Terry O’Connor resigns as Darwin Port CEO
PORT of Darwin chief executive Terry O’Connor has announced his resignation. However Mr O’Connor, who has been CEO since 2011, is to remain at his post until a replacement can be...
Pilbara sees marginal increases in trade in February
PILBARA Ports Authority announced a 2% increase in total throughput last month, compared to February 2018. PPA’s ports handled a total of 54.4m tonnes of cargo over the month,...
Minister makes the case for rail
VICTORIAN Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne says rail is imperative in handling a burgeoning freight task around the Port of Melbourne. Ms Horne spoke at the ALC Forum...
Biosecurity levy “a revenue grab”, says Albanese
OPPOSTION infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has hit out at the government over its handling of the proposed biosecurity levy, describing the controversial policy as “a...
Svitzer Australia announces new tugs for Geraldton
SVITZER Australia this week announced that three new tugs would be deployed to the Port of Geraldton as part of a non-exclusive licence for towage services with Mid West Ports....
Port of Townsville finds itchy turtles
WHEN scuff marks started showing up on Port of Townsville water monitoring equipment in Cleveland Bay, scientists suspected a beast from the depths was up to mischief. But just...
Fourteen industry associations call biosecurity levy proposal “deeply flawed”
FOURTEEN industry associations joined together to register their “deep concern” regarding the proposed biosecurity imports levy in the 2018 budget, due to be implemented in July....
GrainCorp to sell Australian Bulk Liquid Terminals
GRAINCORP announced it would sell its Australian Bulk Liquid Terminals business to ANZ Terminals for $350m. Australian Bulk Liquid Terminals operates eight liquid terminal sites...
Wellington’s CentrePort reports strong financials
WELLINGTON’S CentrePort reported an underlying net profit after tax of NZ$11.9m for the first half of the 2019 financial year. The result is NZ$7.2m more than the corresponding...
Ro-ro vessel to call at Mackay
THE Port of Mackay is scheduled to host the mammoth Höegh Trapper on Saturday (2 March). The vessel is to be carrying new and used mining vehicles and machinery destined for the...
Cruise to call at Geraldton
MID West Ports Authority is to welcome the cruise ship Silver Muse on Monday (March 4) for the luxury cruise ship’s inaugural call to the Port of Geraldton. The ship is expected...
Newcastle container terminal inquiry recommends further inquiry
THE recently released report from the New South Wales Public Works Committee’s inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on public works expenditure made...
LNG imports needed on east coast: report
LNG import projects are urgently needed in Melbourne and Sydney to counter the risks of a growing shortage of gas in the south eastern Australia, according to EnergyQuest’s...
Container trade at Freo steady in January
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Fremantle remained relatively unchanged in January, compared with December, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle...
Melbourne container trade solid in January
PORT of Melbourne’s January was busier than the same month last year for container throughput, but the port handled fewer containers than the last month of 2018. According to the...
