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ANL and Toll join forces in Tasmanian trade
ANL Container Line is to transfer its Bass Strait operations into a joint venture with Toll Shipping and will withdraw the feeder container ship, ANL Bass Trader.
Greenpeace activists disrupt loading at Hay Point
Police continue to negotiate with a group of Greenpeace protesters who yesterday caused the suspension of operations at the Hay Point Coal Terminal, south of Mackay.
Chinese demand helps shrink June trade deficit
Australia's trade deficit narrowed in June as demand from countries such as China lifted the value of goods sent overseas, government figures have shown.
Botany's US pricing model losing money
US west coast container terminal operators will keep their PierPass fee at the same level, despite losing money on the scheme which has since been used as a model for a proposed peak pricing scheme at Sydney's Port Botany.
MSC Jessica demolition fire kills six in India
A fire aboard the MSC Jessica, a frequent former visitor to Australian ports, has killed six demolition workers on the Indian ship-scrapping beaches of Alang.
Groundbreaking truck LNG plant for Tasmania
Tasmania's "clean and green" freight credentials gained a boost today as construction of Australia’s first micro liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant officially began in Westbury.
Online transport jobs still falling
The Olivier Job Index report for July showed continuing tough times in the transport labour market.
Throughput rebounds at Chinese ports
China's major ports saw double-digit growth in throughput in July, the best rate of monthly growth since last September.
Newcastle queue eases as coal exports slip
Coal volumes shipped from the port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal export harbour, dipped 10% to 1.75m tonnes for the week ended August 3.
Mermaid sets sights on oil, gas market with Vision
Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA) has taken delivery of a new anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, Mermaid Vision.
