Maersk Skarstind visits Melbourne
MAERSK’s Skarstind has continued its voyage around Australia, successfully docking at Melbourne earlier this week. The 300metre box ship, one of the largest container vessels to...
VIDEO: MSC Elma docks at Port Botany
TIMELAPSE footage of the box ship MSC Elma docking at Patrick Terminals, Port Botany, has been supplied by NSW Ports. The footage was especially prepared by Brett Patman of Lost...
Townsville selects development partner
PORT of Townsville has chosen local property development company Reef House Investment Group as the preferred proponent to develop a waterfront site on Flinders St. The...
New CEO confirmed for Darwin Port
A NEW chief executive has been confirmed for Darwin Port, with leaseholder Landbridge Australia announcing the appointment of Darren Lambourn. He replaces Terry O’Connor who...
MSC unleashes giant boxship
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has deployed a giant on the east-west network. At some 400 metres, MSC Gülsün has a record-size capacity for a container ship of 23,756 TEU and is...
Parkes a gateway to key ports, breakfast hears
KEY players from shipping lines, freight forwarders and fast moving consumer goods’ businesses have gathered in Sydney for a breakfast to highlight the freight potential of the...
Specialist harbour vessel supplied to Port Hedland
DONGARA Marine recently delivered its second work boat for a business at Port Hedland. Jetwave Stanley Point has been operating in Port Hedland since shortly after Dongara Marine...
Strikes at DPWA, with company and union at loggerheads
A MAJOR escalation of industrial action is about sending stevedore DPWA a clear message, Maritime Union assistant national secretary Warren Smith says. Wharfies are this week...
Port of Brisbane and Qube extend partnership
A 33-year extension to Qube’s lease on Fisherman Island, Port of Brisbane, takes its fixed lease period to 40-years and increases its total lease area by almost five hectares. As...
VIDEO: Container vessel cuts it too close while berthing
Taken by port workers at the Pakistani port of Karachi last year shows containers falling from the moving container ship and crashing onto the wharf. Luckily it appears that...
HMAS Canberra docks in Cairns
THE flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Canberra, has made a call in Cairns. The 230metre vessel is one of the newest of the fleet, commissioned in 2014 and arrived...
Pilbara PA turns five
TOTAL throughput of more than 3.3bn tonnes was the standout achievement of Pilbara Port Authority’s five years of operation, according to management. PPA became a reality on 1...
Port workshop assembled out of shipping containers
EIGHTEEN 40-foot high cube containers have been used as the basis for a new workshop at Lyttelton Port, New Zealand. Logistics company Royal Wolf supplied 30 containers for the...
Dredging starts in Cairns
CAIRNS’ $127m shipping development is one step closer with work underway to deepen Trinity Inlet during the next 12 weeks and make it ready for bigger vessels like cruise ships...
Changes at VRCA as departing CEO reflects on time at the helm
OUTGOING Victorian Regional Channels Authority chief executive Michael Harvey says an increased focus on safe navigation at Geelong will be a legacy of his time at the helm. Mr...
