Port of Townsville posts "positive" results
THE Port of Townsville has recorded a throughput of 8.2m tonnes of freight in 2019/20, which was a 6.5% increase on last year. With a focus on cost management, the port also...
Patrick seeks Fair Work Commission intervention in waterfront stoush
PATRICK Terminals has applied to the Fair Work Commission in order to end the MUA industrial action which, it says, is “crippling” Australia’s key container terminals. The company...
Activist's colourful coal conveyor protest
A PROTESTOR who briefly put a halt to operations at Abbot Point coal terminal in North Queensland says he was motivated by the need for the world to “transition away” from fossil...
Newcastle trade rebounds after July low
CARGO throughput at Newcastle for August hit the highest point since December 2019, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. Total throughput at the port...
VICT lowers carbon emissions with LED lighting
FIVE quay cranes at Victoria International Container Terminal received an energy efficiency makeover with the installation of LED lighting. Led by VICT’s engineering and...
Fremantle container trade falls in August
AFTER hitting its highest level since October last year, container throughput at the Port of Fremantle dropped significantly, according to the latest trade statistics available...
“Breakthrough” in DPWA/MUA negotiations
A NEW workplace agreement is expected between DPWA and the Maritime Union by the end of the month. DPWA chief operating officer, terminals, Andrew Adam, said the Maritime Union's...
JCU and NQBP announce new era for marine partnership
JAMES Cook University is to take a leading role in protecting the reef as it begins a new $5m, five-year partnership with North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. The...
End of an era at Patricks Brisbane
THE removal of a Kinhill Transfield crane at Brisbane is being hailed as the end of an era for Patrick Terminals. According to Patricks, the crane was installed by the Port of...
LNG giant joins CMA CGM fleet (with video)
A DIGITAL naming ceremony held in both Shanghai and Marseilles welcomed the vessel Jacques Saade to the CMA CGM fleet, the first 23,000TEU vessel to be powered by liquefied...
World Maritime Day brings call to help stranded seafarers
THE International Maritime Organization has declared that 2020's World Maritime Theme is “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”. IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, said,...
Feelings run high in Botany mooring row: STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING
TENSIONS are high at Botany with members of the Maritime Union expressing their anger at the use of labour from new liner services arrival Port and Harbour Services. Port and...
Gladstone throughput drops for a second straight month
CARGO throughput at Gladstone Port totalled 9.78m tonnes in August, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. This was down 4% on July’s figures. August...
Ports Australia launches sustainability strategy guide [WITH VIDEO]
PORTS Australia has released a new guide that provides Australian ports with a systematic and robust approach to sustainability as they prepare their strategies or evolve the work...
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New era for Melbourne vessel traffic service
A NEW vessel traffic service system is set to bring about a new era of safety and efficiency at Melbourne and Geelong, Victorian Ports Corporation chief executive Rachel Johnson...
