Bad weather disrupts shipping at NZ port
HEAVY rainfall and flooding in New Zealand’s North Island disrupted shipping schedules at the port of Auckland this week. The New Zealand government declared a local state of...
GrainCorp volumes down in 1H23
GRAINCORP handled a total of 34.8 million tonnes of grain in the half year ending 31 March, an 8% decrease on the same period last year. GrainCorp operates in the ports of...
GeelongPort grain business on track for record exports
RIORDAN Grain Services at GeelongPort is on track to export a record volume of grain this financial year, according to the port. GeelongPort said the business exported more than...
$39m investment in QLD shipyards
THE QUEENSLAND government has committed $39 million to upgrade shipyard facilities and infrastructure at the Cairns Marine Precinct. From that investment, $27 million has been...
Port of Newcastle joins hydrogen partnership
PORT of Newcastle on Wednesday (10 May) announced it had joined the Platform Zero Global Partnership for Hydrogen Innovation. Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody and chief...
Maritime NZ given greater oversight of ports
THE NEW Zealand government is expanding the scope of Maritime NZ to give it oversight of most of the country’s port operations. Currently, accidents and incidents that occur on...
New CEO at Kimberley Ports
KIMBERLEY Ports Authority has appointed Luke Westlake as chief executive officer. Mr Westlake joined Kimberley Ports Authority in December 2017, initially as operations manager,...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 46
IN the news this week: Qube announced two acquisitions – one a 50% stake in a New Zealand-based container logistics company and 100% of an Australian bulk haulage specialist....
Port hosts government aboard NZ coastal containership
CENTREPORT Wellington this week hosted government and shipping industry representatives who came to visit a containership on a New Zealand coastal service. The port welcomed NZ...
Adelaide container volumes down in February
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in February saw a decrease compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders...
Port of Newcastle unveils designs for Clean Energy Precinct
PORT of Newcastle has released concept designs for stage one of the port’s Clean Energy Precinct. The port has earmarked 220 hectares of land to develop a production, storage and...
Cruise line launches "ambitious" program for Aussie ports
P&O Cruises has scheduled 157 sailings bound for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific ports over the 2024-25 cruise season. The cruise company claims the program is its biggest and...
Container volumes set to rise at NZ port
INCREASED shipping activity at New Zealand’s Port Nelson is expected to lift container capacity by a third. The four shipping companies which call Port Nelson – Maersk, ANL, MSC...
March increase in Freo container throughput
FREMANTLE Ports reported an uptick in container throughput in March. The port handled a total of 68,648 TEU in March. This was the highest total monthly throughput since October...
Auriga and Rio Tinto ink aviation contract
AURIGA Group has entered a contract with Rio Tinto to provide aviation marine pilot transfers in the Pilbara. Auriga said an airbase will be built at Karratha airport to support...
