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Tassie triumph

TASMANIAN Ports Corporation (Tasports) won the Port or Terminal of the Year Award at the 14th annual Lloyd’s List DCN Australian Shipping and Transport Awards in Sydney last Thursday.

Further delays on the third player for Botany Bay berth

THE BODY which represents the New South Wales trucking industry has expressed concern over the impact on drivers of yet another delay in introducing the third stevedore for the $1bn container terminal at Port Botany.

Renewed offshore strike causes more consternation

CONTINUATION of the Maritime Union of Australia’s (MUA) formerly-shelved industrial action in pursuit of a new offshore support sector enterprise bargaining agreement was greeted with predictable outrage by employers last week.

IMO best placed to reduce ship emissions, says ASA

THE AUSTRALIAN Shipowners Association (ASA) has backed an international push to put shipping’s emissions reduction effort under the control of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

World watches Dubai debt dilemma for ports goliath

AFTER a flurry of speculation last week on DP World’s future, sparked by parent Dubai World’s call for a debt payment delay, port analysts have poured cold water on expectations that the international container terminals firm could be sold.

Consultant to assist AFIF-CBFCA merger

MORRISON Low Consultants has been appointed to facilitate the creation of a single industry body for Australia’s customs broking and freight forwarding sectors.

Second miner eyes Port Lincoln for ore exports

A SECOND miner has expressed interest in sending direct shipping iron ore (DSO) through Port Lincoln. Lincoln Minerals, which has a tenement nearby at Barns, has made clear its desire to follow Centrex Metals, which successfully applied to the South Australian Government to export from its Wilgerup mine, through the south-western Spencer Gulf port.

MUA fears reforms may miss shipping

MARITIME Union of Australia national secretary Paddy Crumlin raised concerns on Monday that the Federal Government’s tax review would fail to address the local shipping industry’s unique needs.

Transport guru enters Hall of Fame

A CLEARLY surprised and delighted outgoing Asciano chief operating officer, Don Telford, was inducted into the Australian Trade and Transport Hall of Fame last week at a glittering Lloyd’s List DCN Shipping and Transport Awards ceremony in Sydney.

Watchdog’s bark is good-natured warning

MANY were unsure how to respond to Graeme Samuel appearing on stage at last week’s Lloyd’s List DCN Australian Shipping and Transport Awards in Sydney. After all, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman appeared to have spent the past 12 months scrutinising just about everyone in transport and logistics in this country.

In celebration of excellence

IT WAS, as always, as a night to celebrate excellence – a record 350 people coming together to recognise the brightest and sharpest from an industry that has battled hard in tough conditions.

The great escape - how Australian exporters survived and even thrived in the global crisis

First there was fear and loathing – but then came the realisation that Australia’s exporters were not in the same boat as those in the old economies, writes Tim Harcourt

Human factors main cause of vessel incidents – report

HUMAN factors are the leading cause of commercial vessel accidents, the National Marine Safety Committee’s (NMSC) first Commercial Vessel Incident Analysis Report has found.

NZ Supreme Court backs liability limit in port

NEW ZEALAND’S Supreme Court has upheld the strict liability and package limitation regime for domestic carriage, law firm DLA Philips Fox has noted in a report on the case.

John Caldon to head ARTC

JOHN Caldon has been appointed to a three-year term as chairman and director of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), the Federal Government announced last week.

MSC introduces US$100 food-box surcharge

MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company Australia last week announced the immediate implementation of a US$100 per teu food quality surcharge.

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