Container trade on the up at Botany
CONTAINER trade at Port Botany showed a big increase last month, according to the latest available trade statistics from NSW Ports. Port Botany’s total container throughput...
MUA announces another round of strikes at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal
THE Maritime Union of Australia on Monday gave notice of rolling work stoppages at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal. The stoppages are scheduled to begin on Monday 1 November and...
Port to commence upgrade of much-loved local icon
THE Port of Newcastle is undertaking a once in half a century upgrade to Carrington’s locally-loved Tippler Footbridge, which connects Carrington to green space areas along the...
Woodside plans to develop hydrogen facility at Kwinana
WOODSIDE plans to build a hydrogen and ammonia production facility at Kwinana, with the support of the Western Australian government. The proposed project, named H2Perth, would be...
Freo container throughput up in August
FREMANTLE’S container throughput saw an increase in August, both month-on-month and year-on-year, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. The WA container...
Svitzer tug engineers to down tools at three ports
SVITZER tug engineers are to down tools on Thursday (28 October) for four hours at Kwinana/Fremantle, Melbourne and Brisbane. The Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
NSW Auditor General’s report critical of Sydney freight rail capacity management
THE New South Wales Auditor General found the state’s transport agencies do not have strategies or targets to improve the efficiency or capacity of the metropolitan shared rail...
Almost 300 kilos of drugs smuggled in excavator through Botany
AUTHORITIES uncovered 295 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside an excavator imported through Port Botany, sparking an investigation led by the Australian Federal Police....
Full container throughput at Adelaide at multi-year low in September
CONTAINER throughput at Port Adelaide was at a nadir in September, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders Ports. Port Adelaide’s full container...
Authorities seize heroin in largest-ever onshore detection
IN a joint media release, the Australian Border Force and the Australian Federal Police reported that authorities have seized the largest heroin shipment ever detected in...
ITF reports an inspector was assaulted by a ship's master
THE International Transport Workers Federation has said one of its inspectors was assaulted by a ship’s master during an inspection. The ITF said the vessel was being inspected...
Port of Newcastle achieves top GRESB ranking in Oceania
PORT of Newcastle has been awarded first place in its sector in Oceania and second place globally by GRESB, the world’s leading environmental, social and governance benchmark. The...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen resumes normal services in Freo
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen announced it was resuming normal services and operations at Fremantle Port after the WA branch of the Maritime Union of Australia ended its protracted strike...
Port of Brisbane gets 5-star rating in global sustainability assessment
PORT of Brisbane received a 5-star GRESB rating for the second year running. GRESB is a globally recognised assessment that evaluates ESG performance and sustainability best...
Big ship berths at Botany, breaks records
RECORDS were broken at Port Botany on Friday when the containership MSC Asya berthed at the port. It was the heaviest ship to berth at the port, and it had the deepest draught of...
