• A new approach to choosing the right port | 09 August 2007

  Earlier transport chains were highly fragmented, uncoordinated and inefficient, and for ports were important but weak links in the chain....

• Last hurrah at sniff of defeat | 09 August 2007

  The six-week public inquiry has been completed, the people have had their say and now it is down to Professor...

• Hunter designs the template | 02 August 2007

  Until recently, Australia has been fortunate to have avoided most of the dramas seen elsewhere in the maritime world. ...

• Seeing the boom that may never end close-up | 02 August 2007

  We decided to set aside language concerns and “freelance” this trip, which took a month. Hotels were booked via...

• Australia pays price for lack of a shipping policy | 26 July 2007

  The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) does not often find common points of engagement with reports emanating from the Committee...

• When head-kicking lobbyists fly north | 26 July 2007

  The final contributor to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's (IPART) review into operations at Port Botany, could be forgiven...

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