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Opinion: Port Botany's tidal shift or temporary glitch?

Opinion: Port Botany's tidal shift or temporary glitch?

Posted by Sam Collyer at Jun 01, 2010 10:00 AM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

Are we witnessing an historic tidal change at Port Botany? Long accused of prioritising the waterside operations of their Sydney terminals at the expense of landside efficiencies, both DP World and Patrick were battling to keep ships on schedule last week.

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Win a $300 gift card by sending your feedback

Win a $300 gift card by sending your feedback

Posted by Sam Collyer at Mar 17, 2010 04:13 PM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

The technology we use to send and receive information is advancing at a rapid pace.

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Transport's payback for industrial pain

Transport's payback for industrial pain

Posted by Rob McKay at Feb 12, 2010 10:10 AM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

As Oscar Wilde, who knew a thing or two about notoriety and raising a public profile, said: “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”

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The paradox of stevedoring competition

The paradox of stevedoring competition

Posted by Sam Collyer at Feb 04, 2010 09:20 AM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

The New South Wales Government appears to have ignored a key factor in its selection criteria when it chose Hutchison Port Holdings as the preferred operator for Port Botany’s third container terminal.

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Opinion: Safety not first for Tongan ferries

Opinion: Safety not first for Tongan ferries

Posted by Sam Collyer at Jan 28, 2010 02:55 PM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

Lessons don't appear to have been learned from the Princess Ashika ferry disaster in Tonga last year which claimed 74 lives.

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Opinion: sorry end to Darling Harbour's cruise history

Opinion: sorry end to Darling Harbour's cruise history

Posted by Sam Collyer at Dec 22, 2009 10:45 AM |

Don’t believe for a minute New South Wales Government spin about the inevitability of the closure of Darling Harbour’s cruise terminal.

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Merger about giving ground for the greater good

Posted by Sam Collyer at Oct 27, 2009 11:10 AM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

COMMENT - The unification of Australia's two peak forwarding and customs broking groups is both sensible and long-overdue.

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Australia's rapid port role reversal

Australia's rapid port role reversal

Posted by Sam Collyer at Oct 23, 2009 04:30 PM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

Australia's biggest coal ports are experiencing mixed fortunes at a time of rapid expansion.

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Time is right for Queensland opportunities

Time is right for Queensland opportunities

Posted by Sam Collyer at Oct 21, 2009 03:40 PM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

Don’t be at all surprised to see Xstrata take a keen interest in Queensland’s big infrastructure sell-off.

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Close enough not good enough for Hunter coal plan

Close enough not good enough for Hunter coal plan

Posted by Sam Collyer at Sep 03, 2009 06:25 PM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

BHP Billiton says it is committed to fixing the well-known congestion issues that have plagued the Hunter coal chain for years.

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Accepting the poisoned chalice

Accepting the poisoned chalice

Posted by Sam Collyer at Sep 07, 2009 06:24 PM |

If ever there were a poisoned chalice for a budding leader looking to take the helm of an Australian port, it would be Esperance.

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When cash is king and efficiency is needed

When cash is king and efficiency is needed

Posted by Sam Collyer at Aug 13, 2009 10:31 AM |
Filed under: Daily Top Stories

Port Botany is preparing for the biggest shake-up in its 30-year history, but the experience will be painful for some.

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The state of the market: Queensland's big transport sale

The state of the market: Queensland's big transport sale

Posted by Sam Collyer at Jun 03, 2009 04:22 PM |

You can take the coal out of Queensland, but can you take the royalties out of the Budget?

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The Budget we had to have

The Budget we had to have

Posted by Sam Collyer at May 13, 2009 01:55 PM |

Wayne Swan's second Budget isn't as hard-hitting as it could have been, writes Sam Collyer.

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2009 is not the year for survival stories

2009 is not the year for survival stories

Posted by Sam Collyer at May 06, 2009 08:00 AM |

I can only imagine that there is one key difference between the eye of a storm and its edge – only with the latter is there a chance the storm will not return.

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Swine flu’s killer blow

Swine flu’s killer blow

Posted by Sam Collyer at May 05, 2009 03:55 PM |
Filed under: Healthcare

Pestilence, war and famine continue to be unwelcome companions, despite the astonishing scientific, political and technological advances of modern times.

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