Russian tsunami impacts trade routes
A TSUNAMI triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia on 30 July is having a widespread impact. West Australian ports like Fremantle and Kwinana kept a wary eye out and...
Delegates from near and far descend on Melbourne for grains conference
PEOPLE flew from as far away as the United States and China for the annual Australian Grains Industry Conference, held at Crown Palladium, Melbourne. The event was held with the...
‘Productivity’ key as new markets emerge
PRODUCTIVITY and the need to raise it has emerged as a central theme at the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne. Federal agriculture minister Julie Collins said...
Concerns banned Russian oil headed for Perth
GREEK flagged oil tanker Seferis, believed to be carrying fuel refined from Russian crude, has docked at Kwinana, 40 kilometres south of Perth. Concerns have been raised about...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 25 July 2025
The Baltic Dry Index has risen again this week, landing at 2257 for the week ending July 25th, 2025. Last week (ending 18th) the BDI was 2052. Capesize The Capesize 5TC remained...
Record sixth year for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports has delivered a sixth consecutive year of record throughput. Ports minister, Stephen Dawson, said the record came despite the challenging global economic...
Grand plans mooted for Port of Karumba
AN ENHANCED Port of Karumba can facilitate growth in the export of minerals and agricultural products, Gulf Savannah Development chief executive Neil O’Brien says. Port of Karumba...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 18 July 2025
The Baltic Dry Index has risen this week, landing at 2,052 for the week ending July 18th, 2025. Last week (ending 11th) the BDI was 1663. Capesize The Capesize market experienced...
Record iron and copper results for BHP
BHP HAS unveiled a string of records in its operational review for the year ended 30 June. BHP CEO, Mike Henry said the company had delivered record iron ore and copper...
MUA votes for action at CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal
DELAYS in EBA negotiations with the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal have prompted the Maritime Union of Australia – WA branch, to vote in favour of taking protected action. A Facebook...
Crane the brain for a name
PILBARA Ports want the local community to name its cranes at the port of Port Hedland's Lumsden Point. Image: Konecranes Work is under way on the two ESP.9 Konecranes Gottwald...
Queensland seeks new Korea path via critical minerals
ADDED demand for critical minerals is a key plank of plans by Queensland authorities to build the trade relationship with South Korea. Trade and Investment Queensland has just...
MinRes setting Pilbara records
MINERAL Resources is breaking iron ore export records at its Central Pilbara mines. That includes loading its largest shipment to date of 118,202 wet metric tonnes of iron ore...
Graphite project presents export opportunities for Townsville
THE QUEENSLAND government is promoting the benefits of a 3.5 million tonne graphite project in North Queensland which has gained so-called ‘Coordinated Project’ status. The...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 11 July 2025
Capesize The Capesize market reflected a cautiously optimistic tone this week, with firm activity in the Pacific and a gradually improving Atlantic. The Pacific was active...
