Tropical low threatens second WA cyclone
A TROPICAL low near Broome is threatening to become WA’s second cyclone of the season. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a notice warning the developing low, near the north...
Freight forwarder critical of landside price hikes
BRIAN Hack, managing director of West Australian freight forwarder EES has thrown his weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest stevedoring...
Broomehill rail projects to aid grain exports
GRAIN growing co-operative CBH has completed its Broomehill rapid rail outloading and siding project which it says will help the international competitiveness of WA grain growers....
WA small business urged to consider exports
SMALL regional businesses in the southwest of Western Australia are being encouraged to look overseas for markets. The state government is offering $600,000 over three years...
Broome floating wharf on its way from China
BROOME’S floating wharf has been launched in China and is ready for transport to its Kimberley home. The overseas fabrication is complete, and subject to appropriate weather...
Record grain harvest puts pressure on exports
THE CBH Group has ended the Western Australian grain harvest with its third biggest crop ever, with attention now turning to exporting two million tonnes of grain per month. A...
Second major Perth road project to ease freight routes
A SECOND major roadworks project, claimed to improve freight movements in Perth’s southern suburbs has been contracted by state and federal governments. The $1 billion contract to...
Reverse course for Esperance sulphur
WHILE the Port of Esperance has imported hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sulphur over the years, it’s unusual to see the mineral going the other way. When Jersey Spirit left...
TAFE defence training part of WA military strategy
WESTERN Australia is beefing up its defence force capabilities announcing on 29 January that it will create a TAFE defence training centre and is launching a defence industry...
Accreditation puts Southern Ports in world top 5
SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia has become only the fifth port in the world to achieve ISO certification for its asset management system. It joins the Port of Melbourne, along...
Freeway work to aid Westport freight efficiency
A $700 MILLION project to improve the efficiency of freight moving down the Kwinana Freeway to Western Australia’s proposed Westport container port has been announced by the state...
Fremantle to follow in Canary Wharf footsteps
FREMANTLE Harbour will follow in the likes of port redevelopments such as Barangaroo (Sydney), Canary Wharf (London), and HafenCity (Hamburg) in the wake of the shift of the...
WA government wants control of freight rail
THE WEST Australian government wants to take back control of the state’s freight rail network Cook Government to enter negotiations to secure control of the freight rail network...
Fainted mariner prompts Pilbara heat warning
PILBARA Ports have warned arriving vessels to take precautions to protect mariners from extreme heat. A marine notice published by Pilbara Ports harbour master Mike Minogue, said...
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: Top End freight warriors
NORTHERN Australia. It covers around 45% of the Australian continent but is home to around 5% of the population. Much of the north is divided into the “dry” and the “wet”, putting...
