Oceania

A hold has been placed on New Zealands second sea freight development funding round, while the Government considers whether changes are required to its policy statement.

Australias Gladstone Ports Corporation has bucked the recession trend by creating new job positions in its own organisation and also stimulating employment opportunities in its wider Queensland hinterland.

Northland Port Corporation chairperson Mike Daniel believes the Northland Regional Council should buy back all port shares and take the company off the stock exchange.

Transportation and logistics company NZL Group has secured Ports of Auckland as the first major customer of its planned independent Sulphur Point Container Terminal.

Ports of Auckland has issued performance bonuses toover 200 staff for achieving key productivity targets during the month ofJanuary.

Transportation and logistics company NZL Group is planning to establish an independent container terminal operation at Port of Taurangas Sulphur Point.