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...
Container throughput at Botany hitting records
TOTAL container throughput at Port Botany in January was up 14.93% on January 2020 to 247,894 TEU. This increase was largely even between exports and imports. Total exports were...
Port of Brisbane’s $100,000 Community Grants Program now open
PORT of Brisbane’s 2021-22 Community Grant Program is now open, with a total of $100,000 available to support not-for-profit organisations and registered charities in South East...
Patrick fees increase, long vehicle charge raises ire
NEW landside charges at Patrick Terminals have come into effect this week, including a controversial charge for long trucks at some of its terminals. The revised charges, which...
A new ports entity in Victoria coming in July
PORTS Victoria is to have sweeping responsibility over the state’s commercial waterways, amalgamating the Victorian Regional Channels Authority and the Victorian Ports Corporation...
AMSA detains vessel after jetty crash in Dampier
GENERAL cargo ship MCP Graz was detained last week after it allided with a jetty as it departed the Port of Dampier under pilotage. The vessel is on a new, regular freight service...
Townsville Port launches $50,000 Community Fund
THE Community Fund seeks to support a broad range of local initiatives that align with the Port of Townsville’s strategic vision to create improved sustainability in four key...
New Liebherr crane for Patrick terminal
OVER the past week a new Liebherr crane was discharged at Patrick Terminals - Brisbane AutoStrad. The discharge was completed over several days and involved 200 individual lifts...
Big ships berth at Melbourne
DP World Australia’s West Swanson terminal has serviced two record-breaking vessels in one week. The first was the COSCO-operated 8888-TEU OOCL Canada on Saturday 20 February....
