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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

OPINION: Global ports sale to have far-reaching consequences

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SCAREMONGERING by US President Trump about perceived Chinese influence over the entrance to the Panama Canal has resulted in some unintended consequences. Hutchison Port Holdings...
OPINION: Global ports sale to have far-reaching consequences

Port of Newcastle taking a step to Net Zero

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AUSTRALIA’S coal capital, Newcastle, is taking another green step with the Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct (CEP). The port has signed a formal advisory agreement with...
Port of Newcastle taking a step to Net Zero

Landside services at Brisbane getting under way

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WHILE flooding is causing devastation in low-lying regions of southern Queensland and northern NSW, container terminals and empty container depot at the Port of Brisbane are...
Landside services at Brisbane getting under way

QLD: From Queensland to the world

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With the covid era now in the rear-view mirror, Queensland’s ports are pursuing expansion through new infrastructure and initiatives TWENTY-twenty-four was a positive year...
QLD: From Queensland to the world

Brisbane is back with 11 vessel movements

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THE PORT of Brisbane is back following the disruption of Cyclone Alfred. A media release from the port at 2.45pm on Monday, said there had been 11 vessel movements in the past 24...