NQBP and JCU team up for reef science scholarship
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and James Cook University have partnered to help a marine science scholar engage with the port industry on the Great Barrier Reef. Amy...
2020 global shipping carbon emissions down during COVID
MARITIME data provider Marine Benchmark reports that CO2 emissions from global shipping decreased by 1% last year due to the pandemic. Carbon emissions among the “Big Three” -...
Port Kembla trade remains strong
MONTH-to-month trade was down at Port Kembla in January largely due to a drop in break bulk revenue tonnage, according to the latest trade statistics from NSW Ports. In January,...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
THE theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, a timely reminder that we can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The...
Deputy PM recognises Capt Jeanine Drummond on Intl Women’s Day
DEPUTY Prime Minister and minister for infrastructure, transport and regional development Michael McCormack said International Women’s Day – the global day celebrating the social,...
Logistics company signs lease at Brisbane’s Port West
WALLACE International has singed a 10-year lease with Port of Brisbane for a 2.22-hectare site at the Port West Industrial Estate at Lytton. The full-service international freight...
Maersk and Hamburg Süd withdraw Port Botany congestion charge
MAERSK and Hamburg Süd will withdraw their port congestion charges for Port Botany from 15 March. In nearly identical statements to customers, the shipping lines said the...
Gladstone Ports Corporation celebrates 107 years
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation is celebrating its 107th birthday on 6 March. The Gladstone Harbour Board first met in 1914 and since then the port has grown into a multi-commodity...
PM voices support Newcastle’s Multipurpose Deepwater Terminal
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has voiced support for Port of Newcastle’s $2.4 billion Multipurpose Deepwater Terminal in a meeting with Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody on...
GeelongPort joins Shipping Australia as a new member
GEELONGPORT is a driver of Victoria’s economy, managing more than $7bn of trade and generating over 1800 jobs across the state. As Victoria’s premier bulk port and the state's...
Cruise returns to Freo
CRUISE ship Coral Adventurer is to make its way to the Fremantle Inner Harbour on 6 March. It is to depart on 10 March, with passengers, on a 12-night voyage to Broome. The vessel...
Repairs at Bowen Wharf are underway
MAJOR works are under way on the 150-year-old Bowen Wharf, with local business leading the charge as part of the QLD government’s economic recovery plan. Transport minister Mark...
VICT owner ICTSI reports positive financial results
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, which owns the Victoria International Container Terminal, reported revenue from port operations of US$1.5 billion for the 2020 calendar...
Vehicles, appliances, furniture imports up at Fremantle
TRADE data issued by Fremantle Ports covering the first seven months of the financial year (July 2020-January 2021), shows Western Australians are continuing to buy a lot of...
New data shows drop in global container port performance in 2020
CONGESTION at major global seaports spiked in the second half of 2020, with ships requiring the loading and unloading of more than 6000 containers per visit spending an average of...
