Oceania

Australias Patrick Stevedores has been fined A$180,000 (US$182,200) for three counts of retaliatory discrimination against a worker who raised health and safety concerns.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is being implored to take heed of the inaugural Australian Ports Master Plan by both the New Zealand Shippers Council and coastal operator Pacifica Shipping.

A dispute between the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Ports of Auckland which flared late last year appears to have now been resolved.

Ports of Auckland will this year complete a NZ$8m (US$6.2m) berth deepening and lengthening project to accommodate the next-generation of containership callers. The port expects the regular 4,100 teu callers to be…

Tenders are being reviewed by North Queensland Bulk Ports for the first phase of a proposed multi cargo facility to be sited west of the existing Abbot Point Coal Terminal.