Port of Brisbane facility achieves six-star Green Star rating
THE NEW Electrolux Distribution and Experience Centre at Port of Brisbane's Port West Industrial Estate Stage 2 has achieved a six-star Green Star rating, the highest available...
MV Yampu commences operations in South Australia
THE WORLD’S first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier, MV Yampu has begun operations for CSL, transporting limestone from the Yorke Peninsula to Adelaide. Being hailed as...
Environmental review for Gascoyne Gateway opens for public comment
A NEW deepwater maritime complex at Exmouth in Western Australia’s mid-west is a step closer to reality with the Environmental Protection Authority release of the Environmental...
MinRes Karri completes transhipper fleet.
TRANSHIPPER number seven has arrived at the Port of Ashburton in the Pilbara, completing the Mineral Resources fleet. MinRes Karri, named after Western Australia’s majestic Karri...
New Zealand fast-tracks new drydock at Marsden Point
OCEANIA may have a new drydocking capability, obviating the need to send local ships to Singapore, if a plan to develop a new facility at Marsden Point, New Zealand comes to...
Devonport high on Spirits
TT LINE ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV arrived in home port Devonport yesterday [23 August] to undergo berthing trials and received a rapturous welcome from the general public and...
Workers at Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group down tools
HIGHLY skilled waterfront and electrical workers at Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), Kooragang Island, have taken protected industrial action (PIA) for the first time...
Industrial action continues as Broome and Pilbara disputes escalate
INDUSTRIAL action across Western Australia’s north continues to affect port operations, with separate disputes in Broome and the Pilbara entering new phases as unions and...
Geraldton Port completes $9.95m Lease 88 upgrade
MID West Ports Authority has completed a $9.95 million upgrade of Lease 88, a 6000-square-metre storage facility at Geraldton Port in Western Australia. The project upgraded the...
Restoration starts on historic Albany Port buildings
WORK has started on the Port of Albany’s $8.3 million transformation of its historic pilot station. Local builder Smith Constructions has begun work on the project set to...
NSW Ports achieves record on-dock port rail movement of containerised goods
A RECORD 504,000 TEUs was moved by rail directly through Port Botany’s container stevedore terminals, achieving a 19% rail mode share in financial year 2026, and becoming the...
Tasmanian seaborne trade steady in 2025-26
TASPORTS says Tasmania’s trade performance demonstrated resilience in 2025-26, with total freight volume broadly stable at 14.28 million tonnes while container numbers increased...
Port of Brisbane strives to be ‘good ancestors’ for future users
To mark 50 years since the Port of Brisbane Authority was established to deliver a modern deepwater port at Fisherman Islands, Port of Brisbane has released the second instalment...
Polaris does its level best in Burnie
POLARIS Marine’s tug Molly Grace, fitted with a sweep bar, has successfully completed TasPorts’ seabed levelling maintenance program at Burnie. The 13-day program was completed...
TasPorts looks 30 years ahead
IN CONSULTATION with customers, industry and community, TasPorts has begun work on a 30-year master plan to lay out a long-term vision for Bell Bay, Burnie, Devonport and Hobart....
