Rocky cattle exports highlighted
LIVE cattle exports from Port Alma (Rockhampton) were a highlight of the 2018-19 financial year for management at Gladstone Ports Corporation. GPC manages the port precincts in...
Pilbara annual shipping figures remain strong
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total annual throughput of 697.2m tonnes for the 2018/19 financial year. This result is a less than 1% change (decrease of 2.06Mt) from...
New gangways delivered to Sydney cruise terminal
SPECIALIST cargo vessel Helvetia has delivered two giant new gangways to Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay. Arriving fully assembled, the new gangways were...
Containerchain changes announced
CONTAINERCHAIN has confirmed it will be launching its redesigned and rebuilt Notification application across Australia on 1 August 2019. The Containerchain Notification system is...
Kalmar supplies container handlers to Chinese business
EIGHT new empty container handlers from Kalmar are to be added to China Merchants Port Group’s mobile equipment fleet. The group has established a large port network covering...
Australian Pilotage Group sold to pension fund
AUSTRALIAN Pilotage Group has announce it has completed the sale and recapitalisation of the business with Maritime Pilot Holdings, an investment company of Canadian pension fund...
Wharfies rally at West Swanson
WATERFRONT workers and their supporters have braved miserable weather to stage a rally outside DPWA’s West Swanson Dock facility. The rally occurred about half-way through a four...
Grant Gilfillan to speak at SAL Newcastle Luncheon
PORT Authority of New South Wales chief executive Grant Gilfillan and Svitzer Australia chief executive Nicolaj Noes are to be guest speakers at the Shipping Australia Biennial...
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...
