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Darwin ship lift taking shape

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AFTER nearly a decade of delays and cost over runs the Darwin Ship Lift Project is starting to take shape. Work underway includes dredging, hard stand earthworks, caisson and...

Hobart meets Bunbury in first visit for a decade

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HMAS Hobart has made the first naval visit in a decade to the Port of Bunbury as part of a three-week anti-submarine warfare exercise. There are six ships involved in the...

TT Line borrowing limit increased

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TT LINE has been forced to seek an increase in its borrowing limits to accommodate the blow-out in the anticipated cost of its new East Devonport Berth 3 terminal. TT Line’s new...

MPA and Wärtsilä renew decarbonisation partnership

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THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced it has renewed its partnership with marine technology company Wärtsilä. The parties will collaborate with...

Public comments prompt change in Westport environment plans

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PLANS for the proposed Westport container terminal at Kwinana south of Perth have progressed to the next stage of the environmental approval process. The WA Environmental...
Public comments prompt change in Westport environment plans

ACCC delays Qube/MIRRAT decision again

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THE ACCC has delayed its decision on QUBE Holdings’ acquisition from Wallenius Wilhelmsen of the Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal until 10 April. It was 27 May...
ACCC delays Qube/MIRRAT decision again

Australian ports must modernise: Hatch

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ACCELERATING challenges of climate change, competition and digitisation mean Australia’s ports and terminals must modernise, global engineering giant Hatch believes. Hatch...
Australian ports must modernise: Hatch

AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 2 Wrap-up

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DAY two of the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference 2025 began with a morning session with the theme Critical Incident Response and...

AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 1 Wrap-up

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INDUSTRY representatives from marine pilotage and the wider maritime sector have convened in Cairns for the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) Regional Ports & Pilotage...
AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 1 Wrap-up

Exclusion zone at Darwin port for military exercise

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AN EXCLUSION zone has been declared for waters around Darwin Port’s No. 1 berth for a US Navy and Australian Defence Forces exercise from 24 March to 3 April. Around 2500 US...
Exclusion zone at Darwin port for military exercise

Massive economic value of three QLD ports

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$31.7 BILLION – that’s the contribution of the ports of Mackay, Hay Point and Abbot Point to Queensland’s gross state product, according to a new study commissioned by North...
Massive economic value of three QLD ports

Study into Grassy future

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THE TASMANIAN government has commissioned consultants to satisfy a 2024 election commitment to investigate the adequacy of infrastructure at King Island’s commercial port, Grassy....
Study into Grassy future

Melbourne 2024 container volumes highest ever recorded

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THE PORT of Melbourne has recorded the highest container trade volumes ever recorded in any Australian port. In 2024, the port saw a total of 3.396 million twenty-equivalent units...
Melbourne 2024 container volumes highest ever recorded

Apex Voyager stuck in Brisbane

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THE PORT of Brisbane is back to normal operation and the Brisbane River was reopened on 14 March to commercial traffic in the wake of ex-cyclone Alfred. The bulk carrier Apex...

Hanseatic joins in on container expansion

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HANSEATIC Global Terminals have joined the list of container lines expanding vertical penetration of the supply chain by acquiring a majority stake in terminal operator CNMP LH in...
Hanseatic joins in on container expansion