An examination of the merits of a rail to Webb Dock in Melbourne is intertwined with the broader question of how the site can be used to increase the Port of Melbourne (PoM) capacity overall.
Category: Blog
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Feb2019
08
Mar2017
In 2013, the Chinese government initiated the concept of the “Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road” (also referred to as the One Belt and One Road: OBOR) in tandem with launching the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2015, in which 57 countries have ... Read More
08
Mar2017
It’s all beer and skittles at the Victorian Treasury in Spring Street as the recent sale of the Port of Melbourne to the Lonsdale Consortium delivered $9.7 billion to Victorian coffers. The sale price was well in excess of the $7 billion indicated earlier by Treasurer Tim Pallas. ... Read More
08
Mar2017
Crew not required - what happens when we don't need humans on ships?
Rolls Royce Marine, in collaboration with a number of Finland’s top academic researchers and leading members of the maritime cluster, has started on the development of fully autonomous remote controlled ships. This collaboration is known as the Advanced ... Read More
08
Mar2017
Unease surrounding the fate of the global shipping industry has skyrocketed after the recent collapse of South Korean company Hanjin Shipping, the seventh-largest shipping line in the world. Maritime transport carries 90% of the world’s goods and is vital for global trade and economic prosperity, yet there are ... Read More
10
Mar2015
The current revival of Sir Henry Bolte’s vision for Hastings has followed generations of politicians and successive governments maintaining the dream, probably in part through the relationships between the political parties and the long term pressure to do something for Gippsland; and in part because major infrastructure is ... Read More
28
Feb2015
Both the Victorian Government and the Opposition have recently announced that they intend to sell the Port of Melbourne, and possibly the Port of Hastings. Although presented as a win-win outcome, careful consideration of the implications of the sale reveals a ... Read More
09
Feb2015
A scholarship to promote the recruitment and advancement of women in management positions within the freight, logistics and marine industry has been announced by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Tim Pallas.
28
Aug2014
Australia, which has a coastline of about 16,000 miles, has been a shipping nation since Aborigines used canoes to transport goods and people. White settlement over two centuries ago was made possible by shipping. Even today, most of our exports are ... Read More
19
Dec2013
When Tony Abbott stepped up to claim victory for the Coalition in September, he declared Australia was “under new management and once more open for business”. One hundred days on, we look at the open for business promise across major sectors including foreign investment, infrastructure, ... Read More