Pilbara ready to support clean energy conference hears
WESTERN Australia’s Pilbara region is well-positioned to support the transition to clean energy in the maritime sector, a conference in Perth has heard. Pilbara Ports chief...
Melbourne and Shanghai seal green link
THE PORT of Melbourne has inked an agreement with China’s Shanghai to establish a Green Shipping Corridor between the two ports. The agreement was formalised at the 2025 North...
NSW wants feedback on port regulation changes
THE NSW Government has launched a six-week public consultation period on proposed changes to state port regulation and Port Botany’s landside performance. The update to the...
Another oresome month for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a year-on-year throughput growth of 3% for September, boosted by shipments from Onslow Iron’s Ashburton operations. The total monthly...
TasPorts, Strait Link ink long-term deal
TASPORTS and Strait Link have finalised an agreement that will see the Bass Strait operator maintain its port of Burnie base for up to 30 years. The companies announced a...
ACCC seeks leave to appear in Mayfield High Court case
REGULATORY body the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed it has sought leave to intervene in the High Court case of Mayfield Development Corporation...
Under keel clearance technology receives class innovation endorsement
TECHNOLOGY from Australian maritime engineering company OMC International that integrates environmental data measurements and AI-enhanced forecasts has received the 'Innovation...
TRADE LAW: Improving the Australian container port experience
THE RECENT release of the “Container Port Performance index 2020 to 2024” by the World Bank Group (CPPI) prepared by S&P Global has triggered significant attention. According to...
Southern Ports gives 1799 locals a seafarer’s perspective
SIXTY tours across Southern Ports’s Albany, Bunbury and Esperance Ports over 10 and 11 October gave nearly 1700 locals an opportunity to see the ports from a seafarer’s...
3600 head of cattle mark start to floating wharf live exports
THE GUDALI Express with 3600 head of cattle on board has kicked off live exports from Kimberley Marine Support Base’s (KMSB) livestock exports from its Broome floating wharf. KMSB...
Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port
THE BEACON is DCN’s new series of articles that take a closer look at key topics and themes for maritime logistics, both in Australia and further afield. In the first article of...
Marika Calfas ready to push port policy priorities for Southeast Asia and Oceania
NEW South Wales Ports chief executive Marika Calfas says she is ready to strive for the interests of ports across Oceania and Southeast Asia. Ms Calfas has just been elected as...
Groth aces Roma for ports and freight portfolio
VICTORIAN opposition leader Brad Battin has announced a new front bench with Roma Britnell losing out to former tennis pro Sam Groth for the shadow portfolio of ports and freight....
$91 million clinker terminal quadruples Kwinana Bulk Terminal capacity
FREMANTLE Ports, Kwinana Bulk Terminal, WA’s only import clinker circuit will quadruple its capacity with a $91 million clinker import circuit at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal....
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Clean energy requires regional ports pact, conference hears
A REGIONAL pact is required to hasten the transition to clean energy and reinvent port infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific, according to Asian Development Bank president Masato...
