New Zealand Productivity Commission.

18th August 2011

NZ port ownership scrutinised

18th August 2011

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Rio Tinto is accelerating its iron ore expansion programme in the Pilbara region of Western Australia with US$676m of funding for early works and procurement.

23rd July 2011

Pilbaras early expansion

23rd July 2011

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Investors are being given the chance to share in Queensland’s coal bonanza.

13th July 2011

Queensland coal haul offered to investors

13th July 2011

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Australias New South Wales state government has announced it has no plans to privatise NSW ports in the short or medium term.

13th July 2011

New South Wales privatisation rumours quashed

13th July 2011

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Compounding disruption caused by a succession of earthquakes, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has confirmed that is having “significant difficulty” in securing natural disaster insurance cover in the current environment.

30th June 2011

Lyttelton pressured by tough insurance sector

30th June 2011

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The first shipload of coal leaving the expanded Abbot Point Coal Terminal 1 (APT1) was closely followed by Vale throwing its hat into the ring after one of the new terminals to…

23rd June 2011

Rise and rise of Queensland’s coal

23rd June 2011

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New Zealand’s Lyttelton Port is once again dealing with the aftermath of earthquake damage to its facilities – for the third time in nine months.

16th June 2011

Powerful aftershocks hinder Lyttelton recovery

16th June 2011

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A revolutionary external sea container wash machine developed by Auckland-based Lotus Wash Systems has received official certification from MAFBNZ.

9th June 2011

MAF green-lights Lotus unti

9th June 2011

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A marine farming industry proposal to fund commercial development of Port Tarakohe, located at the northwestern tip of the South Island, has been labelled “one-sided” by the Tasman District Council.

8th June 2011

Council quashes Tarakohe proposal

8th June 2011

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Former ports investor Toll Group says it will consider new acquisitions after securing a three-year, US$400m facility from its bankers. The financial arrangement gives the group flexibility and supports its planned investment…

7th June 2011

Toll considers fresh investment

7th June 2011

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Blasting at Darwin’s harbour will be replaced by more environmentally friendly dredging methods, after concerns were raised by the community.

2nd June 2011

No blasting for Darwin’s LNG project

2nd June 2011

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Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has launched two prosecutions against the Maritime Union of Australia following allegations of unlawful industrial action at Fremantle and Broome.

2nd June 2011

Unlawful strikes challenged

2nd June 2011

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Tasman District Council has announced it will be reviewing all options for the future of Port Tarakohe as it prepares its next ten-year plan.

25th April 2011

Port Tarakohe options mulled

25th April 2011