Another Rotabox crane for Qube

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Qube Ports & Bulk, which handles around 40 mtpa of bulk in 28 Australian ports, has ordered a fourth LHM 280 mobile harbour crane for its fa...

Auckland on hold

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The Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, has said that no significant decisions about the port’s long term future should be taken until a “wide...

HPH Botany cranes arrive

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Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) has received four low-profile STS cranes for its Sydney International Container Terminal (SICT) at Port Bota...

Terminals a drag on Asciano

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Australian port and rail operator Asciano has reported a substantial lift in net profit after tax for 2012-13 but this was almost entirely p...

Great Barrier Reef concerns

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Around 150 Australian and international scientists are calling on the Queensland Government to place a moratorium on port development in the...

Queensland ports now for sale …

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The Queensland Government is likely to privatise the ports of Townsville and Gladstone after an audit of the state’s finances recommended ...

…and West Oz too?

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Western Australia’s government has hinted it will follow its New South Wales and Queensland counterparts in “transferring” some port a...

Botany, Kembla bring A$5B bonanza

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The sale of 99-year leases of Port Botany and Port Kembla has reaped twice the expected return for the New South Wales Government from a con...

Change at top boosts Melbourne plans

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The replacement of Victorian State Premier Ted Baillieu by former Ports Minister Dr Denis Napthine this month has seen a commitment to speed...

Boxes for bulk terminal

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Australia’s newest and only “independent” bulk grain terminal will incorporate a container packing facility - just as changed market c...

Flinders Ports restructures

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South Australian port operator Flinders Ports has overhauled its business structure to position for future expansion, following a period of ...

NSW reviews rail access

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New South Wales is reviewing its rail freight access regime for the first time since it was introduced in 1996....

Strong year for Melbourne

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The Port of Melbourne enjoyed record volumes and revenues in 2011-12, according to the port corporation’s annual report, tabled recently i...

Strong year for Melbourne

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The Port of Melbourne enjoyed record volumes and revenues in 2011-12, according to the port corporation’s annual report, tabled recently i...

Patrick woes hit Sydney trade

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Ongoing labour and equipment issues at Patrick’s Port Botany terminal appear to be having an impact on Sydney Port Corporation (SPC)’s r...

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