Major works for Port Botany Rail Duplication to commence
A RAIL bridge deck will be demolished and a new one installed as part of the Botany Rail Duplication project. The works will be carried out over five days. Freight services will...
Port Authority of NSW hosts operations forum
THE PORT Authority of New South Wales on Thursday (17 August) hosted an all-day forum for stakeholders in port operations in Sydney Harbour and Port Botany. The Safe and Efficient...
NQBP welcomes new CEO
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has announced the appointment of Brendan Webb as its new Chief Executive Officer. Brendan Webb, incoming CEO of NQBP and outgoing...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 61
IN THE news this week, the CEO of Ports Victoria announced his resignation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kwaLRsZBbpHljoyydM6ai?si=2443c9a60ece41eb Also this week, Port of...
Ports Vic CEO resigns
BRENDAN Webb has announced he is stepping down as chief executive officer of Ports Victoria. Mr Webb will leave Ports Victoria in September and is to take up the role of chief...
July throughput down at Pilbara ports
PILBARA Ports Authority reported a drop in monthly throughput at its ports in July. It’s total throughput over the month came to 59.7 million tonnes, which was a 5% decrease from...
RightShip and NYK link platforms for port state control processes
RIGHTSHIP and NYK Line have linked their digital platforms with an aim to streamline port state control processes. The two companies worked with technology firm Solverminds...
Svitzer gears up for emergency exercise in QLD
SVITZER Australia is preparing for an emergency towage exercise in Cairns and Mourilyan. Svitzer is planning emergency response training in Far North Queensland on 29 and 30...
National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy review launched
THE FEDERAL government has commenced a review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. The strategy was published in 2019 as a 20-year agenda for improving the safety,...
Earnings and volumes drop at Napier Port
NAPIER Port has reported reduced earnings and container volumes for the nine months ended 30 June 2023. The North Island port attributed the results to the impact of Cyclone...
DP World aims to increase global capacity
DP WORLD aims to add about 3 million TEU of new container-handling capacity to its international operations by the end of this year. The Dubai-based container terminal operator...
Boxes burned in containership blaze
A FIRE on a containership off the Malaysian coast appears to be under control, but 24 containers have reportedly been affected. Fire broke out on KMTC Shenzhen (IMO 9626417) on 12...
Extension works announced for Brisbane cruise terminal
PORT of Brisbane is extending the car park of the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. The port will oversee delivery of the extension and the addition of and extra 340 parking...
Tasmanian trade decreased in FY22
TASMANIAN ports handled a total of 14.513 million tonnes over the 2022-23 financial year, according to the most recent data from state ports operator TasPorts. Last year’s total...
Melbourne container trade dips in June
TOTAL container throughput at the Port of Melbourne dipped in June this year compared with the same month in 2022. The port handled a total of 258,073 TEU in June 2023, which was...
