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Toll control will dilute rail and port stakes says Patrick

by LLDCN 11:07AM, 23 Mar 2006

Exporters deny shipping stumble in Vaile's wheat deal

by LLDCN 11:08AM, 23 Mar 2006

First Commonwealth law win for shipbrokers

by LLDCN 11:08AM, 23 Mar 2006

Tasmanian farmers fight to keep freight subsidy

by LLDCN 11:08AM, 23 Mar 2006

Woodside gets second customer for Pluto project

by LLDCN 11:08AM, 23 Mar 2006

European steel demand may trump China's iron ore concessions

by LLDCN 11:07AM, 23 Mar 2006

BBI's victory after $58m windfall

Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) has reported strong profit results in the wake of more than $2.5bn of investment, across five projects, in the past year.

Boomerang service kicks off in clash over cabotage

The arrival of PAN Australia Shipping's Boomerang 1 for her first loading of coastal cargo in Sydney last weekend has swiftly re-ignited the coastal cabotage issue.

Bridge reform has cut mishaps

The development of a human factors approach to pilotage in Australian waters over the past 15 years or so has definitely had a positive impact on the industry, according to a senior accident investigator with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Cascade of trouble to end, says new broom at Customs

New Customs chief Michael Carmody said the cascade reporting system at the heart of the troubles of the Integrated Cargo System was likely to be dismantled.

FP Marine makes Australasia debut

Hong Kong-based FP Marine Risks Ltd plans an April opening of a branch office in Melbourne, the company said last week.

Hamburg Sd goes to No. 1 on west coast

Hamburg Sd's purchase of Fesco's east Asian and North American services will make it the No. 1 player on the Australia/US west coast trade.

Integrate or die: Paul Little

Toll Holdings's takeover of Singapore's SembLog and its targeting of rival Patrick Corp means that chief executive Paul Little is contemplating perhaps the deepest vertical integration of transport and logistics assets ever attempted anywhere.

Larry washes out a quarter of nation's sugar crop

Queensland canegrowers are facing a $200m blow to the industry, and up to 4,000 Queenslanders may be without work, after Cyclone Larry devastated as much as a quarter of Australia's sugar production.

Pelecanos slams the know-it-all bureaucrats

When an environment, still in its diapers, clashes with a profession of long standing, the inevitable result is chaos, confusion and brinkmanship, a prominent Australian marine pilot said last week.

Plan to beef up promotion funds

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) plans to double its promotion budget for the Japanese beef market as it tries to maintain loyalty to Australian beef.

Ports ride out the fury

The extent of any cyclone damage to the port of Mourilyan will not be known until the end of the week, but port facilities on the far north and north Queensland coast have been largely spared from destruction.

Asian volumes boost DHL

Increasing volumes in both sea and airfreight – particularly in Asia – have contributed to growing profits and turnover at German logistics giant DHL.

K+N foothold in key markets

Kuehne+Nagel's acquisition of ACR has given the Swiss freight forwarding giant an enlarged contract logistics foothold in Britain and France.

No permission to land us, BAA says

BAA, the operator of the UK's principal airports, has rejected the Spanish contractor Ferrovial's takeover offer, saying that it “seriously undervalued” the company.

SA perishables in from the cold

Adelaide Airport's only cold storage facility remains open after Australian Air Express (AaE) agreed to begin operating from the facility on March 11 after months of delays.

Adelaide box terminal lease is the `key'

The coming weeks are likely to see some tough talking between DP World, the newly elected South Australian Government and Flinders Ports, as the parties discuss long-term arrangements for Adelaide's container terminal.

Ore producers thrive as they help build Great Wall of Steel

The mood amongst iron ore producers was upbeat when Australia's iron ore community assembled in Perth for the Australian Journal of Mining's 10th annual Global Iron & Steel Forecast Conference.

Scan brains, not boxes

IN THE febrile atmosphere of Washington, with port (or terminal) security high on the agenda, we should not be surprised at any curious scheme emerging to capture public imagination.

Asia-Europe trades face downturn

Container shipping lines are facing losses on the Asia-Europe trade even though ships are nearly full.

Buyers line up for P&O spoils

Trade and private equity buyers have already expressed interest in P&O's US port assets that are to be sold after the political outcry in Washington over change of ownership to Dubai's DP World.

Cruise groups riding wave of prosperity

AS THE cruise industry boom rolls on, key indicators suggest that it will continue to grow in sales, revenue and profitability, according to a new report.

Don't blink, Tung tells rivals

Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas (International), parent company of boxline OOCL, has reported 2005 pre-tax profit of US$690.1m, representing a 0.9% fall from the 2004 profit of US$696.3m.

Furore as DP World's Sanborn joins MarAd

POLITICAL bile surrounding DP World has resurfaced in the appointment of an executive of the Dubai company as the next US maritime administrator, with one Democratic senator suggesting he would block the nomination.

Galbraiths four defect for footballer rates

The turf war between the new breed of freight futures brokers and their traditional broking rivals has cranked up a notch with the defection of a senior team of four dry cargo brokers from Galbraith's to GFI Brokers.

Tough talks ahead to keep Pacific rates up

TransPacific container lines have gone on the offensive to try to stop the crash in freight rates on the Asia-Europe trades spreading to other routes.

Warning of holes in UK terror shield

British prime minister Tony Blair's anti-terror watchdog has aired fears that an over stretched UK Customs and Immigration service is unable to monitor and stop the movement of international terrorists.

Cargo ship slams into hotel sea wall

†General cargo Somers Isles (2,365 gt, built 2001) smashed into a sea wall at the Fairmont Hamilton Hotel last week when her engines failed, possibly landing her shipping agent with a bill for US$100,000.

Finns fear spill off Estonia

Finland has sent two vessels to Estonian waters to help clean up an oil spill near its north coast.

October start for Erika trial

French judicial authorities have set aside two months starting on October 30 for the trial of those accused of responsibility for the sinking of Malta-flagged tanker Erika more than six years ago on December 12, 1999.

Big gains for grain

ABB Grain's new $100m grain terminal and associated infrastructure at Adelaide's Outer Harbor will be completed by the second half of 2007.

Govt urged to put mills back on track

Plans to build a pulp mill in the state's southeast to exploit blue gum plantations could lead to reactivation of South Australia's broad gauge southeast lines.

Heat on transhipment as wine trade seeks control

Driving along the Barossa Valley Way, heading into what's been described as “the womb of the Australian wine industry”, one crosses the famous Jacob's Creek.