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- Chemical audit scheme proposed for container terminals
- ICHCA International and the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI) have discussed the draft of a proposed chemical audit scheme for container terminals.
- CFMEU port construction workers ordered to stop industrial action
- Workers, who are members of the Construction Forestry Mining and Engineering Union, who employed by Bechtel and who are working on the QC LNG Project in Queensland have been ordered to stop unprotected industrial action.
- Breath of fresh air at Port Hedland
- Port Hedland Port Authority has reduced the number of times it has not met its air quality targets in the last six months by 85%.
- Boxship orders forecast to fall to 20% of fleet
- Containership orders as a percentage of the current fleet are expected to fall to 20% by year-end 2012 and 16% by December next year,according to the latest Macro Report.
- Rates turbulence for capesizes
- Spot rates for the largest bulk carriers have begun to stir, rising and falling several times over the past week, but overall they look likely to be heading down in the week ahead.
- Vale sells off converted ore carriers
- Brazilian iron ore producer Vale is selling 10 of its ore carriers to Polaris Shipping for $600m, but will charter the vessels back under long-term charter contracts.
