Oceania

A new Nelson City Council ruling is expected to force Port Nelson to offer to buy outright or install acoustic insulation to a maximum of about 50% of the value of 11…

The Western Australian Government has approved A$194.1m (US$187m) for capital works in Fremantle. This includes deepening the Inner Harbour and approach channels, and strengthening the North Quay berths. The aim is to…

A hard-hitting report on the New Zealand port sector by investment bankers Rockpoint Corporate Finance suggests that the vast majority of the increase in shareholders funds achieved by port companies over the…

Port Otago has narrowly avoided its first serious industrial action in 21 years, with two unions issuing notice of an overtime ban after failed mediation talkes on pay.

Fifty years ago the wharves of Australia and New Zealands ports were lined with goods almost exclusively headed for and received from the Mother Country, namely the British Isles.

The coastal shippingnetwork that bound New Zealands ports together fifty years ago wasstruck a severe blow following the introduction of the MaritimeTransport Act in 1994.