http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au Breaking shipping, logistics, trade and transport news. daily 1 2009-07-06T15:39:03Z http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/woodside-charters-fourth-lng-tanker-for-pluto Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum has chartered a fourth LNG tanker to export from its Pluto LNG plant. No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:05Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/united-maritime-workers-set-for-strike-action Employees of Fremantle-based United Maritime Australia have voted in favour of industrial action as part of ongoing enterprise bargaining agreement between United and two unions. No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:05Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/fall-in-value-of-imports-to-australia National imports fell 10% in value during the month of April compared with figures for March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports. No publisher David Sexton Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:05Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/landmark-attack-targets-somali-pirates-on-shore The fight against piracy in Somalia has been taken to land with naval forces launching an air strike on a pirate logistics dump on the country’s coastline. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:05Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/global-lng-exports-in-downwards-spiral World exports of liquefied natural gas dropped significantly in April as export plants reduced capacity for maintenance. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:06Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17/stx-pan-ocean2019s-losses-double-to-us-104m Diversified shipping line STX Pan Ocean doubled its losses in the first quarter of 2012 year on year to $103.9m, compared with a loss of $48.7m in the first three months of 2011. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T01:58:05Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/17 No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-17T02:19:30Z Folder http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/marine-logistics-division-hurts-toll Freight forwarder Toll Group has announced an expected $16m drop in its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for 2012, citing the poor performance of subsidiary Toll Marine Logistics as one of the contributing factors to this decline. No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:25:48Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/reforms-need-to-save-australian-shipping-mua Maritime Union of Australia national secretary Paddy Crumlin yesterday said he hoped parliament’s Economic Legislation Committee saw new shipping reform laws as “vital” to the shipping industry and the economy as a whole. No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:42:08Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/china-responds-to-trade-drop-with-stimulus-move The Chinese government relaxed capital requirements for the country’s banks on Monday, effectively releasing up to US$63bn into the economy. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:25:48Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/china-coastal-trade-booming Around a tenth of all China-built handysize and supramax bulk carriers delivered since 2010 are exclusively serving the nation’s coastal trade and have never called in another country, vessel tracking data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:25:49Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/rcl-suffers-intra-asia-doldrums Regional Container Lines, the Bangkok-listed intra-Asia specialist, has posted a net loss of Baht494m ($15.8m) in first quarter, compared with a loss of Baht714m in the first quarter of 2011. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:25:48Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16/lawyer2019s-death-delays-auckland-court-case A court case into the Auckland waterfront dispute has been delayed due to the death of a barrister. No publisher David Sexton Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:25:48Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/16 No publisher Oliver Probert Daily Top Stories 2012-05-16T02:42:22Z Folder http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2012/may/15/farstad-and-mua-clash-over-loading-roles Farstad Shipping and the Maritime Union are at loggerheads over who has the right to load a ship’s stores and provisions. No publisher David Sexton Daily Top Stories 2012-05-15T02:22:37Z News Item