Pipeline plan for port of Albany cancelled
A $2.3 BILLION plan for a magnetite mine linked to the Port of Albany by a 110km slurry pipeline has been cancelled. A spokesperson for Southern Ports, which operates the Port of...
Port of Townsville plans multi-million-dollar works
THE PORT of Townsville has announced the construction of a multi-million-dollar Project Cargo Laydown Area at its East Port Precinct, providing North Queensland with critical...
VICT orders hybrid straddle carriers
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has placed an order with global port equipment specialist Kalmar for four hybrid automated straddle carriers, each with a 60-ton twin...
Submissions sought on Port of Brisbane Channel Enhancement project EIS
A CALL for submissions has been issued for the Port of Brisbane Channel Enhancement project environmental impact statement draft terms of reference (TOR). Prepared by the...
Esperance Harbour set for dredging
A $2.3 MILLION, four-month dredging campaign is expected to remove a record 60,000 cubic metres of material from the Bandy Creek Boat Harbour at Esperance. The work includes a new...
Watch out for Weipa dredging
RECREATIONAL and commercial users have been warned to exercise caution during dredging at the Port of Weipa from early May to early June. The dredging is part of North Queensland...
Port of Townsville celebrates best ever cruise season
THE PORT of Townsville is celebrating its most successful cruise season on record, with 21 ships having brought more than 30,000 visitors to the city. Port of Townsville said the...
Aurizon to launch Inbound Connect at Gladstone
FREIGHT rail operator Aurizon will introduce the Inbound Connect vehicle booking and visibility system for its container terminal operations at the Port of Gladstone. According to...
Adani Ports buys Abbot Point
OFFICIAL ownership of the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) at Abbot Point has shifted from one Adani Group entity to another, with no immediate change in the facility’s...
Lumsden Point milestones reached
WORK is progressing at Port Hedland’s Lumsden Point reaching several important milestones. In a LinkedIn post Pilbara Ports said the internal causeway is almost complete, with...
Westport secures Infrastructure WA approval
A TICK of approval from Infrastructure WA for Westport’s business case says building the new container port south of Perth as quickly as possible could save the state $244 billion...
Auckland Port in the path of Tropical Cyclone Tam
PORT of Auckland suspended several activities at 1900 local time last night as Tropical Cyclone Tam bore down on NZ’s North Island. Emergency management authorities warned of the...
NSW Ports planning Port Botany quayline equalisation
NSW PORTS is in the planning stages for a Quayline Equalisation Project at Port Botany, which would provide equivalent quayline length for each container stevedore company...
Tauranga seeks to fast track Stella Passage development
PORT of Tauranga this week lodged an application under NZ’s Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 for its proposed development of Stella Passage, a project that has been included in...
ATSB releases interim report on Fremantle allision
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report into its investigation on the allision between container ship Maersk Shekou and STS Leeuwin II in...
