BY MATTHEW KELLY 19 Feb, 2011 04:00 AM Unions and business officials have hit out over claims that Newcastle’s bid for a container terminal was being sabotaged from within the Labor Party. Maritime Union of Australia Newcastle secretary Jim Boyle…
Author: By MATTHEW KELLY Date: 21/02/2011 Words: 219 Source: NCH A NEWCASTLE container terminal would struggle to be viable because it would be unable to compete with existing ports, a ports industry expert believes. The major factor is the deepening of Australia's…
NEWCASTLE MP Jodi McKay accused forces within her government last night of undermining her efforts to secure a $600 million container terminal for Newcastle. The claim follows the leaking of a confidential treasury briefing paper to the Newcastle Herald that questioned the…
MATTHEW KELLY 18 Feb, 2011 04:00 AM NEWCASTLE MP Jodi McKay accused forces within her government last night of undermining her efforts to secure a $600 million container terminal for Newcastle. The claim follows the leaking of a confidential treasury…
Author: By MICHELLE HARRIS Date: 02/12/2010 Words: 406 Source: NCH New terminals are vital to supply, writes Mick Payze. THE Newcastle Herald editorial "Steelworks coal project" (2/12) illustrates to me the misconceptions that pervade public understanding of the supply and…
NSW Ports Minister Eric Roozendaal says the State Government is committed to a multi-purpose terminal (MPT) in the Port of Newcastle. There has been speculation the project has been abandoned, after the Port Corporation announced last week it had been…
By Tim Dick and Darren Goodsir September 26, 2005 The NSW Government will not release an independent report on the proposed expansion of the Port Botany freight terminal until after it has decided whether to approve it, a move that…
By Darren Goodsir, Urban Affairs Editor February 18, 2005 Page Tools The state's top planners have cast adrift an ambitious plan to massively expand cargo facilities at the Port Botany container terminal - arguing its size should be reduced by…
By Darren Goodsir December 13, 2004 Page Tools When the Port Botany container facility was planned it was designed to accommodate four terminals and up to 4 million container truck movements a year. It takes about 1.2 million container loads…
Newcastle Herald Saturday August 28, 2004 By IAN KIRKWOOD SYDNEY Ports is determined to expand the Port Botany wharves, despite residents, business groups and politicians pushing for a new terminal in Newcastle or Port Kembla. It has released a consultants'…