Worker dies in Auckland port accident
An Auckland container terminal worker has died during lashing operations on board the ship Constantinos P
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Author: Dale Crisp
McCormack backs shippers on access fees, but …
The back-and-forth blame game over who has regulatory responsibility for stevedore access fees continues with deputy PM Michael McCormack telling FTA/APSA the ball is squarely in states’ court
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COVID crew keep MSQ busy
Maritime Safety Queensland dealt with possible and confirmed COVID-19 cases on five vessels in state waters last week.
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Bass Strait cattle deaths charges remain
Efforts to have charges dropped over livestock casualties when the vessel Statesman sailed into a Bass Strait storm have failed
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Coal producers allowed joint Newcastle negotiations
The ACCC will allow 10 coal producers and the NSW Minerals Council to join forces to negotiate terms, conditions and prices for access to the port of Newcastle
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AMSA bans another from Australian waters
The troubled bulker Union Jasper has become the fifth ship in a year to be banned from Australian ports over breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention
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NZ’s Pacifica adds second coastal feeder
NZ has stolen another march on Australia with Swire’s Pacifica Shipping adding a second coastal feeder as port call rationalisation by international container lines continues.
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Hapag Lloyd to use MATCHBOX Exchange in NZ
Another major carrier has appointed the global on-line platform to optimise container equipment use, in NZ
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Strong financial result for North Queensland Bulk Ports
NQBP’s 2018-19 delivered good financial, trade, community and environmental outcomes, according the annual report recently tabled in the Queensland Parliament
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Queensland recruits pest detectives
A partnership between Biosecurity Queensland and the state’s port authorities has established a 1400 network of marine pest detectors
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