Port operators and first responders tested with emergency drill
A MARITIME emergency response drill in Port Kembla on Friday was a success, according to the Port Authority of New South Wales and NSW Ports. The annual multi-agency exercise aims...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 53
IN THIS week's special edition of The DCN Weekly, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's national operations manager Greg Witherall spoke with DCN about pilot ladder safety....
More protests at Melbourne, Newcastle mark five days of disruptions
A PROTESTER blocked all five tracks of a rail line into Port of Melbourne on Friday morning while another protester climbed inside a stacker reclaimer at the Port of Newcastle....
Pilots threaten industrial action in Brisbane (UPDATED)
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has warned marine pilots at the Port of Brisbane are considering taking protected industrial action over slow-moving enterprise agreement...
Port Kembla hosts maritime emergency exercise
PORT Authority of New South Wales is conducting a multi-agency training exercise at Port Kembla on Friday (23 June). The annual training event, this year named Scope, will involve...
Melbourne container throughput dips in May
PORT of Melbourne reported a total container throughput of 254,310 TEU over May, according to the port’s latest available trade statistics. This was a decline of 6.3% over May...
Assault ship USS America docks at Brisbane AutoStrad
PATRICK Terminals welcomed a US navy ship to its Brisbane AutoStrad terminal on Tuesday. The USS America is the largest amphibious assault carrier in the US Seventh Fleet. It...
New buses at Mission to Seafarers Bunbury and Esperance
MISSION to Seafarers centres in ports of Bunbury and Esperance are taking ownership of new minibuses funded by Southern Ports. A new $72,000 thirteen-seater bus at the Port of...
Government commits $50m to replace Queensland wharf
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports hosted a visit from state government representatives this week following the announcement of $50 million in funding for the Bowen Wharf. The Queensland...
Blockade Australia blocks ports again
ACTIVISTS blocked access to the ports of Brisbane and Melbourne for the second day in a row. Protesters representing Blockade Australia suspended themselves over roads at both...
Five new tugs to be chartered to Port Hedland
SVITZER has signed an agreement for the delivery of five new tugboats to service BHP’s Port Hedland operations. The new RAstar 2800 tugs are slated for delivery from the first...
Berth refurbishment to begin at WA ports
BERTH refurbishment at the ports of Albany and Bunbury is ready to begin under a $4.5 million program. Southern Ports on Monday announced the contract for the program. The program...
New leadership at New Zealand port
NEW Zealand’s Port Taranaki has appointed Jeff Kendrew as its new chair. The port also has two new directors. Mr Kendrew is a former chair of Patrick Terminals and of Linx Cargo...
HMM adds stop to service
Photo] MV. Hyundai Shanghai, deployed on FIL service, called at New Priok Container Terminal One(NPCT1) in Jakarta, Indonesia. HMM has launched a new stop in Indonesia on its FIL...
ICS welcomes Bangladesh’s ratification of ship recycling convention
BANGLADESH has ratified the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The International Chamber of Shipping has welcomed what...
