Board members appointed at Aussie port authority
FORMER federal MP Ben Morton has been appointed to the board of Southern Ports. Ports Minister Rita Saffioti announced Mr Morton’s appointment on Wednesday (21 December). He will...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Portland Bay
THE Portland Bay story was one of danger, heroism and disaster averted. On the morning of Monday 4 July, the bulk carrier was in imminent danger of grounding on the rocks of the...
Grant from port company helps local kids
AN NSW Ports Community Grant is helping children with a disability in the Illawarra play sport. The 2022 community grant has enabled not-for-profit organisation Frame Running...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: The Svitzer industrial relations flare up
ON Monday 14 November, towage company Svitzer announced it would lock out its maritime employees indefinitely starting the following Friday. The move was after more than three...
Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant
SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has announced intentions to invest more than €1.1 billion (around $1.7 billion) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania. Iberdrola is...
Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul
A MAN who orchestrated the import of three million cigarettes into Melbourne in a shipping container has been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force launched an...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Bigger containerships visit Port Botany
MSC TOKYO became the ship with the deepest draught to visit Port Botany in February 2022. The vessel has a draught of 15.1 metres when it entered the port. MSC Tokyo broke a...
First grain load received at new SA port facility
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has received its first load of grain at the new Wallaroo transhipment port facility. T-Ports announced the milestone along...
Pilbara Ports see November cargo increase
THROUGHPUT at the ports of the Pilbara has seen an increase in November. According to the latest statistics from the Pilbara Ports Authority, there was an increase of 7% in...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 28
TWO big reports made the news this week, one of them being the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the APL England incident....
CMA CGM teams up with port for shore power
THE CMA CGM Group and Shanghai International Port signed a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port...
Port master planning process continues for these Queensland ports
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Transport and Main Roads is undertaking public consultation on the draft master plans and overlays for three of North Queensland Bulk Ports’ ports....
Port company sponsors school kids sustainability initiative
NSW Ports has announced its sponsorship of the Living Classroom Partners program, which supports Illawarra school students to learn sustainability skills such as growing food,...
Bunbury welcomes new tugs
THE BUNBURY port community has welcomed its two newest Svitzer tugboats with a traditional maritime naming ceremony. Svitzer Koombana and Svitzer Marlston were introduced earlier...
Aurizon's new mobile harbour crane officially named
RAIL freight company Aurizon has announced the name of a new crane headed for Port of Gladstone, and the local student who secured the naming rights. Aurizon said its $10-million...
