MUA takes on Patrick

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Selected Australian ports have been subjected to strikes of up to 72 hours as the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) “negotiates” with Pa...

DP World Australia changing hands

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DP World is selling a 75% stake in DP World Australia to Citi Infrastructure Investors (CII) and one of CII’s major investors for A$1.5B. ...

Two-way trucking for Fremantle

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given its draft approval to a proposal by Fremantle container terminal operato...

More Freo dredging

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Phase 2 of dredging for Fremantle Ports’ Inner Harbour and channel deepening project began in early August when the Boskalis cutter suctio...

…Fremantle to have rival

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Fremantle is to push ahead with the deepening of its Inner Harbour just as the Western Australian government amends legislation to allow a p...

Recession catches up with Oz ports…

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After something of an Indian summer, the impact of the global slowdown has finally reached major Australian container ports with volumes sli...

“New” Fremantle could be private

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The Western Australian government has appointed an expert group to help guide the future expansion of the port of Fremantle after strongly h...

Freo looks set to lose out

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Fremantle will lose container, vehicle and general cargo trades from its Inner Harbour if the newly elected Liberal/National government impl...

Fremantle gets deep money

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Fremantle has secured the lion’s share of a A$377M allocation to port and rail improvements in the Western Australian government’s 2008-...

Ins and outs of Fremantle plan

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Two options for Fremantle’s new Outer Harbour container facilities at Kwinana have been approved by the Western Australian government to p...

Port charges on the rise

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After a prolonged period of stable if not falling imposts, charges at major Australian ports are on the rise again and have immediately attr...