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Toll and Qube acquire land lots at Lumsden Point
LOGISTICS companies Toll Group and Qube have been announced as new service providers for the Lumsden Point development at Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. They...
Green power a winner for GeelongPorts
RECYCLED asphalt roads and a host of green initiatives have paid off as GeelongPorts launched its annual sustainability report with a number one global ranking for five years in a...
Port of Hastings final EES scoping requirements published
FINAL scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal Environment Effects Statement (EES) have been published by the Department of Transport and Planning. The...
AAL hails specialist transport solution for WA ammonia-urea plant
AAL Australia has deployed an S-Class heavy lift vessel to ship chemical plant components from Sattahip in Thailand to Dampier in Western Australia. AAL says their heavy lift...
Auckland offers visitors bottom cleaning
PORT of Auckland has received approval from Biosecurity New Zealand to deploy a specialised hull-cleaning process developed in conjunction with NZ Diving & Salvage. The technology...
OPINION: Port pricing and the mystery of higher landside costs
THE RECENT proposed takeover of Qube Logistics by Macquarie Asset Management and the release of the ACCC’s Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2024-25 has started the usual...
Iron ore first shipment renews activity and boosts regional jobs
EXPORTS from the Yilgarn Iron Ore project in WA have resumed, with 176,000 tonnes loaded onto the Densa Shark at Esperance ahead of shipment to China. While the ship departed last...
‘Death ship’ that haunted Australian shores sold for scrap
AN INFAMOUS vessel Australian media dubbed the “death ship” has been sold for demolition in Bangladesh more than a decade after the controversies. Splash 24/7 reported Japanese...
Transocean wins, NOPSEMA directs
SWISS-based Transocean Ltd has been awarded a six-well drilling contract in Australia with an undisclosed operator at an undisclosed location. Transocean says the estimated...
Lyttelton board approves expansion, Otago names new tug
THE INVESTMENT case for Lyttelton’s continued Te Awaparahi Bay expansion has been approved by the port company’s board and approval will now be sought from Christchurch City...
TasPorts chief executive to step down
With additional reporting by Dale Crisp TASPORTS has announced chief executive Anthony Donald will depart his role in March 2026. Chair Greg McCann said the board had accepted Mr...
CMA CGM to slot with Maersk’s OC1
MAERSK Line is to sell slots on its OC1 service between Australia/New Zealand and Central/East Coast North America to rival CMA CGM ahead of MSC’s early February launch of its new...
2025 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards Winners Brochure
THE WINNERS Brochure for the 2025 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards is now available to read. Click here to read the 2025 DCN Awards Winners Brochure, complete...
Brisbane cruise milestone marked with cake
A CAKE cutting ceremony on Sunday marked the 500th cruise ship to visit the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT). The BICT opened back in June 2022 and the milestone...
Forestry sector bolsters Tasmanian exports, port data shows
WOODCHIP exports have been listed as a key factor in increased Tasmanian trade volumes as recorded by TasPorts for the 2026 financial year first quarter. According to the port...
