Oceania

A secret deal between the New South Wales (NSW) government and port owners is stopping the Port of Newcastle from developing a container terminal and pushing up consumer prices, according to Australia’s…

Port of Newcastle plans to continue its fight to win funding and establish a container terminal, following news that the Australian government will fund rail expansion at Port Botany.

Friday this week, May 11, will mark Northport’s arrival on the New Zealand container port scene, when Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) makes its first export loading on the newly-revamped Kiwi Express schedule.

Further industrial action has been announced by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) following a breakdown in communications with New Zealands Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) yesterday.

Last week’s gestures of mutual goodwill leading into mediation have failed to result in a breakthrough in the industrial dispute between the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) and Lyttelton Port Company…

Workers at Qube Ports’ Port Melbourne facility have carried out a 48-hour strike following a move by the company to terminate an agreement on salary and conditions.

Solid financial performances have been reported by Ports of Auckland (PoAL), Port of Tauranga and Port Taranaki during the six months to December 31, 2017, with CentrePort Wellington continuing its November 2016…

Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) commenced a 12-day strike at Lyttelton Port (or Lyttelton Port of Christchurch) on Monday this week, citing the port company’s unwillingness to offer a…

The Port of Melbourne’s newest stevedore — Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) — has joined the list of stevedores to apply an infrastructure surcharge.

Allegations of bullying have led into investigations by Western Australian WorkSafe into the Southern Ports Authority, which manages the ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance.

A planned 13-day strike by Lyttelton members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) appears set to commence on March 8, following the Employment Court declining an interim injunction application from…

Qube Ports has brought a Liebherr mobile harbour crane to improve operating capacity at the Port of Bell Bay in Tasmania, Australia.

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) is undertaking shipping channel restoration works at the Port of Bundaberg following significant rainfall last year.

The newly-appointed chairman of the Port of Newcastle Board has said that the ports reliance on coal - which accounts for 90% of its business - as its core cargo puts the…

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called for police to enforce the Supreme Court of Victoria’s orders and ensure that legitimate business activities can resume at the Port of Melbourne in Australia.…