Geraldton breakwater contract to reduce surge closures
A CONTRACT for a surge protection breakwater at Geraldton in Western Australia, expected to reduce the 30 days a year being lost to the port, has been awarded to MGN Civil. Part...
VICT straddles new technology
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has introduced four new Kalmar hybrid automatic straddle carriers (ACCs) to it Webb Dock, Melbourne facility. This follows their...
OPINION: MSIC price increases an affront
BURIED in the federal government’s 2026/27 budget papers was a decision that will have a significant impact on hard-working truck drivers who must have a federal security...
Storm damage hits Fremantle Harbour but operations unaffected
FREMANTLE’S North Mole has been closed after sustaining significant storm damage during the weekend’s severe weather, but Fremantle Ports says commercial shipping and cargo...
Webb Dock West marks BYD’s first port call
AAT’s Webb Dock West terminal has this morning become the first Australian port call for BYD’s new roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel, BYD Zhengzhou, loaded with almost 5000 vehicles...
Fremantle Port orders vessels to sea ready for stormy long weekend
THE PORT of Fremantle is bracing for a stormy long weekend with vessels now ordered out to sea. A shipping agent's memo from the port’s harbour master, Captain Savio Fernandes, is...
Record applications for Port of Townsville Community Fund
NIPPER surfers to bird rescue groups are among the record number of beneficiaries from the Port of Townsville’s 2026 Community Fund. The 63 applications received were whittled...
Unions threaten disruption at BHP’s Port Hedland operations
ELECTRICAL workers servicing BHP’s Pilbara operations have voted in favour of protected industrial action, with the Electrical Trades Union warning the dispute could escalate to...
Fuel quandary for RSV Nuyina at Hobart
A SENATE estimates session in Canberra has heard that plans by the Tasmanian government to refuel Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina by truck are “far from” acceptable....
Fremantle Ports charges to rise 4.6%
FREMANTLE Ports ship and cargo charges will rise from 1 July to keep pace with what the port says are movements in the Perth Consumer Price Index. An email to clients from...
Agencies collaborate in Exercise Noxium II
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), supported by Australian Border Force (ABF), are participating in Exercise Noxium II, a...
NZ Customs going remote
THE INTRODUCTION of three new ROVs (remotely-operated vehicle) has substantially advanced NZ Customs’ ability to undertake underwater inspections of vessels in the nation’s ports,...
Feeling chipper: Burnie loader fixed
BURNIE’s woodchip loader is back in action after inspection, repair and function testing that followed a collision with a ship 10 days ago. The loader struck woodchip carrier...
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Port of Bunbury in the wind
THE PORT of Bunbury in southern Western Australia is reaping the rewards of the state’s energy transition policy. Its latest delivery, importing more than 180 windfarm components...
OOCL Brazil exchange sets new Botany benchmark
THE A3 consortium Central China loop vessel OOCL Brazil has eclipsed the previous Port Botany container exchange record to establish a new high point for NSW Ports and stevedore...
