Westport secures Infrastructure WA approval
A TICK of approval from Infrastructure WA for Westport’s business case says building the new container port south of Perth as quickly as possible could save the state $244 billion...
Auckland Port in the path of Tropical Cyclone Tam
PORT of Auckland suspended several activities at 1900 local time last night as Tropical Cyclone Tam bore down on NZ’s North Island. Emergency management authorities warned of the...
NSW Ports planning Port Botany quayline equalisation
NSW PORTS is in the planning stages for a Quayline Equalisation Project at Port Botany, which would provide equivalent quayline length for each container stevedore company...
Tauranga seeks to fast track Stella Passage development
PORT of Tauranga this week lodged an application under NZ’s Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 for its proposed development of Stella Passage, a project that has been included in...
ATSB releases interim report on Fremantle allision
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report into its investigation on the allision between container ship Maersk Shekou and STS Leeuwin II in...
March tonnage up at Pilbara Ports
THROUGHPUT of 69.5 million tonnes at Pilbara Ports in March was up 4% compared to March 2024. Pilbara Ports encompasses the ports of Ashburton, Dampier, Port Hedland and Varanus...
MPA receives proposals to scale up LNG supply
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has reported to have received 14 proposals under its Expression of Interest (EOI) to scale up the supply of liquefied natural...
Bhagwan Marine secures Melbourne extension
ASX-LISTED, Perth-headquartered Bhagwan Marine has secured a six-year extension of its long-term contract with the Port of Melbourne, valued at approximately $6 million per annum....
Melbourne unveils 2055 development strategy
THE PORT of Melbourne has released its Draft 2055 Port Development Strategy (Draft 2055 PDS) and opened it for public feedback, ahead of the publication of the final version in...
Planning under way for Geraldton dredging
GERALDTON Port is to hold community planning sessions in preparation for dredging at the fishing boat harbour. The dredging will remove naturally accumulated sediment from the FBH...
PANSW incident response team tested
THE PORT Authority of New South Wales (PANSW) recently tested its incident response team with a multi-agency simulated emergency exercise. The exercise took place on 9 April, and...
MUA hails “massive” outcomes in Qube agreements
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has hailed “massive wins” for wharfies delivered by new employment agreements voted up by MUA members at Qube ports workplaces. The union...
US acknowledges Panama's canal rights
FOLLOWING a period of the posturing that has become emblematic of the Trump Administration — including a threat to “take back” the Panama Canal – the US has signed an agreement...
MUA WA branches signal approval for new EA
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA)'s Western Australia branch has announced it has recently held meetings with a number of its members who are employed by Qube to discuss the...
NT buys into Darwin port political fray
THE FUTURE of the Port of Darwin has become a political football with Northern Territory acting chief minister, Gerard Maley, joining the fray. Both prime minister Anthony...
