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Cargo delivered QLD for shiploader and berth replacement project

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A PROJECT to replace a berth and shiploaders at the Hay Point Coal Terminal was progressed with the delivery of five project cargo shipments facilitated by AAL Shipping. The...
Cargo delivered QLD for shiploader and berth replacement project

Ports Australia announces agenda for long-awaited Biennial Conference

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PORTS Australia has announced the agenda for its upcoming Biennial Conference in Brisbane, underpinned by the theme of "Risk and Resilience". Following a two-year delay caused by...
Ports Australia announces agenda for long-awaited Biennial Conference

THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 7: A roundup of the week's news

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THIS week in The DCN Weekly, we cover top news stories such as the loss of 55 containers as APL Vanda sailed from Singapore to Suez earlier this month, and industrial action at...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 7: A roundup of the week's news

Throughput records broken in the Pilbara

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PILBARA Ports Authority has broken its annual throughput record with a total of 733.1 million tonnes over the 2021-22 financial year. PPA said this is an increase of 1% compared...
Throughput records broken in the Pilbara

Vessel 'an instrument of crime' in drug smuggling operation

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THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police is investigating whether a boat seized at the home of a man charged with drug trafficking was used to collect drugs dropped at sea to be smuggled...
Vessel 'an instrument of crime' in drug smuggling operation

Silk Logistics acquires Fremantle Freight & Storage

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MELBOURNE-based Silk Logistics has acquired Fremantle Freight & Storage Group for $23.6 million upfront, and a further $7.8 million contingent on achieving financial milestones...
Silk Logistics acquires Fremantle Freight & Storage

MUA slams Darwin Port again in wage dispute

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THE MARITIME Union of Australia has lashed out against Darwin Port for the second time this week amid talks of pay cuts and a potential industrial dispute. MUA deputy national...
MUA slams Darwin Port again in wage dispute

Government announces exporter supply chain service

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AUSTRALIAN exporters of perishable produce will have access to real-time information on supply chains and logistics under the new service established by the Australian government....
Government announces exporter supply chain service

Incat Crowther-designed patrol boat launched

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A NEW Incat Crowther-designed patrol boat has been launched and has entered into service. Incat Crowther 42 Chai Jinda was built by Seacrest Marine, Thailand. It is a monohull...
Incat Crowther-designed patrol boat launched

Vic government releases 30-year port plan

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VICTORIAN minister for ports and freight Melissa Horne on Thursday released Navigating our Port Futures: The Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy, which sets out a 30-year...
Vic government releases 30-year port plan

QLD Export Awards finalists announced

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THE finalists for the Premier of Queensland’s Exports Awards 2022 have been announced. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and treasurer and minister for trade and investment Cameron...
QLD Export Awards finalists announced

Container trade up at Port Botany

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NSW Ports reported increases in container volumes at Port Botany in June this year. A total of 239,490 TEU crossed the wharves last month, an increase of 12.6% compared with the...
Container trade up at Port Botany

Police uncover UK-Aus airfreight smuggling operation

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Earlier this year, Operation Phobetor began investigations into a criminal syndicate suspected to be involved in drug smuggling. The operation is run by a joint squad combining...
Police uncover UK-Aus airfreight smuggling operation

Grain supply-chain study to look 25 years into the future

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THE Victorian government has invested $125,000 to produce the Western Victoria Grain Industry Supply Chain Study. Victorian minister for ports and freight Melissa Horne said the...
Grain supply-chain study to look 25 years into the future

New hydrogen highway to drive down road freight emissions

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A RENEWABLE hydrogen highway is being developed along Australia’s busiest road freight corridor to reduce emissions from trucking. NSW treasurer and minister for energy Matt Kean...
New hydrogen highway to drive down road freight emissions