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WA planning group to plot new course for Fremantle Port: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
CBH revises shipping allocation system: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
Transport and logistics bushfire effort praised: by Rob McKay 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
One in 10 container ships now idle: by Lloyd's List in London 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
Panama rejects pressure to drop toll increases: by Lloyd's List in London 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
Asia-Oceania rate changes not confirmed: MOL: by Daniel O'Leary 10:47AM, 05 Mar 2009
ACCC okay for Hunter coal plan: A short-term capacity balancing system has been approved to help manage the flow of Hunter Valley coal to and through the port of Newcastle.
Airfreight figures dismal and worse to come: IATA: The Asia Pacific airfreight sector has continued its downward spiral, with fresh data indicating a further decline in January of 28.1% compared with the same period in 2007.
BBI clear Dalrymple sale: THE FUTURE ownership of Queensland's Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) should become plain before June, according to owner Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI).
Clough wins $116m Montara contract: Australian engineering group Clough has clinched an $116m contract to install offshore facilities for the Montara oil project off Western Australia.
Cross border logistics moving forward load: Like the industry it represents, the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) was facing challenging times but it would keep its focus, especially on regulatory harmonisation, chief executive Hal Morris said this week.
Fortescue litigation storm gathering: Fortescue Metals was facing US$171m ($262m) in potential damages for breaking shipping contracts, the iron ore miner said last week.
Melbourne flys higher: As befits a former parliamentary transport secretary, new Victorian industry and trade minister Martin Pakula has used only his second ministerial announcement to say Melbourne Airport had pipped its Sydney counterpart as Australia's top airfreight export hub.
New finds boost Australian LNG: Chevron and Woodside Petroleum discovered more gas resources off Western Australia last month, bolstering plans to build two liquefied natural gas projects in the region.
Now Galaxy looks to Esperance as outlet for special product: Esperance's renaissance as a minerals export port marched on last week with lithium and tantalum miner Galaxy announcing it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the port authority. The deal will see talks begin on storage, loading and export of the company's Spodumene product.
NZ wants Antarctic ship safety overhaul: Tighter controls should be applied to cruise ships in the Antarctic, the New Zealand Government has argued in the wake of the grounding of Ocean Nova earlier this month.
NZ ports merger iced after rebuff: Ports of Auckland has terminated its pursuit of a merger with its rival, Port of Tauranga.
Patrick sharks circle: Asciano will do all it can to avoid selling Patrick Stevedores but it would a least look at the bids on such an offer, chief executive Mark Rowsthorn said last week.
Tasmania sale goes off rails: The Tasmanian Government will be left to operate its rail network unless it finds a buyer soon.
Toll enjoys brief market lift: It took three trading days for market realities to reassert themselves and see Toll's share price dip again earlier this week.
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Argentine drought hits grain cargoes: Argentina's wheat crop, harvested between November and January, has been almost obliterated by months of drought, with 2008 output sharply cut, causing a decline in demand for shipping services, Lloyds List reported.
... but medium-term outlook is `still weak': OPTIMISM generated by recent positive signals from the dry bulk market should be contained because the medium-term demand and supply outlook is fundamentally weak, according to a report from the consultant Maritime Strategies Inter-national (MSI).
LNG is 50: Pioneer paves way for dramatic growth: On February 20, 1959 an exciting new chapter in the history of the shipping industry opened when the first seaborne cargo of liquefied natural gas arrived at Canvey Island in the UK on board the 5,000 cu m Methane Pioneer .
STX prediction of second-half surge in dry bulk sector: STX Pan Ocean is forecasting a rebound in dry bulk shipping markets in the second half of this year as the stimulus packages of countries around the globe begin to bear fruit.
British gas major ups offer for Pure Energy: Britain's integrated gas major, BG Group, has sweetened its offer for Australian coal seam gas firm Pure Energy, lifting its bid to more than $1bn.
Capesizes return to work as older bulkers laid up: The number of capesizes without employment has dropped by more than two thirds in the last three months, with only 30 now idling at ports around the world.
Chinese yards agree to newbuild delays: Chinese shipyards will have little chance to fill empty slots after agreeing to delay deliveries, brokers have said.
Container trades collapse `veering out of control': Janet Porter, London
Containership lay-ups are tipped to triple in 2010: One quarter of the world's containership fleet will be in lay-up by 2011 and freight rates will not pick up significantly until 2014, Claus-Peter Offen, one of Germany's largest shipowners, has forecast.
Crew competence gets highest priority for most sensitive load: Crewing levels on PNTL ships are high, with about 20 seafarers on each voyage, about half officers, half ratings.
DHL China change?: DHL has remained mute on media reports of a plan to slash 800 jobs in China.
Golar shelves dividends but Gladstone okay: John Fredriksen's Golar LNG is suspending dividend payments for at least two quarters as the company seeks to safeguard its cash position in the face of the continuing global credit squeeze.
Golden Ocean nearly broke: John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean is racing against time to stave off the threat of insolvency following the collapse in bulk carrier values and counterparty failure in charters.
Hot lay-up surge in Hong Kong: About 70 ships are in hot lay-up in waters around Hong Kong, Marine Department director Roger Tupper said
KPMG warning over drawbacks of lay-up: Shipowners should think carefully before committing their vessels to full lay-up, a leading industry analyst has warned.
LA and Long Beach train attention on rail to save jobs and ride storm: LOS Angeles and Long Beach have unveiled plans to use trains as a means to stem the serious erosion in their container volumes.
MISC profit slashed as rates soften: Losses from container shipping and weaker tanker rates almost halved MISC's third-quarter profits, Lloyd's List reports.
Postpone, lay up, scrap: three steps to cut tonnage: The catastrophe facing the shipping industry has been caused by two reasons.
Protests in job description: Protests from environmentalists are par for the course when sailing with PNTL, but ship master Paul Goodchild does not take it personally.
Scary Cargo: It must rank as the most controversial shipping company in the world.
Shipbreaking alarm: Dead bodies of unregistered employees are being tossed into the sea at Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards, according to British Member of the European Parliament Robert Evans.
Small box port conversions defy gloom: While box terminal giants ponder looming overcapacity across their global asset base, there still remains a niche market for small-scale container port conversions in the developing world.
State bail-out is planned for troubled HSH Nordbank: The German state governments of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein have agreed to a restructuring plan for HSH Nordbank, the world's largest shipping bank.
Tui looks to urgent exit from Hapag-Lloyd: Tui has confirmed it will exit container line Hapag-Lloyd as soon as possible, despite agreeing to take a larger stake in the company for the moment in order to rescue the sale to the Albert Ballin consortium, Lloyd's List reported.
UK ports for sale as Babcock & Brown restructure: Australia's Babcock & Brown Infrastructure is in talks to sell all or part of its PD Ports business in the UK.
UN meets on Somali piracy: The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) was hosting sessions of two working groups of the United Nations contact group on piracy in Somalia at its London headquarters last week.
Won woe wakens new ship worries: Shipowners' efforts to secure the cancellation of billions of dollars of newbuilding contracts placed with South Korean shipbuilders are being hampered by the weakness of the won, which could result in huge currency losses for the yards.
Asia prepared for spike in Malacca Strait attacks: Asian governmental anti-piracy body ReCAAP says countries are well prepared to meet any spike in attacks caused by the impact of the global economic crisis.
Chilean treasure trove a mystery: Mystery surrounds the fate of a US$100m cargo of gold and silver said to have sunk in the Strait of Magellan in Argentina last month.
Pollution from new ships: Environmental pollution caused by ships will rise in the next five years, according to a study by German HypoVereinsbank.
Shooting survivors head home to China: Three Chinese sailors who survived the sinking of general cargo New Star were permitted to leave Russia on February 24.
No Donnybrook over site for new Melbourne hub: Although just a field and a road at present, the Melbourne northern-fringe area at Donnybrook could well be where stage two of the Victorian Government's Metropolitan Freight Terminal Network (MFTN) begins.
Port Botany rail move trapped in Catch 22: Shipping lines and shippers wanting to comply with Sydney Ports Corporation's projected 40% rail transport goal are fed up with stevedoring red tape limiting how they organise containers into the rail stack.
A man of dedication: Nearly eight years ago I delivered a eulogy for a good friend and colleague of both Ian's and mine, Jonathan Rollin, who died at the all too early age of 44 years.
Funeral of former ANL chairman: The Funeral will be held on Saturday of former ANL chairman Bill Bolitho, who died on February 28.
Your say: More can be done to help Victorian bushfire recovery: Dear Sir,

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