It’s bad news for the Australian sugar export industry as the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (‘MOFCOM’) has begun an investigation into sugar imports into China.
Australia is one of four countries,
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Record zinc, copper, fertiliser numbers drive Townsville profit
Ian Ackerman – Sydney
Port of Townsville Limited (POTL) has reported a net profit of $17.7 million for FY16.
Additionally, record amounts of zinc ferrite, fertiliser and refined copper exports
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Glencore to sell Abbot Point Coal Terminal stake to Adani
Glencore has agreed to sell the shares in Abbot Point BulkCoal Pty Ltd (APB) to Adani’s Abbot Point Operations Pty Ltd (APO), with completion of the sale subject to receipt of certain approvals, according
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China grain boss in town
Ian Ackerman –
China’s grains boss Ren Zhengxiao was recently in Australia, working to boost co-operation and consolidate relationships between the two countries, particularly in the
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Eden woodchip wharf to be fixed by November
Eden’s badly damaged woodchip loading wharf should be fixed later this year which will allow major resumption of exports, a joint statement from Allied Natural Wood Exports and the Australian Forest
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Trial begins over 2010 Shen Neng grounding
Some six years after bulk carrier Shen Neng One grounded on the Douglas Shoal, off the coast of Queensland, the Commonwealth has opened its case in the Federal Court to determine who should pay up to $194
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Newcastle’s box expansion blocked by Tinkler group: Report
New findings from the Independent Commission Against Corruption have found a litany of dirty tricks were used by developers and politicians to ensure a container terminal was not built at Newcastle, the
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Brambles CEO calls it a day as company forecasts over $1bn profit
Tom Gorman, CEO of ASX-listed logistics company Brambles, will step down February 28, 2017.
Brambles has appointed Graham Chipchase as his successor.
Until June this year, Mr Chipchase was CEO of Rexam,
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New contract secures remote woodchip trade
Ian Ackerman reports.
A $47 million deal between an Australian forester a division of multinational commodities giant Mitsui will create continued woodchip exports at a remote port in the Northern
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Dampier iron ore exports on the decline
Ian Ackerman reports.
Cargo throughput at the Port of Dampier has seen a decrease over the past year, according to statistics recently released by Pilbara Ports Authority.
Dampier’s throughput
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