Gladstone welcomes 20 apprentices and students
THIS month, Gladstone Ports Corporation is welcoming 20 apprentices and work-placement students to its successful training program. Out of 10 new apprentices joining this month,...
Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy benefits outweigh costs: analysis
COMPONENTS of the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy have helped bring consistent benefits to port users, the public sector and citizens, according to a cost benefit...
First call to South Island for Zim ship
LYTTELTON Port of Christchurch last week welcomed what it said was Zim’s first call to the South Island of New Zealand. The first vessel on the service, Contship Ono, arrived last...
Container ship Marcos V loses empty containers
THE Panama-flagged container ship Marcos V has reportedly lost 26 empty 40-foot containers around the Dutch Wadden islands on 18 February, while en route to Germany in heavy...
Victorian Farmers Federation calls out government on port inefficiency
THE Victorian Farmers Federation has called for greater efficiency across Australian ports to ease pressures on the agriculture supply chain. The federation’s call for government...
Tribunal overrides ACCC decision on collective bargaining at Port of Newcastle
THE Australian Competition Tribunal on Friday reversed a 2020 ACCC decision to allow the NSW Minerals Council and 10 mining companies to collectively negotiate the price of access...
Southern Ports updates arrival protocol
INTERNATIONAL vessels arriving in ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance may no longer have to spend 14 days at sea prior to berthing, under new COVID-19 testing measures. Having...
New Zealand's Eastland Port receives wharf upgrade
EASTLAND Port in New Zealand will soon receive a NZ$60 million upgrade on one of its wharves, part of the port’s Twin Berth project. The rebuild of Wharf 7 is due to begin in late...
Fremantle Ports fast tracks container arrivals
FREMANTLE Ports has worked behind the scenes with key supply chain partners to fast track the handling of containers coming into WA carrying groceries, as a result of the...
Devonport salvors remove fuel from sunken tugs
SALVORS at the Port of Devonport have recovered more than 18,000 litres of oil and fuel from submerged tugs Campbell Cove and York Cove. As the response continues at the Port of...
PacTow celebrates ISO certifications
MARINE services company Pacific Towing (PacTow), based in Papua New Guinea, is celebrating after achieving three recent ISO certifications – ISO:9001 (Quality), ISO:45001...
Data analysis warns of continued trans-Pacific vessel pressure
SHIPPING data analyst Sea-Intelligence has forecast continued trans-Pacific vessel pressure coinciding with the rising number of deployed vessels. In a recent report,...
The Alliance adjusts liner services
THE setup of THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure a comprehensive port coverage. The enhanced liner service setup will be effective from March 2022. A key change...
NSW government puts 52-ha site at Newcastle up for sale
THE New South Wales government has put a call out for proposals to repurpose the 52-hecare Intertrade site – the former home of the BHP steelworks – at Newcastle. The government...
Svitzer tug master strikes extend to WA
TUGBOAT master strikes are extending to the west coast. The Australian Maritime Officers Union has given notice of industrial action at the ports of Fremantle, Kwinana, Albany and...
