ICTSI reports profit, revenue increases for Q1
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services reported a 16% increase in first-quarter revenues from port operations. ICTSI, which runs the Victoria International Container Terminal,...
Shipping industry creates emergency relief fund for seafarers
SEVERAL seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund for seafarers and their families devastated by the rampant COVID-19...
Regional port’s beacon remediation project underway
MID West Ports Authority’s navigation beacon remediation project is well underway after some initial delays caused by Cyclone Seroja. The cyclone blew through the region in...
Bunker tanker arrives in NZ from Australia
THE bunker tanker MT Korimako entered service in Tauranga on Tuesday. The vessel, formerly named Anatoma, had previously been in operation in the ports of Brisbane and Botany in...
Coastal shipping analysis paper released
PEAK ports body Ports Australia has released a coastal shipping analysis paper to provide data-supported insight. Ports Australia said the impetus for the factsheet is a desperate...
TasPorts found to have misused its market power
THE Federal Court on 4 May declared by consent that TasPorts engaged in conduct that had the “likely effect of substantially lessening competition in the markets” for towage and...
Government investment welcomed in Central Queensland
AS part of the Australian government’s $100m Regional Recovery Partnerships program, to be delivered over two years, it has announced funding of $10m for the Gladstone region. The...
Productivity Commission blind to shipping in supply chain report: Submissions
SEVERAL new submissions to the Productivity Commission's interim report on supply chain vulnerability have highlighted the fact that the maritime sector is largely absent in the...
Port of Newcastle’s landmark loan with ESG in mind
NATIONAL Australia Bank has led the development of a landmark loan for Port of Newcastle that aligns financing for Australia’s largest east coast seaport with long-term...
Port authority backs North Pilbara Football League
THE North Pilbara Football League season has kicked off, with Pilbara Ports Authority supporting the competition by providing the game day balls. Pilbara Ports contributed $11,000...
New CEO for Australian port appointed
MICHAEL Parker is the new chief executive officer of Fremantle Ports and is to take up the role this week A statement from the Western Australia government said Mr Parker has...
VICT introducing new charges for landside operators
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure charge by 8.2% for full export and import containers, bringing it to $141.80. The terminal is also...
Logistics company signs lease at Brisbane’s Port Gate Estate
PORT logistics and supply-chain management company TNS Logistics signed a 10-year lease agreement for a 1.56-hectare site in Port of Brisbane’s Port Gate Estate. Development at...
Inge Kosan cleared to dock at Brisbane
THE UK-flagged gas tanker Inge Kosan is expected to dock at Brisbane on 3 May after an outbreak on board. The vessel arrived at Port Botany on 31 March, where it remained for 24...
March a strong month for Melbourne container throughput
PORT of Melbourne handled a total of 291,262 TEU in March, just shy of 30% more than March 2020, according to the latest trade information from the port. A statement from the port...
