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Mining boom to boost port prosperity

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A NEW mining boom in Queensland is on the horizon as three major projects in Central Queensland are set to deliver long-term business for ports and coal terminals. Two coal mines...
Mining boom to boost port prosperity

Wyndham Port resumes shipping as cyclone danger passes

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KIMBERLEY Ports Authority (KPA) has declared all its ports ‘safe’ as Tropical Cyclone Fina continued to downgrade. The system has since downgraded to category one as it continued...
Wyndham Port resumes shipping as cyclone danger passes

ATSB to investigate serious incident at Brisbane Port

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A SERIOUS incident involving four ships breaking from their berths at the Port of Brisbane earlier this week has prompted an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety...
ATSB to investigate serious incident at Brisbane Port

Darwin Port reopened, Kimberley Ports on high alert

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DARWIN Port has reopened and is fully operational after a shutdown that lasted about two-and-a-half days in the wake of Cyclone Fina. The port opened around lunchtime on Monday,...
Darwin Port reopened, Kimberley Ports on high alert

South Channel closed after ship makes precautionary anchorage

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BOX ship the MSC Maritina V (IMO 9294408) has made a "precautionary anchorage" in Port Phillip Bay after reporting an engine alarm during the South Channel inbound transit. The...
South Channel closed after ship makes precautionary anchorage

Napier reports ‘milestone’ financial year

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NEW Zealand’s North Island port of Napier has declared a strong result for FY 2025, underpinned by strong container cargo volume increases and active yield management and cost...
Napier reports ‘milestone’ financial year

TC Fina closes Darwin Port

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THE port of Darwin was closed at 2100 hours on Friday [21 November] until further notice due to expected impact of Tropical Cyclone Fina. Mid-afternoon Northern Territory time the...
TC Fina closes Darwin Port

Pilbara exports up as Lumsden Point works continue

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PILBARA Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 71.2 million tonnes for October 2025, a 14% increase compared with the same period last year. Port Hedland achieved a monthly...
Pilbara exports up as Lumsden Point works continue

Civil works impact DP World’s Brisbane terminal

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STEVEDORE DP World says four of its automated stacking cranes at its Brisbane terminal have been affected by a loss of power due to civil works. DP World stated “critical power...
Civil works impact DP World’s Brisbane terminal

Lyttelton bans start to bite

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INDUSTRIAL action at the port of Lyttelton’s container terminal is beginning to force shipping lines to make new service arrangements. Lyttelton Container Terminal users have been...
Lyttelton bans start to bite

Port of Darwin braces for tropical cyclone

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DARWIN Port has begun preparations to safeguard critical fuel supplies and supply chains to remote communities ahead of what is forecast to be a rare November cyclone. The...
Port of Darwin braces for tropical cyclone

PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

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A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is a constant in the world of port technology, as maritime analyst Peter van Duyn...
PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

LETTER TO DCN: Newcastle box port “stuck in the slow lane”

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LIBERAL shadow minister for the Hunter, Scott Farlow, told state Parliament recently that Newcastle’s proposed $2.4 billion container terminal was being held up by the Minns...
LETTER TO DCN: Newcastle box port “stuck in the slow lane”

Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

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AS GLOBAL supply chains face intensifying pressure to decarbonise, ports around the world have been rethinking and progressing change in how they power vessels, move cargo and...
Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

Pilbara Port’s new plan for the times revealed

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PILBARA Ports has unveiled an ambitious strategy to cement its position as a driver of regional economic growth. The Port Development Strategy (PDS) proposed the future trajectory...
Pilbara Port’s new plan for the times revealed