On the 19th September, the Victorian Government announced that Lonsdale Consortium was the successful purchaser of the 50 year old lease to operate Australia’s largest container and cargo port, the Port of Melbourne. Worth $9.7 billion, the higher than expected lease proceeds will go to the Victorian Transport Fund to support important transport projects such […]
The New International Container Terminal Development at Webb Dock East recently took delivery of 3 “Post-Panamax” ship to shore cranes (or quay cranes), as part of its high-tech fully automated container terminal operation, which is on track to open for business in late 2016. It will be one of the world’s most automated container terminals, […]
In a wide-ranging speech at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in Brisbane recently, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman, Rod Sims, commented on the contents of the recent Harper report and then spoke against the anti-competitive impact of recent privatisations. Mr Sims outlined “concerns” about how governments sold “significant” assets without “appropriate” […]
John Lines, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ANL has told customers that Patrick Stevedore’s performance recently has been “totally unsatisfactory”. Mr Lines has apologised to his company’s clients for schedule disruptions to its Tranztas service and said the terminal delays in Australia have persisted over the Easter period and beyond. “This performance from […]
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