Environment and resilience, key themes of NSW Ports Sustainability Strategy
ENVIRONMENT, resilience, community and sustainable growth are four priorities of New South Wales Ports’ 2025 Sustainability Strategy announced this week. The release of the 2025...
Upgrades for South Australian container terminal
FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) is set for a more than $350 million makeover. Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) in its annual review said the terminal was set to undergo a...
Adverse weather to impact Fremantle port
FREMANTLE Port users are being warned to prepare for adverse weather from 6 to 8 July. In a memo to shipping agents, harbour master Captain Savio Fernandes said shipping agents...
Gladstone appoints weather boss as new CEO
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation (GPC) has appointed the head of the Bureau of Meteorology as its new chief executive. In a statement, GPC said Andrew Johnson was appointed after “a...
Townsville cruising, Weipa deeper
THE CRUISE season at the port of Townsville kicked off today [3 July] with the arrival of Oceania Cruises’ Regatta, carrying more than 1,200 passengers and 380 crew. The ports...
Broome crane failure slows exports
A CRANE failure at the Port of Broome in Western Australia has led to delays in the shipment of 41,000 tonnes of concentrate. In a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange,...
Shipping suspended as wild weather hits NSW
SHIPPING has been suspended at the key terminals of Port Botany, Port Kembla and Newcastle as strong winds and powerful seas hit the New South Wales coast. “Due to the current...
E-Day for North Queensland ports
ENGAGE Marine has embarked on its largest expansion to date, officially taking over towage in the ports of Townsville, Lucinda, Cairns and Mourilyan today (1 July). The contract...
Strong winds, heavy rain impact Sydney logistics operations
SHIPPING and logistics sector is battening down the hatches for wild weather today and tomorrow. Heavy rain has been falling since Monday night and the Bureau of Meteorology has...
PNG: Resource rich, power poor
Resource rich but also facing issues such as shortages of power and foreign currency, DCN examines the trade and maritime transport outlook for Papua New Guinea FIFTY years since...
PNG: Upgrading PNG's ports
Taking a look at the critical upgrades being made to PNG PortsA MAJOR upgrade program is underway at PNG Ports Corporation Ltd (PNG Ports) terminals, part of an effort aimed at...
Shipping industry prepares for wild weather
THE MARITIME industry is preparing for a wild 48 hours with damaging winds and heavy seas forecast for Sydney and much of the New South Wales coast on Tuesday and Wednesday. The...
Strong buyer interest in Whyalla port and steelworks
ADMINISTRATORS of South Australia’s Port of Whyalla and the Whyalla Steelworks have begun marketing it as a bundled ‘pit to port’ operation. There had been a legal dispute over...
Fremantle Ports sponsorship ranges from radio to dolphins
A COMMUNITY radio station operating from a container on Victoria Quay and refurbishing the research boat used to monitor local dolphin populations are just two of 12 community...
Patricks celebrates Autostrad anniversary in Brisbane
A “GENERATIONAL shift” in operations is how the start of automated straddle activities at Patricks’ Brisbane terminal has been remembered 20 years on. A celebration was held...
