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Despite the delays caused by the coronavirus, China has the capability to at least comply with promises in the phase one trade deal with the US.
Malawi must change its diplomatic approach and align its national interests with Mozambique’s
The ‘thin green line’ of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won many battles.
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
The ‘thin green line’ of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won many battles. But it faces a new source of pressure: the Trump administration.
Canada’s ongoing Port Modernization Review should lead to greater clarity of port purpose, less political control through board appointments and better reporting standards.
China’s bid for an infrastructure blitz to drive overland trade through to Europe will end up being overshadowed.
With 90 percent of global goods coming to us by ship, who are the men and women who care for the crews?
Along with machine learning, data mining and statistics, visualisations are playing an important role in current-day data analytics.
As Europe discusses the reasons behind and reaction to the Brexit thunderclap, some in the UK are already seeing business opportunities – through the free ports, a notion abandoned by the EU.
The Barnett government’s plans to sell ports, including the last capital city port slated for privatisation, appear to have been torpedoed by the WA Nationals’ change of heart.
On Q&A, an unemployed merchant seafarer said Australian seafarers could replaced by foreign seafarers working on 457 visas, working for as little as $2 an hour. We check the facts.
State governments are now seeking to maximise the price of privatised assets by adding sale terms that restrict competition for the future private owners. That amounts to a hidden tax on consumers.
Political and commercial posturing has made the outcome of a number of Australian port privatisations uncertain.
New plans to ban dredging on the Great Barrier Reef and dump dredge spoil on land won’t save the reef.
Victoria’s election debate about infrastructure is shaping up around large projects such as the East West Link and Airport Rail Link. But another infrastructure project could also be on the radar: the…
With the approval of dredging as part of the Abbot Point port expansion, Australia has given the green light to an increase in coal exports. While opposition to the plan has focused primarily on the effects…
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s recent decision to allow 3 million cubic metres of dredge material to be disposed of 25 kilometres off Abbot Point in north Queensland has attracted passionate…
If the Abbot Point expansion is approved by the Commonwealth Environment Minister next month, port dredging will go ahead. Private investment in coal ports and rail may no longer stack up, as BHP Billiton…
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