West Oz mulling common user port

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The Western Australian government has released a study into plans to develop a “commonuser marine facility” to support the accelerating ...

Implementing a new TOS

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Replacing the Terminal Operating System (TOS) at a busy container terminal can be a difficult process, but there are ways to minimise the ri...

Darwin port boss casualty

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A series of pollution and other environmental incidents appear to have cost Darwin Port Corporation (PPC) chief executive Robert Ritchie his...

Newcastle mystery

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Mystery surrounds reports that the New South Wales government has decided to abandon plans to develop Newcastle as the state’s second inte...

Botany penalties go live

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As trailed in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p13), Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) activated the new Port Botany performance system...

More cars for Port Kembla

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Australia’s Port Kembla is to get additional car storage and predelivery capability with the imminent approval of a new facility for Patri...

Gladstone steels for new trade

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A new export steel trade through the Queensland port of Gladstone has moved closer after detailed site investigations by potential Chinese i...

Hastings receives new mandate

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As the new Liberal/National coalition government beds down in the Australian state of Victoria it is looking increasingly likely that a numb...

Melbourne cars to Geelong?

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New Victorian Ports Minister Dr Denis Napthine is using the truck traffic reduction lure to justify a proposal to move the Port of Melbourne...

MUA takes on Patrick

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Selected Australian ports have been subjected to strikes of up to 72 hours as the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) “negotiates” with Pa...

Melbourne ECPs open longer

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Empty container parks in Melbourne controlled by Maersk and MSC have taken the lead in offering extended operating hours for shipping lines ...

Crane runaway in Darwin

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The Port of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territories was fortunate nobody was injured when a runaway container crane ran into a crawler ...

DP World Australia changing hands

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DP World is selling a 75% stake in DP World Australia to Citi Infrastructure Investors (CII) and one of CII’s major investors for A$1.5B. ...

Oz box terminals in flux

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DP World’s sale of 75% of its Australian container terminal business to a Citibankbacked infrastructure fund has reignited speculation abo...

National ports plan moves ahead in Oz

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The final version of the Australian Government’s National Ports Strategy (NPS) has received widespread support, with all sections of indus...

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