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Roozendaal named as new NSW Ports Minister

Eric Roozendaal will be sworn-in as the Minister for Ports & Waterways, the New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, has announced.

WA to seize land for LNG hub

Western Australia has begun its threatened compulsory acquisition of land for the proposed liquefied natural gas precinct at James Price Point, 60km north of Broome, a key element of the Browse Basin project.

It's official: Port of Hastings merges with PoMC

The controversial integration of the Port of Hastings with the Port of Melbourne Corporation has officially come into effect.

Piracy attacks surge in South China Sea

A spate of attacks on ships in the South China Sea has taken place over the last fortnight, according to an industry-based anti-piracy watchdog.

Grand China Logistics to enter ship leasing

China Development Bank’s leasing arm has lent US$1.2bn to Shanghai-based Grand China Logistics, a transport outfit with increasingly large maritime ambitions, to buy and build new ships and start a leasing business of its own.

Tanker venture saves US$250m on newbuildings

Taiwan-based Global Energy Shipping has announced that the company will get a $250m reduction in price on announced vessel orders.