HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE SITEMAP HELP CONTACT WORK FOR US   Tuesday 7 September 2010 Make SCLN my HomePage    PORTS STORIES [ 482 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] WA shipbuilder opens Vietnamese facility (Friday, 6 March 2009) WESTERN Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine Company has opened a new $25 million shipyard in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tau in Vietnam as part of the country’s Shipbuilding Industry Development Program. Full Story... Traffic dropoffs at Asian ports (Friday, 20 February 2009) THE sustained rise to the Baltic Dry index over the last two months may not mean that international trade is genuinely picking up, with ports in Asia reporting significant falls in container traffic during January. Full Story... New contract scheduled for QMASTOR (Friday, 20 February 2009) LISTED supply-chain software developer QMASTOR has secured a major new client for its Horizon Advanced Planning and Scheduling software, APS. Full Story... Submissions call for Grain Freight Review (Monday, 16 February 2009) THE FEDERAL government has opened submissions for the review of the grain freight operations in New South Wales. Full Story... Centrex submits SA wharf application (Monday, 16 February 2009) CENTREX Metals’ Wilgerup project in South Australia has received a boost after the emerging iron ore play submitted a key development application over the Port Lincoln wharf site. Full Story... Asciano assets under review (Monday, 9 February 2009) ASCIANO is conducting “impairment testing” of the company’s assets, after its shares were pummelled by traders last week, dropping to as low as 83c at one point last Friday on double the company’s recent trading volumes. Full Story... Fortescue settles shipping dispute (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) SHIPPING company Bocimar International will receive $US50 million ($A76.8 million) worth of shares in Fortescue Metals Group after the two groups settled a dispute over contracts and cut a new shipping deal. Full Story... Port of Brisbane gets new $65M container berth (Wednesday, 4 February 2009) TRANSPORT Minister John Mickel yesterday commissioned the Port of Brisbane’s seventh dedicated container berth, Berth 10, which will allow at least six container vessels to be accommodated simultaneously by the two major stevedores, Patrick and DP World Brisbane. Full Story... Eurogate prepares for difficult 2009 (Monday, 2 February 2009) FREIGHT forwarding and logistics company Eurogate Group says that it expects a tricky 2009, despite handling a record 14.2 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year. Full Story... Shipping Australia slams Port Botany walk-out (Friday, 30 January 2009) SHIPPING Australia chief executive Llew Russell has slammed Patrick Stevedoring waterside workers who stopped work at Port Botany shortly after their shift began, causing the port’s Patrick terminal to be closed for eight hours yesterday. Full Story... New Middle East shipping service provides US links (Wednesday, 21 January 2009) SWIRE Shipping is to commence a Middle East Service (MES) linking the US Gulf and US East Coast with Dammam and Jebel Ali in the Arabian Gulf on a monthly basis. Full Story... Tripodi crowns Newcastle Port coal export leader (Wednesday, 21 January 2009) THE Port of Newcastle was the world’s largest coal exporter last year, beating Queensland’s former titleholder Hay Point by 7 million tonnes in exports, according to statistics gathered by the New South Wales government. Full Story... Container throughput down 11% at US port (Monday, 19 January 2009) THE Port of Long Beach in the United States has reported an 11% drop in container shipments for 2008 – the biggest single year decline at the facility in more than 20 years. Full Story... Shipping declines at key Queensland ports (Monday, 19 January 2009) BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance has suffered from a 24% dive in coking coal exports in December from the previous month at its wholly owned and operated Hay Point coal terminal in Queensland. Full Story... Mexican port construction in doubt (Wednesday, 14 January 2009) THE construction of a $US5 million ($A7.4 million) port in Mexico is in doubt due to a decrease in shipping traffic at Pacific ports and a lack of credit. Full Story... Babcock & Brown to consider sale of UK ports operator (Monday, 12 January 2009) THE Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group has announced it may consider selling PD Ports Plc, operator of Britain’s third-largest container dock, should a substantial offer be made. Full Story... PoMC gets helping hand for Phillip Bay dredging (Wednesday, 7 January 2009) DREDGING works in Port Phillip Bay are now due to be completed earlier than expected following news that the Port of Melbourne Corporation has added an extra vessel for the Channel Deepening Project. Full Story... Manitowoc closes deal on marine arm (Monday, 5 January 2009) US CRANE major Manitowoc has sold the marine arm of its business to the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali for $US120 million ($A168 million). Full Story... Barker technology taps niche market (Friday, 19 December 2008) BARKER Transport Services is using inflatable-bag suspension, as well as custom-designed and built shipping containers, to get a leg-up in the Queensland market. Full Story... FMG being sued for cancelled shipping contracts (Friday, 19 December 2008) IRON ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is being sued for more than $US130 million ($A190 million) for cancelled ship contracts, but the company says it has the right to suspend its shipping deals and will deal with the claims in arbitration. Full Story... Macmahon signs $40M port contract (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) PERTH-based construction contractor Macmahon said today it has been awarded a $40 million contract to construct the new Bunbury Port Access Road in Western Australia. Full Story... Shipping contract changes under legal review: FMG (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) FORTESCUE Metals Group’s plans to renegotiate its shipping contracts have resulted in ongoing discussions with shipping companies and could also trigger legal action. Full Story... SeaBridge confirms new trans-gulf service (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) US-BASED SeaBridge Freight has announced that it will initiate its first “marine highway” short sea transportation service on December 18, 2008, connecting the Port of Brownsville in Texas and Port Manatee in Florida. Full Story... MMA increases fleet with new vessel (Wednesday, 17 December 2008) MERMAID Marine Australia (MMA) has announced it has taken delivery of its latest newbuild vessel, the Mermaid Searcher, which is en route to Australia having sailed from Hong Kong on Friday, December 12. Full Story... Shipping Australia mocks satellite-based arrival system (Monday, 15 December 2008) SHIPPING Australia is not pleased with next year’s trial satellite arrival system for the Port of Newcastle, attacking the scheme’s implementers for their lack of industry consultation. Full Story... Hunter terminal access proposal pleases PWCS (Monday, 15 December 2008) PORT Waratah Coal Services has responded positively to news that a new terminal access framework proposed by the New South Wales government could potentially double coal output from the Port of Newcastle in the medium term. Full Story... Maersk Line lays up eight vessels (Friday, 12 December 2008) CONTAINER shipping company Maersk Line has announced it will be laying up eight vessels from now until mid-2009 due to a struggling market environment. Full Story... Shanghai port set for major expansion (Wednesday, 10 December 2008) THE world’s second busiest container port at Shanghai in China is to spend approximately $US2.9 billion ($A4.42 billion) on an expansion, despite the global financial crisis. Full Story... Ferguson tells Tripodi to act on Newcastle port hold-ups (Wednesday, 10 December 2008) THEY might both hail from the Australian Labor Party, but Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson is not seeing exactly eye to eye with New South Wales Ports Minister Joe Tripodi over coal ship bottlenecks at the port of Newcastle. Full Story... Gladstone powers ahead (Monday, 8 December 2008) STATE politicians converged on Gladstone this morning to inspect the works being done under $A40 million in funding to boost power supplies to the RG Tanna coal export terminal in Gladstone. Full Story... Prev    Next   Company Search Story Search Advanced Search Disclaimer | © Copyright Aspermont Ltd | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions