Patrick admits role in non-union plan PATRICK Stevedores' chairman Chris Corrigan yesterday revealed it had been ready last year to lease its Melbourne Webb Dock facility to the backers of a non-union port labour force which had been under training in Dubai.
Rethink on Falklands oil survey data ENVIRONMENTAL impact assessments in connection with offshore Falklands exploration are to be rewritten after the discovery of "inconsistencies", it was revealed yesterday.
South Korea yards 'face decline' SOUTH Korean shipbuilders will suffer a decline in their competitive position this year despite the massive depreciation of the won, a leading Japanese securities house predicts.
BV to class gas carriers BUREAU Veritas is to class four new liquefied natural gas carriers to be built by South Korean shipbuilders Daewoo and Hanjin.
Sager predicts demise of the conferences KARL-Heinz Sager is forecasting an end to traditional liner conferences within a few years.
Snow Drift The reefer Snow Drift discharged 2,400 pallets of South African fruit at the new Bremerhaven Columbuskaje fruit terminal on the Weser river, which has been converted from a general cargo facility at a cost of Dm31.5m ($17.8m).
Dubai statistics confirm tanker work downturn THE predicted downturn in large tanker repairs during the latter part of last year due to a rise in freight rates has been verified by the latest statistics from Dubai Drydocks.
Durban yards locked in rates war to gain market share THE Durban shiprepair yards are locked in a rates war in an attempt to gain market share in very lean times, writes Dee Rissik, Africa Editor.
Transfennica continue à développer la desserte d'Anvers L'"United Carrier" a effectué hier sa première escale au terminal de Westerlund à la darse de Vrasene. La toute nouvelle unité fait partie de la "cinquième génération" de navires alignés par l'armement finlandais Transfennica et opère entre Anvers et les ports finlandais de Kemi et Oulu. A partir du mois de mai, un troisième navire de ce type sera mis en service et la fréquence du service sera doublée, passant à deux départs par semaine. Depuis le début de cette année, Transfennica est également actif sur la relation Anvers-Kotka. La fréquence de ce service passera au début de l'an prochain également à deux navires par semaine. Le nombre d'escales des unités de Transfennica à Anvers passera ainsi à six par semaine, contre trois jusqu'à la fin de l'année dernière.
L'Europe de l'Est et l'Afrique sont des marchés d'avenir pour l'express On sait que l'intégrateur TNT est désormais filiale de PTT Post, groupe postal des Pays-Bas. Néanmoins, c'est l'équipe en place à Paris qui vient d'être chargée de coordonner la stratégie concernant les marchés d'avenir pour l'express. Deux cibles prioritaires ont déjà été identifiées. Il s'agit de l'Europe de l'Est et de l'Afrique.
La crise pousse les entreprises portuaires sud-asiatiques vers d'autres régions La crise en Asie du Sud-Est a renvoyé de nombreux projets d'infrastructure aux calandes. Les entrepreneurs de la région tentent leur chance sous d'autres cieux, ainsi que le démontrent la reprise du port de Thamesport par le groupe Hutchison Whampoa (Hong Kong) et la concession obtenue par l'entreprise PSA (Singapour) dans le port indien de Tuticorin.
BIMV se lance sur le marché de la certification maritime Anbema, le holding de Christian Leysen, et le spécialiste de la certification AIB-Vinçotte ont annoncé hier la création du Bureau International Maritime Vinçotte (BIMV), dans lequel les deux partenaires participent sur une base 50/50. La nouvelle entreprise, qui est axée sur la gestion de la qualité et sa certification au service de l'industrie maritime - tant dans le secteur public que privé -, veut se profiler au niveau international en tant qu'exportateur de savoir-faire maritime belge.
ANL invitation ‘incendiary’ Federal government plans to have an Australian National Line vessel call at the National Farmers’ Federation berth at Melbourne’s Webb Dock has been likened to "pouring kerosene over a fire" by the deputy national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, Tony Papaconstuntinos. A spokesman for the Minister for Workplace Relations, Peter Reith confirmed yesterday that initial inquiries have been made with the national carrier about such a possibility.
Safety authority changes its orders The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has introduced changes to its marine orders for cargo handling for the first time in 12 years. The changes, which became effective on 1 February, come after a two-year review carried out in conjunction with industry. They call on cargo handling supervisors to ensure that a workplace is safe and they must stop production if a workplace becomes unsafe.
FreightCorp to upgrade $20m in rolling stock In a move aimed at keeping pace with increased coal haulage in the Hunter Valley and subsequent capacity at the Port of Newcastle, NSW rail freight operator FreightCorp has signed two new contracts, valued at almost $20 million for new and upgraded coal wagons. The announcement coincided with the release this week of haulage figures for last month which showed that FreightCorp had smashed records for Hunter Valley coal deliveries.
Dampier agreement signed The Dampier port Authority and Western Stevedores have finalised an operating agreement for the lease and management of the Dampier Public Wharf, a development which will result in the forced closure of P&O Port’s operation at the port on 6 April.
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