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Bank paints positive picture of PNG economy
BANKING giant Westpac has forecast a positive outlook for Papua New Guinea in its latest economic update series. According to the update, while the 2025 growth rate for the PNG...
Port of Newcastle gaining green traction
THE PORT of Newcastle unveiled its final masterplan for its Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) on Friday (4 July). The precinct - due to become operational by 2030 - is in the final...
DP World unleashes the OptiBook in Brisbane
FACILITATING the flow of goods across the Brisbane waterfront is the focus of new technology deployed by stevedore DP World Australia and OneStop. The two businesses have...
Environment and resilience, key themes of NSW Ports Sustainability Strategy
ENVIRONMENT, resilience, community and sustainable growth are four priorities of New South Wales Ports’ 2025 Sustainability Strategy announced this week. The release of the 2025...
WA premier heads to Japan for energy talks
WEST AUSTRALIAN premier Roger Cook is travelling to Japan to encourage LNG imports and to discuss clean energy transition. Since 1989, WA has shipped liquified natural gas to...
Host of engine failures concern Port Hedland
THE PORT of Port Hedland has issued a cautionary tale around the number of engine-related events during vessel transits in the first half of 2025. Harbour master Behrouz Daei...
Air cargo boost for Pacific Islands
ENHANCING air cargo connections between the Pacific Islands is the aim of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed this week in Majuro, Micronesia. Signing the agreement were...
Sixth Super B for AAL, Grammare promoted
AAL SHIPPING has taken delivery of its sixth Super-B heavy-lift multi-purpose vessel, AAL Dammam, at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou. The 32,000 DWT ship was...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 4 July 2025
Capesize The Capesize market showed signs of stabilisation this week following a period of softness, with improvements in the Pacific basin and a more balanced Atlantic. In the...
FTA, CTAA rue Silk decision
THE FREIGHT & Trade Alliance, which opposed DP World Australia’s acquisition of Silk Logistics, have been quick to condemn today’s ACCC approval of the deal as setting a dangerous...
Upgrades for South Australian container terminal
FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) is set for a more than $350 million makeover. Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) in its annual review said the terminal was set to undergo a...
Sustainability key to Hellmann’s new Melbourne logistics centre
SUSTAINABILITY is a key focus of a new logistics centre at Truganina in Melbourne’s west, opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The new site, opened on 1 July, allows Hellmann...
Record shipments for iron ore
GINA RINEHART’S amalgamation of Roy Hill and Atlas Iron into Hancock Iron Ore from 1 July means the organisation has exported a record 500 million tonnes of iron ore. In a...
Adverse weather to impact Fremantle port
FREMANTLE Port users are being warned to prepare for adverse weather from 6 to 8 July. In a memo to shipping agents, harbour master Captain Savio Fernandes said shipping agents...
ACCC clears DP World’s Silk buy
THE ACCC has concluded that DP World Australia’s takeover of Silk Logistics will not result in a substanbtial lessening of competition. The Commission this morning [4 July]...
