120kg cocaine haul at Port Botany
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers seized 120 kilograms of cocaine at the Sydney Container Examination Facility on Tuesday (25 April). The ABF said it has been targeting border...
Spirit Super and Stonepeak close GeelongPort acquisition
SPIRIT Super and Stonepeak have completed their acquisition of GeelongPort. Spirit Super, an Australian industry super fund and Stonepeak, a US investment firm, in November last...
Number of winter cruise visits to double in NSW
THE NUMBER of cruise ships to lined up to visit Sydney over the winter season has doubled since last year’s offseason. According to the Port Authority of New South Wales, the...
Drones to deliver cash to ships
DRONE logistics company Skyports Drone Services is adding cash-to-master services to its suite of ship-to-shore services. The CTM service was announced today at the annual...
TasPorts funds local marine rescue organisations
TASPORTS has awarded grants to three local marine rescue organisations to upgrade critical safety gear. Tamar Sea Rescue, Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough and Dodges Ferry...
Construction begins on Pilbara's $6 billion urea project
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $6 billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the port of Dampier. The Perdaman project is to convert natural gas from Woodside’s...
Maritime and energy companies to explore methanol bunkering at Port of Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne, Maersk, ANL and Svitzer are among seven maritime and energy signatories to a memorandum of understanding that will explore the feasibility of establishing a...
Port of Burnie enters new phase of berth strengthening
TASPORTS has entered the second phase of berth strengthening works at Port of Burnie. Strengthening works commenced at Berth 4 in February this year to allow the upgrade of two...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 44
THIS past week, a reach stacker caught fire at NSW Ports' Enfield Intermodal Terminal after a malfunction....
Remediation planned for contaminated Devonport slipway
TASPORTS is preparing for remediation works at a damaged and contaminated slipway at the port of Devonport. TasPorts said it discovered “a number of environmental issues”...
Pilbara throughput increases in March
TOTAL throughput volumes at ports of Port Hedland and Dampier increased last month. Pilbara Ports Authority said its ports handled a total of 62.1 million tonnes in March, a 3%...
COSCO to launch trans-Tasman service
COSCO Shipping Lines has announced it is launching a trans-Tasman shipping service next month. The Australia New Zealand Express (ANE) service will sail between Melbourne, Bell...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires share in ports and logistics company
HAPAG-LLOYD has concluded its acquisition of a 40% share in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics (JMBPL). JMBPL is a terminal and inland transport business based in India. Hapag-Lloyd said...
Thousand-tonne QuayLink delivery arrives in Devonport
PORT of Devonport has received a thousand-tonne shipment of construction material for the QuayLink project. General cargo vessel Parkgracht is delivering 50 steel piles to the...
$280m in construction announced for coal terminal
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure has announced it will design and construct a new ship loader and reclaimer for its coal terminal in Queensland. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary...
