Pilbara Ports throughput increases 9%
PILBARA Ports handled 67 million tonnes total throughput last month. Figures posted for November 2024 are a 9% increase on total monthly throughput handled in the same month last...
Vanuatu port still blocked by landslide
LANDSIDE access to Vanuatu’s port of Port Vila is still obstructed following an earthquake on Tuesday, but plans to move cargo through an alternative entrance could see some...
Xmas spirits may be curbed
INDUSTRIAL ACTION by members of the Australian Maritime Officers Union will likely delay tomorrow night’s sailings of TT Line’s Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes as deck officers...
Iron ore consortium to tackle carbon with nation's biggest electric furnace
A CONSORTIUM of some of Western Australia’s biggest players in the iron-ore industry will launch the nation's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana making the...
DSV opens Port of Brisbane container depot
DSV AIR & Sea has officially opened its new facility at the Port of Brisbane’s Fisherman Islands in a move aimed at growth potential in the Queensland logistics market. The new...
China-Australia SCFI bounces
AFTER falling for five consecutive weeks from the second week of November the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index for the China-Australia route bounced up by over USD 300 to 3844...
Portchain integrated at four DP World terminals
SOFWTARE solutions company Portchain has announced it has successfully integrated with DP World terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle. The announcement comes two...
Dampier Hampton Harbour Pontoon back open
THE HAMPTON Harbour Pontoon at the Port of Dampier is back in business. A spokesperson for the port said a minor collision had damaged the pontoon, which had led to its emergency...
Bulk carrier Bunbury makes Bunbury first port of call
HUDSON Shipping Lines (HSL), new 80,000 tonne Kamsarmax bulk carrier HSL Bunbury, has made its namesake its first port of call. The parcel carrier arrived at Bunbury on 14...
Leeward Group partners with BSM Global
LEEWARD Group has announced its new partnership with BSM Global, which will enables booking requests between the two companies’ systems. The parent company of shipping agencies...
Men sentenced for toilet paper meth import plot
TWO men who attempted to import a large quantity of methamphetamine inside a shipment of toilet paper have been sentenced to a combined 16 years and six months imprisonment. The...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen loaded with optimism
WHILE acknowledging “some signs of softness in the auto segment” Wallenius Wilhelmsen has upgraded its outlook for the remainder of 2024 and is expecting even better things in...
Esperance ore circuit proves it can share
THE PORT of Esperance has shipped its second, much larger iron ore load from Gold Valley, proving its iron-ore circuit can be shared by multiple customers. The shipment, more than...
Lumsden Point dredging complete
DREDGING for the new Lumsden Point facility at Port Hedland has been completed a week early. The JFJ De Nul cutter suction dredge has now left the port after removing around a...
Qatar Airways and Virgin alliance to boost exports
A NEW partnership between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways is set to boost both cargo capacity and export opportunities for Australian businesses. The Australian Competition and...
