Glencore wins Port of Newcastle case

Commodity trading and mining company Glencore has won its case to overturn large increases in port access charges at the Port of Newcastle, the biggest port on Australia’s east coast.

Australia’s full Federal Court supported Glencore's wish for port access charges to be overseen by the ACCC Photo: Geoff Whalan/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Commodity trading and mining company Glencore has won its case to overturn large increases in port access charges at the Port of Newcastle, the biggest port on Australia’s east coast.