MEDLOG wins major Melbourne site
MSC’s rapidly expanding logistics subsidiary MEDLOG is to become the major tenant of the former Melbourne Markets site, now controlled by Port of Melbourne (PoM). The c.39-hectare...
Pilbara in recovery mode following Cyclone Narelle
PILBARA ports, mining and gas industries are slowly getting back on their feet after Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle swept past the region on 26 March. Pilbara Ports is continuing...
Pilbara ports battered by Cyclone Narelle
PILBARA Ports of Dampier and Ashburton have taken a battering from Tropical Cyclone Narelle. A media release from Pilbara Ports said while the Port of Dampier has been open since...
Mining disruption as Fremantle joins ports impacted by Cyclone Narelle
UPDATED: Friday 4.30pm, AEDT. THE PORT of Fremantle has joined the list of ports down Western Australia’s coastline impacted by Cyclone Narelle. The port joins Geraldton and the...
High productivity vehicles successfully trialled at Brisbane
BIGGER truck combinations are offering productivity increases of between 50% and 100%, the Port of Brisbane (PBPL) says. The port has successfully trialled five new higher...
Motukea moving again after harbour crane repairs
CARRIERS using ICTSI’s Motukea International Terminal in Port Moresby are beginning to recover vessel schedules after breakdowns suffered by all three of the facility’s mobiles...
Flinders Ports’ new vessel barges in
FLINDERS Port Holdings (FPH) has taken delivery of an ultra-flexible new utility vessel that will enable the company to undertake work across Port Adelaide and six regional ports...
Operations changes help boost Pilbara Ports
OPERATIONAL changes have helped Pilbara Ports to a total monthly throughput of 55.9 million tonnes (Mt) during February 2026, a 13% increase on February 2025. A Pilbara Ports...
OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat
INFRASTRUCTURE Australia (IA) recently released the IA 2026 Priority List (IPL). I would like to make some comments on the Ports Capacity and Connectivity segment of the IPL...
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Port executives reflect on trade via sea and air
PORT executives Saul Cannon (Port of Melbourne) and Matt Marais (Avalon) have had their say on international trade and leveraging new growth opportunities. Addressing the VTA 2026...
TC Narelle weakens but worse on the way
TROPICAL Cyclone Narelle was continuing to move westward over the Cape Yorke Peninsula on Friday afternoon, having crossed the coast from the Coral Sea in the early hours of the...
Westport seeks container terminal operators advice
WESTERN Australia’s proposed Westport container terminal has called for expressions of interest to join a terminal operator operations consultation group. In its latest newsletter...
TRADE LAW: Australian ports and landside charges
The operations of the landside part of the supply chain are vital as they are how containers and other cargo (cleared by the border agencies) are moved from vessels at the port by...
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Narelle threatening Cape York Peninsula
THE FIRST tropical cyclone of the season in North Queensland is moving westward from the Coral Sea towards Cape York Peninsula, with the Bureau of Meteorology and the state...
Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU
VISITING royalty, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the port of Melbourne this week that explores the...
