Asciano to close Patrick’s Bathurst operations

At the same time as announcing a lift in its coal haulage business, Asciano has quietly shut the gates at its Patrick intermodal operations at Bathurst in Central Western NSW.

Port Botany boils over

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Already smarting from a proposal to put a 160/container booking fee on import containers, transport operators have now been hit with the triple whammy of recurring port congestion, empty park delays, and the loss of Sunday as a free storage day.

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Patrick may close more terminals

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Following the closure this week of Patrick’s Bathurst intermodal terminal and with Asciano focusing on developing its coal business, concerns have been raised that Patrick may close its Dubbo and Narrabri terminals as well.

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Truckers fear Patrick retaliation

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Truckers fear Patrick retaliation

Trucking companies have put their faith into Ports Minister Joe Tripodi cracking down on Patrick to pick up its game, as transporters are afraid to speak out fearing retaliation from the stevedore.

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Asciano boss denies Patrick sale is imminent

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Asciano boss denies Patrick sale is imminent

Asciano managing director Mark Rowsthorn has denied that the sale of its stevedoring arm Patrick is for sale, but admitted for the first time it was considering the full sale of some business units.

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NSW ports to fall into Tripodi’s hands

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NSW ports to fall into Tripodi’s hands

The reintroduced maritime legislation will endow the NSW Government with unprecedented powers to control the operation of ports and stevedoring companies.

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Patrick to take on rail freight in Victoria

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Patrick to take on rail freight in Victoria

Freight and stevedoring company Patrick will take on the Warnambool-Melbourne rail freight services, replacing Melbourne-based company El Zorro.

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Container records tumble

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A record volume exceeding 250,000 TEU moved through Patrick’s container terminals in December 2007.

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More competition needed

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More competition needed

Victoria’s Essential Services Commission has issued its Review of Port Planning: Final Report, in which it finds that competition among stevedoring companies is low and “market concentration is high by any standard measures”.

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Sydney’s container trade volumes reached over 176,000 TEU in December 2009, the highest throughput for the month of December in Port Botany’s history – representing a 10.7 per cent increase on the same period last year.

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