• Can car carriers drive yard's fortune? | 16 August 2007

  Shipbuilders are enjoying unprecedented levels of business, but some Asian yards are already getting ready for when the party is...

• It could be sheer coincidence about Brambles | 16 August 2007

  Will either the Toll group or Asciano try to take over Brambles in the near future? Toll has effectively said...

• Real dangers of going by the book | 16 August 2007

  The stupidest master I ever sailed with was also a person who did everything by the book, but was also...

• 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...

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