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WA premier gets bulk nickel lead moving through Esperance: by Sam Collyer 11:15AM, 04 Dec 2008
Patrick outlines new dualpriorities at container ports: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
West Gate Bridge capacity to rise in 240m plan: by Rob McKay 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
Big redevelopment of Cossack oilfield planned: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
LNG growth to slow as crisis weakens demand: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
Steel output to plummet in 2009: by Lloyd's List in London 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
UN grants power to pursue and attack Somali pirates: by Lloyd's List in London 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
Meyrick to examine future of Hobart as a working port: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
TasPorts gauging possible sale of Devonport Airport: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
Box cargoes face greater US scrutiny: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
BHP manganese cutbacks as steel demand cools: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
QR makes key executive appointments: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
Schenker Australia extends Siemens medical link: by Rob McKay 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
My Freight Career clarifies recruitment report: by Sam Collyer 10:47AM, 04 Dec 2008
A taste of things to come: There was much to like in the International Food Chain Integrity & Traceability Project (IFCITP) inception phase summary released last week.
BBI gives no clues on ASX please explain: Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) said it did not know why its shares spiked by 300% in three trading days.
BHP walks away from Rio Tinto buy: BHP Billiton last week terminated its $50bn bid for fellow Western Australian Pilbara iron ore miner, Rio Tinto, blaming the global financial situation and the sharp decline in commodity prices.
Death of WA grain rail in five years: CBH: Western Australian grain handler CBH warned the State Government should act on the condition of WA grain rail infrastructure before it was too late, saying the state's grain growers and its own infrastructure was “held captive to the rail lines”.
Fortescue readjusts after share spike: At least half of Fortescue Metals Group's shareprice spike had been wiped out on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday morning.
Integrated Cargo System `out for three hours': An unscheduled outage last week struck the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) affecting both import and export components of the ICS, the Australian Customs Service confirmed.
Kwinana Intermodal Terminal unveiled: The Western Australian Government opened the preferred option for a future rail freight hub – the Kwinana Intermodal Terminal – for public comment last week.
Marked fall in Asia Pacific airfreight: Asia-Pacific airlines bore the brunt of the contracting global economy recording an 11% fall in airfreight volumes in October.
Next step in Wiggins bid: A consortium of up to 16 coal producers has been granted preferred proponent status for the port of Gladstone's new coal terminal at Wiggins Island.
ASA call to open access to hubs: Pacific National chief executive Don Telford pledged on Monday to work towards an open access regime for the nation's intermodal terminals.
Pirates fire on ship with Aussies on board: Pirates fired upon a cruiseship carrying 47 Australians in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday.
Rail chiefs agree unity is best line: Collaboration and unity were common themes when two of the nation's top rail executives addressed the AusRAIL 2008 conference's first day this week.
Sliding dollar to keep export market strong: Japan's recession may not have as great an impact on Australia in the short term, but a retracted recession could upset renegotiations of commodity contracts next year, leading economic analysts told Lloyd's List DCN last week.
State rail regulators do battle with red tape: State governments were undermining efforts to harmonise the national rail system, Australian Rail Track Corporation chief executive David Marchant charged this week.
Train drivers die in smash with truck: Two Queensland train drivers were killed last week when a semi-trailer smashed into their tilt train at a level crossing, about 5 km from Cardwell in north Queensland.
WWL marks switch to Laverton site: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) president and chief executive Arild Iversen pledged his firm's commitment to the Europe-Australia trade last week, despite “difficult times”.
ABB Grain, AWB in merger talks: ABB Grain and AWB confirmed last week the two companies had begun merger discussions.
Asian thermal and coking coal to slide: Prices of thermal and coking coal will fall 20% and 26% respectively in 2009.
Port delays fall to four-year low: Loading delays at Western Australia's iron ore loading ports have fallen to less than two days, their lowest level since 2004, while China's port congestion is almost zero, according to SSY Research and Consultancy.
Egypt waits for blow: The number of vessels transiting the Suez Canal seems to be holding up well, one of Egypt's leading shipping agents has confirmed.
Lesson for all after Mumbai: They are still counting the bodies after last week's outrages in Mumbai.
The jig was up for hijackers in Melbourne: With all this talk of hijacking and piracy, it was a sheer delight to discover that the Liverpool Nautical Research Society has, in its latest issue, an intriguing account of the theft of a small steamer by a gang of plausible conmen, who stole away the ship from a shipbroker's office in London's Gracechurch Street and took her all the way to Australia, along with a cargo of coffee.
Weighing the cost of the long way around: How costly is it to be on the side of the angels? Re-routing vessels via the Cape of Good Hope rather than the Suez Canal, thus avoiding the piracy-prone Gulf of Aden, at first sight appears a ridiculously expensive option.
$870m rig jobs loss `just start': Keppel's warning that US$870m worth of rig orders were under threat at its Singapore-based yard may set a dangerous precedent for more order cancellations, a leading analyst warned.
Bank tips top Asian `thriver' concerns: Singapore rig builder SembCorp Marine and South Korean steel giant Posco are among the top 28 Asian “survivor and thriver” stock picks chosen by investment bank BNP Paribas, despite the slump in ship and rig building.
Box lines with Asia links best in downturn: Container line balance sheets are in better shape to weather the current recession than previous ones, although carriers focused on north-south trades or those lacking an Asia route may still be vulnerable.
Chinese yards face renegotiation era: Chinese yards are expecting a flood of requests from shipowners to renegotiate agreed prices and alter ship types for existing orders as the shipping and shipbuilding markets continue to deteriorate.
Credit a must for dry bulk recovery: A renewed willingness by banks to issue letters of credit will “be the first catalyst” in the recovery of dry bulk rates.
Frontline forced to cut dividends: You know times are tough when John Fredriksen's Frontline is parsimonious with the dividend and admits that finding new ways of enhancing shareholder value can be difficult.
German chopper thwarts bulker attackers: The German navy claims to have prevented a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
Indian navy mistook Thai fishing boat for pirate ship: Claims that India's navy destroyed a pirate mothership off Somalia earlier this month have been called into question, and it now seems that it sank a Thai fishing boat instead, in a tragedy that may have cost up to 15 lives.
Master gets full acquittal: Croatian reefer vessel master Kristo Laptalo was last week found innocent of drugs trafficking offences by a Greek appeals court and could walk free after spending 17 months in a high security jail.
P&I insurers poised for flood of legal disputes: The global seaborne trade slump is fuelling an escalation in legal expense disputes, with protection and indemnity insurers anticipating a flood of freight, demurrage and defence work.
Shipping sinks as the market goes down: The shipping market is amid a crisis unlike anything experienced since the 1930s.
Showdown with Brussels over rules: Container lines have presented the European Commission with firm proof that alliance members maintain strict commercial independence as the campaign against proposed changes to consortia rules is stepped up.
Terrified crew refused to sail any further: A V.Ships managed vessel has been stranded in the Gulf of Aden for 72 hours after terrified crew witnessed the chemical tanker Biscaglia hijacking on Friday and refused to sail the ship any further.
Drug find: officers held: Concern among seafarers' associations that jailing or detention of innocent ship's officers and crew is becoming an international blight has been underscored by another case that has come to light, this time in South America.
Port in race to repair berths: The Brazilian port of Itajai was working to reopen for limited business this week after the collapse of three berths in heavy rains and floods forced it to close on Monday last week.
Stranded just 300 metres from port: Trying to seek shelter from rough seas, general cargo Yu Tai-1 (1,448gt) ran aground about 300 metres from Currimao port in the northern Philippines about 2300 hrs on Friday.
Wide support flagged for white ribbon: There was an overwhelmingly positive response last week in the traditionally male-dominated maritime sector opposing violence against women and in support of White Ribbon Day.

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