Work to get underway on Port of Dampier wharf
WORK ON a new 200-metre wharf at the Port of Dampier, designed for berthing Supramax and Panamax bulk carrier vessels, will get begin in October. The construction of the Dampier...
Celebrations begin for World Maritime Day 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day has kicked off for 2024, with this year’s theme Navigating the future: safety first! The annual event, this year held...
Melbourne's August container trade takes a tumble
PORT of Melbourne’s total monthly container throughput decreased to 252,000 TEU last month, down 6% on August 2023. Full container import volumes (excluding Bass Strait) were down...
VICT reaches five million TEU
VICTORIA International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached a milestone five million TEU handled since commencing operations at Melbourne’s Webb Dock in 2017. VICT is owned and...
New vessel traffic services centre opened at Dampier
A NEW integrated Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Centre at the Port of Dampier has been officially opened providing advanced sensors, radar and metocean equipment to control vessel...
FMC puts lines on notice
WITH THE LIKELIHOOD of industrial disruption at US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports growing stronger the Federal Maritime Commission has warned container lines there will be no...
Industrial action to impact Qube operations at Port of Brisbane
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has notified Qube Ports that participating wharfies in Brisbane are proceeding with industrial action. The actions, which involve a host of...
CMA CGM opens Solomon Islands agency
CMA CGM opened a new agency in Solomon Islands today (25 September). Solomon Islands is serviced by ANL’s WESTPAC service, which connects to Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua...
Vessel loses power off Victorian coast
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed that heavylift/MPP AAL Genoa suffered engine failure yesterday afternoon [23 September] en route to the port of...
Safe container loading seminars kicking off in QLD
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is hosting two Queensland seminars next month on safe container loading and transport practices, as part of a series making its way around...
AMSA head of vessel safety elected chair of IMO sub-committee
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s head of vessel safety and cargo systems, David Anderson, has been elected to chair the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
US amplifies Chinese port crane concerns
THE UNITED STATES Committee for Homeland Security has renewed claims the world’s leading ship-to-shore gantry crane manufacturer, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company, has...
Kiwis rail against possible exclusion
THE NEW ZEALAND Government has admitted it may not make a decision on Interisland Line replacement ferries until year’s end, as opposition grows to the likelihood they’ll have no...
Dali collision consequences spread
IN THE ongoing aftermath of the electrical system failures that saw the 9962 TEU Maersk-chartered Dali collide with and destroy Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March new...
Watch out for the whales
THE PILBARA Port of Dampier is warning all vessels to watch out for whales heading to their feeding grounds in the Kimberley. A notice issued by harbour master Captain Mike...
