Jeanine Drummond appointed chair of AMSA
JEANINE Drummond has been appointed chair of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board. The federal government announced Captain Drummond’s appointment on Wednesday (5 July),...
Dredging program wraps up at QLD port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports' annual maintenance dredging program has concluded at the Port of Weipa. This year’s dredging program ran for 45 days and involved the dredge vessel...
New CEO at port infrastructure company
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has appointed a new CEO. Nathan Kent stepped into the role on 1 July 2023, succeeding Scott McKay, who has served as CEO since...
Freo upgrades fenders
FREMANTLE Ports is upgrading the fendering at H Berth on Victoria Quay. The $5-million project was delivered by principal contractors CareyMC, part of the Carey Group, a First...
Botany container trade down in May
PORT Botany saw a slowdown in total container throughput in May, according to the latest available statistics from the port’s manager NSW Ports. Last month, the port handled a...
Construction to start on port jetty
MID West Ports Authority has announced the immanent commencement of a new jetty in Geraldton. The Eastern Breakwater Jetty is to be built by contractor SMC Marine Fencing at the...
NQBP announces port-uni scholarship recipients
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has announced the recipients of the 2023 NQBP Marine Science Scholarship. Two first-year marine science students from James Cook University have been...
Contract awarded for Port Hedland marina project
PILBARA Ports Authority has awarded the sixth and final major contract for landside civils and landscaping on the Spoilbank Marina project in Port Hedland. The $187-million...
TasPorts explores growth opportunities at renewable energy hub
TASPORTS is undertaking a market sounding exercise to inform growth plans around renewable energy generation in Tasmania. A focus of the exercise is the port of Bell Bay, which...
Detained vessel Shiling begins harbour trials
THE CONTAINERSHIP Shiling was due to commence harbour trials on Monday afternoon ahead of a long-awaited departure from CentrePort Wellington. The Singapore-flagged vessel broke...
Wharf upgrade progresses with 70-ton lift
AN INFRASTRUCTURE upgrade at New Zealand’s CentrePort is progressing with the installation of a 70-ton structure at Seaview Wharf. The soffit – a concrete structure designed to...
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...
