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Advisory group established for Westport and shipbuilders

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THE WESTERN Trade Coast industrial area, home to future container terminal Westport and the Henderson Defence Precinct, as well as industrial processing and manufacturing,...
Advisory group established for Westport and shipbuilders

Wellington gets PortConnected

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CENTREPORT Wellington has joined five other New Zealand ports and terminals in signing up to use the PortConnect supply chain software. PortConnect is jointly owned by the Port of...
Wellington gets PortConnected

World Container Index - 10 July 2025

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DREWRY's World Container Index decreased 5% to $2,672 per 40ft container this week. Drewry's WCI Index fell for the fourth consecutive week, by 5% this week. This decline is a...
World Container Index - 10 July 2025

LakerMax class vessel set to arrive in Australia

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GREATER space and cargo flexibility are among the benefits of LakerMax class heavy lift vessels set to appear in Australia. BBC Leer (IMO 9885283) is sailing across the South...
LakerMax class vessel set to arrive in Australia

Swire opens Nagoya office, shows ‘confidence’ in Japan market

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SWIRE Shipping’s move to open an office in Nagoya reaffirms confidence in the Japanese market, regional general manager Chris Robertson says. The office opening occurred this week...
Swire opens Nagoya office, shows ‘confidence’ in Japan market

World’s biggest cable laying vessel arrives at Fremantle

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FRENCH-registered cable installation vessel Ile d’Yeu has arrived in Fremantle to begin laying a submarine cable connecting Sydney, Melbourne (via Torquay), Adelaide and Perth....
World’s biggest cable laying vessel arrives at Fremantle

Industry bullish over red meat exports

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RECENT beef and mutton export volumes confirm global demand for Australian red meat, a key industry group says. According to Meat & Livestock Australia, total beef and veal...
Industry bullish over red meat exports

GREEN FUELS: Fuelling net zero

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In spite of some backpedalling by US President Donald Trump, transport industries in Australia and around the world are searching for environmentally friendly fuels in the race to...
GREEN FUELS: Fuelling net zero

The Bradfield Bulletin - 11 July 2025

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IT'S SCHOOL holidays here in Western Australia and it's right about now that I have realised my kids are old enough to hold actual conversations. Mostly about the mushroom trial...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 11 July 2025

Pilbara Ports responds to FMG Nicola incident

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A STORY in national newspaper The Australian which outlined an emergency rescue of FMG Nicola at the port of Port Hedland after an engine breakdown has drawn a response from...
Pilbara Ports responds to FMG Nicola incident

Industry veteran steps down

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PIL Australia general manager and director Michael Horsburgh has retired after 32 years in the shipping industry. According to a LinkedIn post Mr Horsburgh started with Pacific...
Industry veteran steps down

USS America docks at Patricks Brisbane

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PATRICKS Brisbane terminal hosted a ship with a difference this week, an amphibious assault vessel of the United States Navy. The USS America berthed at the Port of Brisbane...
USS America docks at Patricks Brisbane

MUA: ‘Pilbara Ports crying poor’

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PILBARA Ports has been on the receiving of a social media swipe from the Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch which claims the ports are crying poor. A Facebook post from the...
MUA: ‘Pilbara Ports crying poor’

Houthis sink another in Red Sea

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THE WORLD Shipping Council has joined the worldwide condemnation of the Yemeni Houthi rebels’ resumption of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea. “What we’re seeing unfold...
Houthis sink another in Red Sea

New Darwin port container yard builds capacity

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A NEW container yard at Darwin Port’s East Arm, opened at the end of June, has seen daily truck slot availability jump by 33% and daily container delivery rates increase by 35%. A...
New Darwin port container yard builds capacity