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Minerals lift trade volumes at Darwin Port
Darwin Port enjoyed another year of trade growth as demand for the Northern Territory's bulk minerals lifted total throughput.
Second half surge boosts Melbourne port numbers
Container trade at the Port of Melbourne rose 3.7% to 2.237m teu in the 2009-10 financial year, according to the port’s management reports.
Plastiki sails into Sydney with green message
A unique catamaran made from 12,500 plastic soft drink bottles will spend the next month on public display at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
NZ company eyes Brisbane port sale
Former employees of the Port of Brisbane are reported to be driving a bid by New Zealand’s Morrison & Co to buy the Queensland trading hub.
Assessors move in on leaking ship
An assessment is being made of the tanks and pumping system on board a Chinese-based bulk carrier that leaked oil at the Port of Brisbane late last week.
Cruise passenger dies as gangway collapses
A cruise passenger died and another was seriously injured last weekend after a gangway collapsed between a dock and MSC Cruises’ MSC Splendida in Genoa.
Bulker towed through reef after breaking down
Bulk carrier Ocean Emperor (38,440 gt, built 1998) suffered a mechanical failure yesterday after sailing from the Hay Point Terminal to Visakhapatnam and Japan.
Capesizes scrapped as rates fall
Indian breakers purchased two more large bulk carriers last week and brokers said more could follow as capesize freight rates slumped against rising demolition prices.
VTA talks tough on empty box park conditions
The Victorian Transport Association has decided to oppose rigid time-slotting at Melbourne’s empty container parks (ECPs), preferring instead to push for longer operating hours.
