NSW Ports staff plant hundreds of trees to mark World Environment Day
STAFF of NSW Ports competed in Conservation Volunteer Australia’s (CVA) annual tree-planting challenge to mark World Environment Day for 2022. The NSW Ports team planted hundreds...
Australian marine construction company awarded Bunbury contract
A CONTRACT worth $1.1 million to upgrade Casuarina Boat Harbour boat ramp has been awarded to Australian marine construction company SMC Marine. The 28-year-old ramp and fixed...
OPINION: Does the latest CPPI give a realistic view of port rankings?
THE TRANSPORT Global Practice of the World Bank and the Maritime, Trade and Supply Chain division of S&P Global Market Intelligence have recently published the Container Port...
Brisbane International Cruise Terminal officially opens with arrival of Pacific Explorer
BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal welcomed its first ever cruise ship on Thursday morning with the arrival of Pacific Explorer. Pacific Explorer sailed from Sydney on...
ATSB investigates near-miss grounding at Hydrographers Passage
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating a near-miss grounding that occurred on 4 May in Hydrographers Passage. According to a preliminary summary of the incident...
Windy weather stops container operations at Botany
HIGH winds again affected container operations Monday morning at Port Botany, and stevedores halted operations. The Patrick terminal stopped operations at 0800, and CargoLink...
At least 49 dead in Bangladesh container depot blast
AT LEAST 49 people have died in a fire at a container depot in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, near the country’s main port of Chittagong. Footage has been released of smoke billowing from...
Crew change situation stabilising, but Ukraine war still a challenge
THE GLOBAL crew change situation may be stabilising despite obstacles such as tight restrictions in Japan and a shortage of Russian and Ukrainian seafarers. The latest figures...
T-Ports welcomes new CEO
T-PORTS has appointed a new chief executive officer as current CEO Kieran Carvill steps down to lead a new business development strategy within the company. Scott McKay, an...
New Zealand wine exporters to benefit from new inland port
NEW Zealand’s Port Nelson has announced its logistics division QuayConnect will develop an inland port in the Marlborough region. The development is part of Port Nelson’s wider...
BHP tests automated shiploaders at Port Hedland
BHP is testing two new automated shiploaders at its export facility in Port Hedland as part of a $50 million project to fully automate eight shiploaders by 2023. The automation...
Port Kembla imports heaviest piece of cargo ever
PORT Kembla has received its heaviest piece of imported cargo on record: a 372-tonne gas turbine which will power Australia’s first dual-fuel natural gas/hydrogen power plant. The...
Port Hedland will soon be home to Australia's first wind fences
THE INSTALLATION of Australia’s first wind fences is nearing commencement in Port Hedland with BHP having awarded the contract to CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors. Standing 30 metres...
FMC determines recent high freight rates are product of market forces
THE US Federal Maritime Commission has determined that high ocean freight rates since the pandemic started are the product of supply and demand market forces. In its Final report...
First passenger cruise in over two years departs Sydney
PACIFIC Explorer departed Sydney on Tuesday on a cruise – the first cruise to depart from the east coast in more than two years. The vessel is headed for Brisbane on a four-night...
