Oceania – Page 22
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NewsCall to privatise Melbourne
Privatising the Port of Melbourne would help facilitate the development of a container terminal at the Port of Hastings and deliver flow-on benefits, according to Australian Logistics Council chief executive Michael Kilgariff.
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Council implored to back Auckland
Auckland Council has been implored to ensure future infrastructure development is undertaken to maintain Ports of Auckland’s vital role in both the regional and national economy.
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Call to curb conflicting port rules
Ports are being hampered by conflicts between state and Federal environmental laws, Sydney Ports chairman Nicholas Whitlam has told port executives.
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NewsHastings box terminal development makes headway
The release of expressions of interest for four key feasibility phase work packages for the Port of Hastings container expansion project has confirmed the continued progress of the contentious south Australian development.
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NewsAustralia's new dawn
HFW''s Connie Chen discusses Australia''s newfound enthusiam for port privatisation
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Increased charges a small price to pay
Rental prices and other port costs and charges tend to increase under the new private owners; unsurprising given that the immediate goal of the private sector is to generate revenue for its investors.
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NewsIFM in Brisbane bid
Industry Funds Management (IFM) is looking to take control of the Port of Brisbane by buying Global Infrastructure Partners’ stake in the port in a deal worth AUS$900m, local media reports.
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Auckland airs its union grievances
Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) have broken a relative period of public civility in their long-standing industrial dispute to trade sharp criticisms.
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Firm financials favour Kiwi ports
Ports of Auckland has achieved a comparable 22.8% rise in profit before tax to NZ$44.4m and 5.1% increase in revenue to NZ$186.6m for the 2012-2013 financial year.
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Hastings ‘necessary’ for Victoria
The Victorian Government has reaffirmed that a Hastings container terminal remains a key plank of its logistics blueprint for the state.
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Competition prompts Australian investment
The prospect of new competition in the stevedoring industry has already had the effect of prompting additional investment in Australian ports, group managing director of Hutchison Port Holdings, Dr John Meredith, has said.
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Docked trouble at Port Kembla
The crew of the Egyptian government-owned coal carrier, ‘Wadi Alkram’, which is currently docked in Australia’s Port Kembla, are on strike over poor working conditions.
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NewsNew logistics approach for Oz
Dampier Port Authority (DPA) is looking to improve north-west Australia logistics with a floating deck trans-shipment system (FDTS).
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Quake and charge for CentrePort
CentrePort Wellington has recently been rocked by both a 6.5-magnitude earthquake and being charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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NewsPartial Auckland port sale mooted
A 49% float of Ports of Auckland should be pursued in 2017 by the owner, Auckland City Council, according to Carr & Haslam managing director Chris Carr.
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NewsNew era for New Zealand
A new era is set for New Zealand freight following the Port of Tauranga’s NZ$21.6m (US$17.26m) investment in the South Island’s PrimePort Timaru.
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NewsEconomics don't add up for Hastings hub
Australian transport industry leader Paul Little has come out strongly against the economics of creating a container terminal in Hastings, as opposed to developing a “Bay West” terminal between Point Wilson and Little River.
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Tauranga co-governance initiative welcomed
Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns says his port is comfortable with the co-governance framework for the harbour and catchment being drawn up between the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective, local authorities and the Crown.
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Auckland negotiations frustration with unions
Ports of Auckland has expressed its frustration at the ongoing industrial dispute with the Maritime Union of New Zealand following recent facilitation meetings between the parties.
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Reef port development still uncertain
The Australian Government is hopeful of persuading the World Heritage Commission not to ban port development on the Great Barrier Reef.
