Australasia
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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
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Upgrade work causes vehicle import congestion
25/06/2019Infrastructure upgrades at both Ports of Auckland (PoAL) and Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) are adding congestion to the movement of New Zealand’s new and used vehicle imports. READ more
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Victoria to assess expansion potential
25/06/2019A ports strategy put together by Australia’s Government of Victoria will investigate the efficiency of the state’s ports and look at options for the possible expansion of coastal shipping. READ more
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Ports Australia policy overhaul
09/05/2019Ports Australia has adopted a policy platform focusing on the three main ways ports can help improve Australia’s future: building maritime skills, using Australia’s “blue highway” and “improving lives through connected ports”. READ more
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Auckland container shortage crisis talks
07/05/2019An ongoing empty container shortage plaguing New Zealand's supply chain has led to a key stakeholder meeting being called to debate the challenges by Ports of Auckland (POAL). READ more
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Tauranga port 'a success', finds Working Group
07/05/2019A 21-page interim progress report has been published by the Working Group undertaking the review of Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy. READ more
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Marlborough boosts truck facilities
15/04/2019A heavy vehicle parking lot established last year to ease Picton street congestion caused by trucks involved in the Kaikoura earthquake relief effort has now been leased by Port Marlborough. READ more
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Napier Port levies shift to carriers
15/04/2019A new infrastructure levy introduced by Napier Port as well as the majority of an insurance levy initiated in late 2017 are now being met by its shipping line callers. READ more
