January
Trump is wrong: Climate change, not China, is the threat to Panama Canal
Any loss of capacity, which is more likely to be caused by drought will ripple through supply chains and push up costs in Australia.
November 2024
Darwin Port’s Chinese owner scrambles to stave off forced sale
The possibility Darwin Port could be taken back was welcomed by Coalition MPs who believe the key asset should never have been sold to the Chinese.
‘Maybe we can use Zeppelins’: Australia’s missing infrastructure links
Solar panels and wind turbines crucial to Australia’s energy transition are piling up at a key port because the nation does not have the infrastructure to move them.
Port of Newcastle’s container terminal pitch tempts foreign investors
The world’s biggest coal export hub has been approached by big investors who want to help fund an expansion that is expected to cost well above $2.5 billion.
Seller’s remorse casts shadow over infrastructure needs
Privatising roads and ports gave state governments plenty of cash to fund new work. But NSW’s struggle with $64 toll roads shows there is a long tail of consequences.
Import-export firms embrace disrupter Neolink
The Challenger winner of the Business-to-Business category uses AI to decipher thousands of pages of shipping paperwork and speed up deliveries.
October 2024
Tasmania ferry failures ‘farcical and embarrassing’
Tourists planning to pop their caravans on a big new ship to Tasmania and holiday around the Apple Isle could be stuck on the mainland after state’s “diabolical failure” to build a berth to handle new vessels.
Biden slams ‘incredible’ 800pc profits as port strike threatens brands
The stoppage, which also risks reigniting inflation and pushing up unemployment just a month before the US election, is heaping pressure on President Joe Biden.
Dock workers start huge strike that could sway US election
Republicans are urging Joe Biden to intervene against the industrial action, while Donald Trump blamed inflation for fuelling the higher pay demands.
September 2024
Qube sues own employees for damages for blocking ship services
A wage dispute between logistics group Qube and wharfies in Melbourne has escalated after the company sued more than 20 union members.
August 2024
The CEO on the front line of the global shipping crisis
The CEO of one of Australia’s largest ports knows a lot can go wrong before the contents of millions of shipping containers reaches our shelves.
Qube’s Moorebank stake on the block
The logistics group said it could sell its stake in its new Moorebank interstate rail terminal after strikes at stevedore DP World helped boost annual net profit.
July 2024
Pirate-fuelled shipping crisis forcing costs sky-high
Weeks-long shipping delays caused by Red Sea attacks and congestion in Asian ports are forcing some Australian importers to get creative.
Port costs raise inflation fears, leave luxe cars in the slow lane
The Albanese government is facing pressure to do more to lower shipping costs.
Aurizon acquisition could push up cargo prices: ACCC
The company’s attempts to move into stevedoring in South Australia as it expand its bulk freight business could be used to “frustrate” rivals, the regulator said.
Shipping crises ‘spanner in works’ for inflation fight
Australian consumers and retailers are facing long delays and higher prices for goods from Europe and Asia amid an international shipping crisis that could stoke local inflation.
Some of the Gulf’s most influential investors? They’re Australians
The region’s state-owned investment funds that account for more than $US3 trillion ($4.44 trillion) in capital – increasingly deployed into Australian companies.
‘The port would stop’: Fremantle workers threaten to walk off job
Western Australia’s largest container port could grind to a halt next week if a small group of key staff stop work over a pay dispute.
May 2024
QIC launches $129m selldown at Dalrymple Bay Infra; MacCap on ticket
The trade was structured as a variable price bookbuild, underwritten by MacCap at the $2.58 a share floor price.
Offshore wind plan in ‘Labor limbo’ as Port of Hastings stalls
The state opposition claims Victoria’s offshore wind policy is in “disarray” after Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio could not guarantee a key terminal would proceed.