Pilbara Ports calls tenders for new Link Bridge wharf
TENDERS have been called for the next phase of Pilbara Ports’ Dampier Bulk Handling Facility Project. The tender for a new wharf, named the Link Bridge, is part of the broader...
ACCC will not oppose Qube MIRRAT transaction
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition & Consumer Commission has announced it will not oppose will not oppose Qube Holdings’ proposed acquisition of Melbourne International RoRo & Auto...
Engage Marine secures Groote Eylandt contract
With additional reporting by Allen Newton ENGAGE Marine has picked up its first Northern Territory contract, transferring Engage Outlaw from Wyndham, WA to Groote Eylandt to work...
Patrick and MUA seal enterprise agreement deal
PATRICK Terminals has announced it has secured a “historic” roll-over agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), which will see Patrick’s Enterprise Agreement extended...
Whyalla port brawl back in court
ADMINISTRATORS of the Whyalla steelworks, KordaMentha have gone to court to wrest control of Whyalla port from GFG Alliance. It has initiated legal proceedings in the Federal...
Auckland updating Fergusson Terminal OS
PORT OF AUCKLAND’s main container handling facility will be closed this weekend while the Fergusson Terminal undergoes an operating system upgrade. POAL says the upgrade of the N4...
Bunbury lessons for regional ports
THE PORT of Bunbury in Western Australia’s south west has lessons for the country’s smaller regional ports. In a visit to the port by around 40 marine transport infrastructure...
LNG-powered CMA CGM Baalbeck arrives in Fremantle
THE FIRST LNG-powered container ship to visit Australia has arrived in Fremantle. The CMA CGM Baalbeck arrived in Fremantle on April 6 from Adelaide before heading to Port Klang....
Landbridge maintains ‘not for sale’ position
CHINESE company Landbridge, the leaseholder of the Port of Darwin, has reiterated the business is not for sale and says neither it nor the port company has been involved in any...
Government, Opposition pledge to reclaim Darwin
BOTH MAJOR PARTIES in the Federal Election have declared an intention to cancel the Chinese company Landbridge’s 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin and find new commercial...
Esperance loss is Albany’s gain
ADVERSE weather will create a bonus for Albany in southern Western Australia and disappointment for the town of Esperance, after a late change to the itinerary of cruise ship...
TasPorts opens EOI’s for Macquarie Wharf redevelopment
TasPorts has launched an Expressions of Interest (EOI) process to find a design and construction partner for the Macquarie Wharf 6 redevelopment. The Tasmanian port authority said...
Fremantle container throughput plummets in February
CONTAINER throughput in February at Fremantle Ports was at its lowest in a number of years, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. In February, a total of...
Townsville trade drops in February
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Townsville for February was down on January’s numbers, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. Through the month, a...
Corporate lawyer appointed as PNG Ports CCO
CORPORATE lawyer Deborah Onga has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of PNG Ports Corporation with a brief to commercialise port assets. PNG Ports Corporation owns 15 of...
