Oceania

A nudge or two from Government is required to encourage councils in New Zealand to take a commercial view of their dominant port sector shareholdings, says Port of Tauranga chairperson John Parker.

Port of Tauranga chairperson John Parker believes a nudge or two from Government is required to encourage councils to take a commercial view of their dominant port sector shareholdings.

The level of port development underway or planned in Australia is astounding. Major coal port expansions are in progress at Newcastle, Hay Point/Dalrymple Bay, Gladstone and Abbot Point and at least two…

The global meltdown has pushed many New Zealand and Australian port operators into survival mode. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

Jens Madsen, managing director of New Zealands Ports of Auckland, has described the country as at a cross-roads, warning that if it does not rise above a parochial mentality it could end…

Queensland is to tackle a drop in its credit ratings by conducting a huge sale of infrastructural assets including the Port of Brisbane Corp and Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Other assets with…