Australia
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Air Cargo
Swissport opening its first Australian air cargo terminal
The global ground handling company has leased warehouse space at Melbourne Airport.
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: productivity under the microscope
This week: productivity; freeway truck fire; telematics; truck roll-over deaths; ecstasy drug-bust; cyclist death; trucking contract win.
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Trucking
Down Under Trucking: New truck sales plummet
It’s scary days in Australia for truck makers and importers, as the volume of truck sales has fallen off a cliff. Also this week: road…
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American Shipper
Down Under Trucking: hugely taxing time for truckers
In this week's round-up of trucking stories from around Australia: truckers slugged by box terminal operators; truckers slugged by tax hikes; truckers slugged by safety…
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Air Cargo
Investors acquire a majority stake in Australia’s Hobart Airport
A rare stake in an Australian airport has hit the market.
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Air Cargo
Investors circle Hobart Airport
The Tasmanian airport is gearing up to become a cargo hub.
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Maritime
Port Report: Shipowners call for end to tension after Iranians seize another oil carrier (with video)
The Port Report focuses on another vessel being seized in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Asia-Pacific
Competition watchdog worries over USD$248 million sale of liquids terminals
Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has expressed competition fears over the acquisition of the wharf-side GrainCorp Liquid Terminals by independent…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Strikes intensify as Australia braces for more longshoreman unrest
Waterfront tensions are increasing as the Maritime Union of Australia declares more wharfside strikes around the country.
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Asia-Pacific
Suicide caused shutdown of Patrick ocean container terminal
Patrick Terminals in Sydney, Australia, shut down for about 19 hours over Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9 after a worker tragically committed suicide.
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