Esperance Harbour set for dredging
A $2.3 MILLION, four-month dredging campaign is expected to remove a record 60,000 cubic metres of material from the Bandy Creek Boat Harbour at Esperance. The work includes a new...
Watch out for Weipa dredging
RECREATIONAL and commercial users have been warned to exercise caution during dredging at the Port of Weipa from early May to early June. The dredging is part of North Queensland...
Energy regulator green-lights Santos Barossa project
GAS giant Santos has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to commission the Barossa project, piping gas to the Darwin LNG facility. On 22 April, the project was given the go-ahead...
Wi-Fi boost for Pilbara seafarers
PILBARA Ports is upgrading its internet service for visiting seafarers. It is phasing out the current mechanism of supporting individual SIM card recharges for seafarers and...
Nationals vow to overturn live sheep export ban
IF THE Coalition wins government in the May elections, National Party leader David Littleproud says the first trip he will make will be to Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan to reaffirm...
Lumsden Point milestones reached
WORK is progressing at Port Hedland’s Lumsden Point reaching several important milestones. In a LinkedIn post Pilbara Ports said the internal causeway is almost complete, with...
Westport secures Infrastructure WA approval
A TICK of approval from Infrastructure WA for Westport’s business case says building the new container port south of Perth as quickly as possible could save the state $244 billion...
Record iron ore and copper from BHP
BHP has delivered record iron ore tonnes from its central Pilbara hub. In its operational review for the nine months ended 31 March 2025 it said the WA operation demonstrated its...
March tonnage up at Pilbara Ports
THROUGHPUT of 69.5 million tonnes at Pilbara Ports in March was up 4% compared to March 2024. Pilbara Ports encompasses the ports of Ashburton, Dampier, Port Hedland and Varanus...
Extreme weather hits Rio bottom line
EXTREME weather has taken its toll on Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations. In a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange, Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm said the...
Air cargo “needs safety and sustainability”
THE VALUE of air cargo has never been clearer according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) global head of cargo, Brendan Sullivan, speaking at the 18th World Cargo...
Planning under way for Geraldton dredging
GERALDTON Port is to hold community planning sessions in preparation for dredging at the fishing boat harbour. The dredging will remove naturally accumulated sediment from the FBH...
NT buys into Darwin port political fray
THE FUTURE of the Port of Darwin has become a political football with Northern Territory acting chief minister, Gerard Maley, joining the fray. Both prime minister Anthony...
Pilbara Ports calls tenders for new Link Bridge wharf
TENDERS have been called for the next phase of Pilbara Ports’ Dampier Bulk Handling Facility Project. The tender for a new wharf, named the Link Bridge, is part of the broader...
New Woodside tugboats making dramatic fuel and emissions savings
WOODSIDE’S five new tugboats servicing the North West of WA are making dramatic reductions in fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Early results from the new contracted fleet...
