09
Nov
10:00
BHPB snubs unions to cut port costs
Australian miner BHP Billiton has awarded a new tug boat contract for Port Hedland – where it has exclusive rights to operate tug boats – to Rivtow, axing the unionised Teekay which was the centre of an industrial dispute in 2014.
Iron ore volumes have increased massively through the port in the last two years as Australian miners have ramped up production and forced higher-cost players out of the market. Maximising those volumes depends on the large…
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