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Mayfield welcomes High Court decision

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MAYFIELD Development Corporation has welcomed a decision by the High Court of Australia allowing its appeal in Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold...
Mayfield welcomes High Court decision

Mid West Ports a winner with every drop

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GERALDTON’S Mid West Ports Authority has won Western Australia's 2026 Platinum Waterwise Business of the Year. The port slashed its water use by 33% in less than 12 months while...
Mid West Ports a winner with every drop

War-torn seafarers suffer happiness slump

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THE FIRST QUARTER 2026 Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers has revealed a quarter of two halves, with an initial period of stabilisation abruptly...
War-torn seafarers suffer happiness slump

Aurizon back Feds’ rail freight money

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THE RAIL freight package offered by the federal government as a sweetener to its announcement of the truncation of Inland Rail has been welcomed by Aurizon. Minister for...
Aurizon back Feds’ rail freight money

State and federal governments announce fuel security plans

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STATE and federal governments have announced a raft of new fuel and fertiliser security measures. Today, 6 May, the West Australian state government announced it has secured an...
State and federal governments announce fuel security plans

Range of views as stakeholders react to Inland Rail pause

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INDUSTRY has broadly supported the federal government’s move to pause construction of Inland Rail beyond Parkes while redirecting money elsewhere in the rail freight network....
Range of views as stakeholders react to Inland Rail pause

Inland Rail to pause at Parkes, federal government says

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FEDERAL infrastructure minister Catherine King has cited whopping cost blowouts on Inland Rail for the decision to pause the project at Parkes in central New South Wales. In a...
Inland Rail to pause at Parkes, federal government says

TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

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DCN delves into the world of tugs and towage, a sector crucial to the success of ports and offshore projects, and provides fresh insights into environmental innovation,...
TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

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Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine services business. Employing over 250 staff and owning a fleet of 20 vessels, the...
TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

Building a smarter gateway: Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg takes shape

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An interview with the CEO of Pacific Tug Group, Chris Peters When Pacific Tug Group first began exploring the development of a new heavy-lift general cargo wharf in Bundaberg, the...
Building a smarter gateway: Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg takes shape

Down, down: Cosco halves quarterly profit, ONE in 92% FY crash

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THE BAD news continues to ship out from container lines with the global number four reporting a weak Q1 2026 and the number six disclosing a giant drop in full-year profits. COSCO...
Down, down: Cosco halves quarterly profit, ONE in 92% FY crash

Austal to build two more patrol boats for Border Force

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WEST Australian-based shipbuilder, Austal, has landed an order for two more Evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Australian Border Force (ABF). The contract extension, valued...
Austal to build two more patrol boats for Border Force

Global air cargo spot rates hit three-year high

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GLOBAL air cargo spot rates are reported to have surged +30% year-on-year in April to USD 3.34 per kilo, their highest level since October 2022. Air cargo analysts Xeneta say the...
Global air cargo spot rates hit three-year high

Money for renewable energy at Port of Hastings

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THE GOVERNMENT of Victoria has announced $124.5 million to progress the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings as part of the state budget for 2026-27. The...
Money for renewable energy at Port of Hastings

Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined

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WELLINGTON District Court has fined KiwiRail hundreds of thousands of dollars after the company pled guilty to charges laid by Maritime New Zealand over the 2024 grounding of...
Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined