New remote-controlled cranes for Qube in NZ
EARLIER this year, Qube's fully owned ISO Limited business in New Zealand commissioned four new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes. The cranes were commissioned at the Port of...
Monthly throughput falls in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered total monthly throughput of 57.4m tonnes for November 2020, a 3% fall compared with the same month in 2019. Port Hedland reported monthly...
TasPorts and AAD prepare to welcome new ice ship
A FIVE-year agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Antarctic Division is set to guarantee closer ties between the two entities and also ensure Hobart is ready to welcome...
Farmgate value likely to hit $65bn, but watch on trade
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its December quarter 2020 Agricultural Commodities report. It expects Australian farmgate production of...
Hay Point building project set to progress
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced local company Fergus Builders as the principal contractor for its Hay Point Administration Building refurbishment project....
Minister talks up Emerald inland port
ASSISTANT Minister for road safety and freight transport, Scott Buchholz met with Mayors from the Central Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils and visited the CQ Inland...
Investment reaps rewards for Pilbara’s ports
SPEAKING at the 23rd Annual Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference in Perth, Pilbara Ports Authority’s general manager of development and trade, Lyle Banks, said there had...
Forklift takes a plunge
LOCAL authorities and Toll Group staff have worked together to retrieve a forklift that fell from an operating ramp and into the water at Port of Burnie. “Toll confirms that an...
Supply chain workers must get vaccine priority, says Ports Oz
ALL SUPPLY chain workers must be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine given their critical roles, Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher says. Mr Gallacher was responding...
Natural environment a focus of WA ports conference
GROWING recognition of the natural environment in marine infrastructure was one of the themes of the Asia-Pacific conference for PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne...
New charter arrangement for SeaRoad
IN March 2021, SeaRoad Shipping will introduce a new charter vessel to provide increased capacity for freight across Bass Strait. The $80m investment over three years will see MV...
Officers “devastated” by Svitzer move
A PROPOSAL by Svitzer Australia to quit the ports of Jackson (Sydney Harbour) and Geelong has “devastated” members of the Australian Maritime Officers Union. The company cited...
New Swire ship a sign of “export confidence”
A NEW shipping service connecting north Queensland with north Asia is a sign of confidence in the local export market, Townsville Port manager trade development Maria James says....
Working together to harmonise cattle welfare standards
THE Australian government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation program is supporting efforts to harmonise animal welfare standards with Vietnam. Meat and Livestock...
Next phase in Carrington Engine House restoration announced
AN ADDITIONAL $850,000 is to be invested in restoration of the 143-year-old Carrington Hydraulic Engine House, Port of Newcastle has announced. The engine house was built in 1877...
