Quartz mine approval means Townsville port bonus
THE QUEENSLAND Government has declared the Sugarbag Hill Ultra High Purity Quartz Sand Project ‘prescribed’, enabling fast-track delivery. The $515 million project is expected to...
Cyclone disrupts Fiji ports, shipping
TROPICAL cyclone Vaianu is causing chaos in Fiji, with ports closed, roads flooded, flights cancelled and other services disrupted. Fiji's Maritime Safety Authority ordered all...
Julie and Arnold set to make their mark at Lumsden Point
JULIE and Arnold are set to join the team at Pilbara Ports’ Lumsden Point project at Port Hedland. The pair are Port Hedland’s Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 mobile harbour cranes,...
Warning on sunken vessels but Dampier gradually reopening
IT IS NOW safe to use Pilbara Ports general cargo precinct following damage caused by Cyclone Narelle last month. Pilbara Ports has completed most inspections at the Port of...
New laydown for Port of Townsville announced
THE QUEENSLAND government has announced the completion of a new 14-hectare project cargo laydown area at the Port of Townsville. North Queensland is said to have seen a growing...
Newcastle sets diversified trade record
A RECORD result for non-coal at Newcastle highlights the strength of the port’s diversification strategy, chief executive Craig Carmody says. Port of Newcastle reported more than...
NSW defers next stage PBLIS consultation
TRANSPORT for NSW has decided to delay indefinitely the second round of consultations about proposed changes to the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS) Mandatory...
MEDLOG wins major Melbourne site
MSC’s rapidly expanding logistics subsidiary MEDLOG is to become the major tenant of the former Melbourne Markets site, now controlled by Port of Melbourne (PoM). The c.39-hectare...
Pilbara in recovery mode following Cyclone Narelle
PILBARA ports, mining and gas industries are slowly getting back on their feet after Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle swept past the region on 26 March. Pilbara Ports is continuing...
Pilbara ports battered by Cyclone Narelle
PILBARA Ports of Dampier and Ashburton have taken a battering from Tropical Cyclone Narelle. A media release from Pilbara Ports said while the Port of Dampier has been open since...
Mining disruption as Fremantle joins ports impacted by Cyclone Narelle
UPDATED: Friday 4.30pm, AEDT. THE PORT of Fremantle has joined the list of ports down Western Australia’s coastline impacted by Cyclone Narelle. The port joins Geraldton and the...
High productivity vehicles successfully trialled at Brisbane
BIGGER truck combinations are offering productivity increases of between 50% and 100%, the Port of Brisbane (PBPL) says. The port has successfully trialled five new higher...
Motukea moving again after harbour crane repairs
CARRIERS using ICTSI’s Motukea International Terminal in Port Moresby are beginning to recover vessel schedules after breakdowns suffered by all three of the facility’s mobiles...
Flinders Ports’ new vessel barges in
FLINDERS Port Holdings (FPH) has taken delivery of an ultra-flexible new utility vessel that will enable the company to undertake work across Port Adelaide and six regional ports...
Operations changes help boost Pilbara Ports
OPERATIONAL changes have helped Pilbara Ports to a total monthly throughput of 55.9 million tonnes (Mt) during February 2026, a 13% increase on February 2025. A Pilbara Ports...
