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Sydney jobs to go in Swire's Singapore move
About 80 staff, including at least 40 from Sydney, will be made redundant towards the end of the year when China Navigation Co and liner subsidiary Swire Shipping relocate Hong Kong and Sydney offices to Singapore.
Partner Shipping looks to boost Asian port calls
Newbuild vehicle carrier Silverstone Express made her second Melbourne call yesterday as part of Partner Shipping's augmented NAPA (North America Pacific) service.
Toll 'moves on' after Brambles rejection
Toll's latest flirtation with Brambles had been spurned and the freight and logistics company would pursue other business opportunities, managing director Paul Little has been quoted by US news outlets as saying.
Senate move kills off quarantine fee overhaul
A move by the Opposition to block a new quarantine fee structure in the Senate has forced the Federal Government to scrap its agricultural export system plan.
DP World denies sale negotiations
Dubai-based port operator DP World has reasserted that it is not involved in negotiations to sell a stake in the business, adding that talks between parent company Dubai World and a regional private equity player were “no longer ongoing”.
Grain production tipped to grow 8%
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) has lifted its forecast for winter grain production, with output likely to rise 8% from last season to 36m tonnes.
Empty containers needed for 'Kinglake Convoy'
A Sydney transport company wants the shipping industry to donate empty containers to bushfire-affected parts of Victoria.
Piracy fears re-emerge in Malaysian waters
Ships' crews have been advised to take precautionary measures while at anchor south of Johor, near Tanjung Ayam and Tanjung Ramunia in southern Malaysia, after gangs made two attempts to board vessels yesterday.
