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Monopoly ownership came under fire for perceived abuses of power, especially in Australia and the UK.

The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in Queensland is likely to be valued at significantly more than A$2bn, with public market investors particularly interested in backing a regulated, defensive asset, sources say.

Port of Newcastle’s private equity owners face challenges on two fronts as the ACCC appeals a decision over access charging and a port customer files a lawsuit over misuse of market power.

The country's competition watchdog has come out strongly against a decision to remove it as the Port of Newcastle’s regulator, sounding caution about monopoly assets having ‘unfettered market power’.

The fund manager has set targets for its seven Australian assets, covering airports, ports, a railway station and an electricity distribution business - including a 100% reduction by 2030.

The country’s companies ‘are in reasonably good financial shape’, despite slowing economic conditions across the Asia-Pacific region, according to S&P Global Ratings’ Parvathy Iyer.

Nicola Palmer and Michael Allen of Arcus Infrastructure Partners explain how decarbonisation, demographic shifts and technology are creating new opportunities for transport infrastructure.

The acquisition of KRIL expands the Dubai-based port operator’s logistics footprint and the joint venture’s portfolio.

A minimum-volume commitment for an Asian shipping company to use the Long Beach Container Terminal in California ‘implies’ a 12x EBITDA margin over 20 years, a source said.