Southern Ports Funding For 28 Community Groups
SOUTHERN Ports will donate more than $93,000 to 28 community groups across southern Western Australia in the first round of its 2024-25 community investment program. Funds spread...
Navigating new horizons at Ports Australia Biennial Conference
THE PORTS Australia Biennial Conference brought the port community together in Hobart this week to discuss the international maritime landscape, regional collaboration and a broad...
Port Kembla sees new pilot ladder training facility
THE PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced it has developed a brand-new pilot ladder training facility in Port Kembla, to allow maritime professionals and trainees to...
Walenius Wilhelmsen wins again
SCANDINAVIAN ro-ro and PCTC specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has locked in a five-year shipping and logistics contract valued at an expected USD 766 million based on anticipated...
Gemco Rail sets down WA roots
THE WESTERN Australian state government has awarded railcar manufacturer Gemco Rail more than $340,000 to help build 40 iron ore rail wagons. The funds will be used to upgrade...
Cruise season underway in Tassie
CRUISE season kicked off in Tasmania on Monday (28 October) with the maiden arrival of Crown Princess at the port of Hobart. The visit was the first of a number of maiden calls...
TT Club issues guidelines for Flexitank safety
GLOBAL freight insurance provider TT Club has released the latest in its series of publications focusing on the increasingly popular flexitank unit used to ship bulk liquid...
Record seven-year resources growth for WA
MINERAL and petroleum sales of $238 billion, strong exploration spending and record gold sales have helped push Western Australian jobs growth for a record seventh year. The...
Babcock opens new Adelaide facility
BABCOCK Australasia has announced the opening of its new facility in Adelaide, South Australia, which will see its maintenance, manufacturing, and repair footprint in the state...
Vic freight highway slated for repairs
MAJOR repairs are set to begin next month on Victoria’s Sunraysia Highway – a freight route linking grain and produce farms to domestic and international export markets....
Two imprisoned over historic meth shipment
TWO United States nationals have been sentenced in the Melbourne County Court for their roles in the attempted importation of over 1.7 tonnes of methamphetamine in 2019....
First Gold Valley iron ore heads for China
BULK CARRIER MV Sifnos carrying more than 78,000 tonnes of iron ore has set sail for China with the first Gold Valley shipment from Esperance port. The shipment demonstrated the...
TT Line ferry controversy refuses to die
LAST WEEK’S decision by the Tasmanian Government to accept expert advice and delay the introduction of TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes has, predictably, prompted a new...
WCI continues to tumble
DREWRY’S World Container Index continued its decline this past week, dropping 4% to US$3095 per 40-foot container on 24 October. The composite index is now 70% below the previous...
Port of Tauranga reports first quarter 2025 results
THE PORT of Tauranga has released its financial results for the first quarter of the 2024-25 financial year (FY25). The north island port, New Zealand’s largest, reported...
