Australasia
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New container port favoured for Perth
15/08/2019A shortlist of five port and supply chain options to manage Perth's long-term freight requirements has been released with all options proposing a new container port. READ more
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Warning over call for port nationalisation
07/08/2019A port expert has warned that acting on a call to “nationalise” an Australian port will result in a loss of business trust. READ more
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PrimePort snares Southern Star
29/07/2019Maersk has recently added PrimePort Timaru as a permanent weekly call on its Southern Star schedule. READ more
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Hub focus for CentrePort
29/07/2019CentrePort Wellington is reportedly eyeing development of a handful of further rail-served freight hubs, as its strategy for aggregating particularly logs for long-distance delivery continues to produce dividends. READ more
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Major development for New Zealand port?
29/07/2019A proposed NZ$28.3m development of Port Tarakohe (Golden Bay) would provide a catalyst for significant private sector investment and growth in the aquaculture industry, and consequently deliver a significant economic boost to the region. READ more
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Industrial action limit for stevedores
22/07/2019Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled indefinite work bans by workers at DP World Australia’s terminals are not protected amidst new redundancy plans to combat “volume losses”. READ more
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NSW government dismiss Newcastle inquiry
12/07/2019Australia's New South Wales government is standing by the development of Port Botany in response to the Public Works Committee’s (PWC) inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on public works expenditure in New South Wales. READ more
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Townsville terminal project gains ground
26/06/2019Australian construction company Formset has been awarded an AU$10m contract to build a 1.6-hectare container terminal as part of the Port of Townsville’s AUS$30m Crane and Cargo Terminal project at Berth 4. READ more
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Partial sale of Napier Port
25/06/2019New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has announced it is to part with 45% of its currently 100% shareholding in Napier Port, pending a soon-to-be published final decision on pricing and market conditions. READ more
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Northport to become mega-port?
25/06/2019A new mega-port development at Northport, combining the current port operation with a relocation of the Ports of Auckland (PoAL), may be a key recommendation of a strategic review being undertaken of the upper North Island supply chain. READ more
