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DP World’s EBA gets final endorsement: MUA members at DP World’s Fremantle terminal yesterday approved the enterprise agreement which will cover their employment terms over the next three years, according to DP World.
New planning controls for Vic ports: Victorian planning minister Matthew Guy has outlined new planning controls for the ports of Melbourne, Hastings, Geelong and Portland.
Piracy incidents fall but ransoms up: Global piracy incidents declined minimally in 2011 compared with 2010 but the level of ransoms has escalated dramatically over the past seven years, a leading piracy expert says.
Iron ore imports key to Japan’s bounce back: Japan’s gross domestic product grew 1% in the first quarter of 2012, according to estimates from the country’s Cabinet Office.
Vale looks to transhipping options: Brazilian mining giant, Vale, is considering launching another floating storage centre outside China to bypass the ban on its 400,000dwt vessels entering Chinese harbours.
Singapore displaces Germany in logistics performance: Germany has fallen from top spot to fourth place in the latest World Bank logistics performance index, with Singapore now the leading performer out of 155 global economies.