Townsville trade drops in February
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Townsville for February was down on January’s numbers, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. Through the month, a...
Corporate lawyer appointed as PNG Ports CCO
CORPORATE lawyer Deborah Onga has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of PNG Ports Corporation with a brief to commercialise port assets. PNG Ports Corporation owns 15 of...
Darwin ship lift taking shape
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
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
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
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
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...
ACCC delays Qube/MIRRAT decision again
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...
Australian ports must modernise: Hatch
ACCELERATING challenges of climate change, competition and digitisation mean Australia’s ports and terminals must modernise, global engineering giant Hatch believes. Hatch...
AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 2 Wrap-up
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
INDUSTRY representatives from marine pilotage and the wider maritime sector have convened in Cairns for the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) Regional Ports & Pilotage...
Exclusion zone at Darwin port for military exercise
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...
Massive economic value of three QLD ports
$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...
Study into Grassy future
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....
Melbourne 2024 container volumes highest ever recorded
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...
