Oceania

New Zealand Importers’ Institute secretary Daniel Silva has labelled the new Kotahi logistics partnership a “collusion” against shipping companies and ports.

Former Pacifica chief executive Rod Grout believes developing a major North Island hub port would reduce the risk of another Rena grounding disaster.

Asciano, the parent company of Patrick Stevedore, has told investors that the company has recovered some of the market share it lost 18 months ago.

As Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) processes what is due to be the largest single corporate insurance claim in the Southern Hemisphere, other local ports are also feeling the ramifications of the…

Plans to raise significant capital have been put on hold by Cavotec partially due to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm-listing firm having a “very strong balance sheet” and recently signing a €80m ($110m)…

A committed protest campaign is being promised by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) in light of Port Otago seeking up to a…

Mitsubishi Corporation and Murchison Metals Ltd are being forced to rethink plans for their $6.11bn Oakajee iron ore infrastructure development project in Western Australia until more financing can be secured.

The parent company of Patrick stevedoring company, Asciano, has reported a net profit after tax of A$145.2m (US$153.8m) for the 2010-11 financial year, but blamed “significant industrial relations activity” in the ports…