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Pollution levy to rise as Swire settles for $25m
The international shipping industry will have to pick up any shortfall between Swire Shipping settlement for the Pacific Adventurer bunker spill and its eventual cost, it emerged at the weekend.
ACCC to review POTA-MCS deal
The competition watchdog is reviewing the P&O Trans Australia (POTA) acquisition of transport group Maritime Container Services (MCS).
Rigid truck fatalities increase "totally unacceptable"
The Australian Trucking Association has urged heavy rigid truck operators to upgrade their safety procedures as truck fatalities continue to increase.
Tonga ferry death toll expected to rise
About 93 people are still listed as missing from a ferry which sank north of Tonga last week.
Tanker assessed after incident off Port Botany
A chemical tanker was assessed by class surveyors yesterday before her scheduled arrival at Port Botany, Sydney Ports Corporation said.
Hanjin dips to US$325m second quarter loss
An increase in box volumes in the second quarter of this year did little to mitigate crippling losses at Hanjin Shipping.
Dredging starts at Newcastle port entrance
Newcastle Port Corporation has begun an intensive dredging program to remove about 90,000 cubic metres of sand and other material from the port's entrance.
US$231m loss is OOIL's first in a decade
Orient Overseas (International), parent company of box carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has posted its first interim loss for 10 years.
