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QR to be floated, ports offered on 99-year leases
Queensland Rail will be floated on the Australian Securities Exchange within 12 months and the port of Brisbane will be offered on a 99-year lease, Queensland premier Anna Bligh said yesterday.
Smit enters Australian market with Gladstone contract
Incumbent Svitzer and the aggressive PB Towage have been outmanoeuvred by Dutch giant Smit in winning a new five-year exclusive towage licence for the port of Gladstone.
ACC hits back at unions security card criticism
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) has returned fire on unions led by the Maritime Union of Australia over submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into maritime and air security measures.
Patrick's empties removal record at Port Botany
Patrick's Port Botany container terminal moved a record 2180 empty containers for Maersk over a three-day period last week.
Kelly appointed NSW infrastructure minister
Tony Kelly has been appointed New South Wales infrastructure minister under new premier Kristina Keneally.
AMSA detains bulker pending class report
The bulker Hai Xiang, which lost her port anchor on a bunker call at Gladstone yesterday, has been detained.
Michael Phillips re-appointed SAL chairman
Hetherington Kingsby managing director Michael Phillips has been re-elected chairman of Shipping Australia for a sixth term.
Mariana links Cairns to Asia loop
Mariana Express Lines will link Cairns to its existing KSA Express service which calls at Townsville.
SDV acquires Europacific Forwarding
Brisbane-based Europacific Forwarding has been sold to SDV Australia, owned by France's largest transport and logistics company, Bollore Logistics.
