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Competition watchdog savages coal chain plan: by Sam Collyer 10:39AM, 11 Dec 2008
Rio Tinto axes 14000 jobs amid bulk bubble trouble: by Sam Collyer 10:39AM, 11 Dec 2008
Australia cashes in on remnants of record mining boom: by Sam Collyer 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
A Diamond in the chaff at Brisbane: by Daniel O'Leary 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
Tasmania catches up with heavy vehicle safety code: by Daniel O'Leary 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
International outrage over Korean jailing of Hebei Two: by Lloyd's List Correspondent 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
Flinders Island freight contract to be reviewed: by Daniel O'Leary 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
LNG faces yoyo effect in supply and demand: by Lloyd's List in London 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
Idle boxships are filling up anchorages: by Lloyd's List in London 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
Capesize makes the most of slight glimmer of hope: by Lloyd's List in London 10:38AM, 11 Dec 2008
Grain revival in Newcastle: Newcastle last week loaded its first major export cargo of wheat in 20 months, signalling a small but significant revival of the east coast's grain exports after sustained drought.
Growers store grain in market uncertainty: Deregulation and uncertainty in the market has spooked the New South Wales wheat industry this harvest, causing many growers to warehouse their grain instead of selling it on to the export market.
Hobart as a working port study: TasPorts has sought advice on how to grow port of Hobart in a way that is compatible with a new hospital due to begin being built from 2010. Consultancy Meyrick & Associates has been commissioned to research the future needs of the port and is expected to deliver a report by the end of the year.
Mentoring program ready to roll: A mentoring program to “educate, excite and empower” women involved in the transport and logistics sector is ready to roll out again in Queensland.
Nickel go ahead for Esperance: Lead exports through port of Esperance are still on the nose, but the Western Australian Government has backed a plan to continue shifting nickel through the port.
Ore faces Chinese burn: Chinese steelmakers are fast gaining the upper hand in pending negotiations on new iron ore benchmark prices for 2009.
Overloading `must stop': A New South Wales magistrate has fined freight and logistics company Grasten $304,646 for 47 offences relating to overloaded or overwidth trucks.
Property trends clue to economic upturn: It is said that if you wish to take the pulse of the world economy, look to container and bulk shipping, and to freight transport and logisics (T&L) for the health of the national economy. But what of the future?
Rest area $70m pledge: The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed federal transport minister Anthony Albanese's pledge to spend $70m on truck rest areas after the passage of heavy vehicle charges through Parliament on Friday.
Road boon takes pie from rail: A disparity of investment had made it too convenient to transport interstate freight by road, hindering national efforts to shift more volumes to the tracks, the AusRAIL conference in Melbourne heard last week.
TasPorts could sell Devonport Airport: No decision on the future of Devonport Airport would be made until mid-2009, once the asset had been valued, TasPorts said last week.
Tripodi move as feds apply heat: Bulk carriers arriving off the port of Newcastle will begin using a new queuing system from next year, but it is not the much-anticipated, long-term capacity plan that had been flagged.†
Victoria to pour $38bn in to ease congestion: Victoria plans to spend $38bn over 11 years on public and freight transport in a bid to avoid crushing congestion and inefficiencies into the 2030s.
Auto sales on 22% decline: The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has praised the Rudd Government's drastic measures to save Australia's automotive sector, after it released figures last week which showed the auto trade had slowed in November.
Bid for more air cargo security: Security was the centrepiece of the Federal Government's Aviation Green Paper, released last week.
Cars back in White Bay over storage shortage: It was meant to yank thousands of trucks off Sydney's streets, but almost a month after the official transition of the car trade from Sydney to Port Kembla, White Bay and Glebe Island are still being used for the storage of cars.
Chinese bulker owner sues Rio Tinto for wait: Chinese dry bulk operator Glory Wealth has sued Australian iron ore miner Rio Tinto for US$4.6m.
FPSO market collapse: A slump in credit availability is causing a fire-sale of tankers by owners of oil production ships.
Steel output to plummet in 2009: World steel production is estimated to fall by as much as 22% next year as steel mills cut back production in response to weakening demand, Bloomberg reports.
$1.8bn Cossack to fight again: Woodside and its joint venture partners plan a $1.8bn redevelopment of their Cossack project on the North West Shelf off the Western Australian coast.
FMG put in spot: Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is suspending all its long-term shipping contracts as buyers seek to arrange their own shipping, taking advantage of the plunge in spot rates.
Pirates charting a satnav course to plunder: It is always dangerous to join a conversation half way through. “We've had enough of these Somalis and decided to go for the nuclear option,” the senior shipping person was saying.
To the point: e-Freight arrives but needs our help: The air cargo industry recently heralded the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Loan paves way for key Pakistan link: Pakistan will get a loan of US$180m from Asian Development Bank as the first tranche in a facility to part-finance the National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program, which will link ports to the north of the country.
Owners fear loss of trust over defaults: Trust among shippers and shipowners is crumbling as a result of a wave of contract defaults, a leading European shipowner has warned.
Pacific box rates drop: Transpacific container freight rates are coming under further downward pressure as the recession in the US hits demand.
Port chief quits over party donations: Naples port president Francesco Nerli said that he was quitting his post, in the face of accusations that he put pressure on port operators to contribute to a political party with which he was affiliated.
Sonic device proved an unsound defence: It was called the smart and relatively inexpensive way to provide merchant vessels with security from pirate attack.
Too deep for Boskalis: Dutch dredging firm Royal Boskalis Westminster has abandoned its E1bn (US$1.3bn) bid for rival Smit Internationale because of the financial climate and opposition from Smit.
Top box firm halts output: China International Marine Containers, the world's largest marine container maker, has brought forward its year-end holiday and suspended the production of dry marine containers due to exceptionally slow demand.
Vale still keen on giant ore carriers: When it comes to the dry bulk market, Vale's timing is not the best.
Attacks unlikely to faze investors: Eredene Capital, the UK-based specialist investor in Indian ports and logistics infrastructure, does not expect the Mumbai terrorist attacks to dampen India's investment potential and has announced plans to raise a further US$300m-US$400m to fund logistics projects.
Box cargoes face greater scrutiny: Importers of containerised cargoes into the US face significantly more detailed reporting responsibilities under a new customs rule due to take effect from January 26.
Cars stack up at top German vehicle port: Bremerhaven's car terminal is facing a shortage of capacity as demand for new cars has collapsed and more cars are held in storage in the transport chain.
Channel best for help: Officials at the port of Calais, France's busiest passenger seaport, are helping officials from the expanding Moroccan port of Tanger-Med in an effort to overcome the problem of asylum seekers crossing the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain.
Developers sought for Hazira port: Hazira Port, a joint venture between Dutch energy major Shell and France's Total, is seeking port developers to build a multi-cargo terminal at Hazira, on the Gujarat coast in northwestern India.
Fears of logistics slump: Logistics is among the industries worrying German credit insurers most.
Long history of deficiencies: Concerns have been raised about another fuel spill from another Antarctic cruiseship casualty after the prompt rescue of 122 people, including 11 Australians, from the Panama-flagged, 1968-built, 2,923 gt Ushuaia , which split her hull on a rock in Wilhelmena Bay on Thursday.
`Someone banged back' from sinking ship: The close-knit community on the French-owned, Gulf of St Lawrence islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon was mourning the loss of the crew of its supply ship, general cargo Cap Blanc .
Fast cat hits the Canary on beach: The Fred Olsen Express high speed ferry Bonanza Express arrived on the island of Tenerife after a day trip to nearby La Gomera with a bang on Tuesday night last week.
Golfers pass the port test: A full roster of 144 golfers did not seem too distracted by the picturesque surrounds of Sydney's Coast Golf Course late last month, with many recording impressive scores.
Dalrymple Bay makes it a big-hearted day: The maintenance crew at Queensland's Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal got on board in efforts to raise money for a father of two struck by an aggressive brain cancer.

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