Port Hedland’s second towage provider casts off
DUTCH specialist KOTUG has officially commenced towage operations in Port Hedland on behalf of Fortescue Metals Group. FMG subsidiary Pilbara Marine was awarded Port Hedland’s...
THE GRILL: Jason McGregor
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Sans Souci in the southern suburbs of Sydney, and then moved to Cronulla. I now live at Woronora Heights, I’ve basically been in The Shire for...
Industry’s hopes for Melbourne land rent review
SHIPPERS and land transport operators are hoping the Essential Services Commission’s first formal review of land rentals in the port of Melbourne will draw regulators’ attention...
Resource exports tipped to be worth $282bn
THE Resources and Energy Quarterly report from the Office of the Chief Economist is maintaining a strong export result for resource and energy commodities in 2019-20. Its new...
Newcastle welcomes channel decision
THE ACCC declaration of Newcastle’s channels under the Competition and Consumer Act was effectively overturned last week when Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg chose not to...
MUA, Newcastle in bulk loader biffo
THE MUA division of the CFMMEU and the Port of Newcastle are at odds over who will operate the port’s new bulk unloader. The MUA called a port-wide stoppage today to discuss what...
Melbourne port land rental review underway
VICTORIA’S Essential Services Commission has begun the first formal review of land rents in the privatised Port of Melbourne, with a particular focus on possible abuse of market...
ACCC: Newcastle ‘monopoly’ needs market power regulation
THE National Competition Council’s recent recommendation to revoke the declaration of the shipping channel service at the Port of Newcastle has firmed the ACCC’s determination to...
Tough year for Ports of Auckland
PORTS of Auckland has reported a slight increase in revenues but sharp drops in net and underlying profits, and reduced volumes in containers and vehicles in a “transformational”...
Port vision to grow to meet trade demand
THE outlook for the Port of Bundaberg released by Gladstone Ports Corporation acknowledges the Wide Bay Burnett region's agricultural output will become increasingly valuable with...
Napier Port boosts fleet with third tug
TAKING inspiration from the mountain range surrounding Hawke’s Bay, the Kaweka was named after a positive engagement process with local marae, hapū and iwi. Napier Port’s third...
Extra shipping capacity available at Port Hedland
INDUSTRY in the Pilbara will be able to further maximise tonnages through the port of Port Hedland with potential shipping capacity at the port increased by 40 million tonnes per...
Launch of world’s largest LNG-powered containership
THIS major milestone in the construction of the world’s first LNG-powered ultra large containership was reached at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard. It was marked by an...
ICS and IMO join forces to celebrate World Maritime Day
AS PART of this year’s World Maritime Day celebrations, the International Chamber of Shipping joined International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim in London....
Gender diversity in maritime requires “bold approach”
THE words of Jeanine Drummond, at last year's 2018 DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards, are a timely reminder not to back away from the challenges of creating...
