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...
Authorities have intercepted more than 700 drug hauls this year
AUSTRALIAN authorities have announced they intercepted and seized more than 700 drug consignments sent in air and sea freight this year. The Australian Border Force and Australian...
The ACCC stevedoring report: a response
SHIPPING Australia said it welcomed most of the positions in the ACCC’s Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2021-22, which was released on 12 December. The report recommended...
New leadership at National Transport Research Organisation
THE NATIONAL Transport Research Organisation for Australia and New Zealand has appointed Jason Sprott to the role of executive director (ports & airports). Mr Sprott’s background...
New report rejects PC maritime logistics inquiry findings
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission’s maritime logistics draft report was “ideologically motivated” and missed the mark on port productivity, according to an assessment by the Australia...
Port Botany Christmas gift appeal
EVERY year, Sydney marine pilot Michael Kelly spearheads an effort to raise money to purchase Christmas gifts for 1700 seafarers who call into Port Botany over the festive period....
Container stevedore profits skyrocket during supply-chain disruption: ACCC
THE OPERATING profit margin of Australia’s container stevedoring industry has increased by 14% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Container Stevedore...
PNG port community prepares for oil spill response
AN NATIONAL oil spill response exercise in Port Moresby has better prepared Papua New Guinea for maritime disasters, participating agencies have said. PNG’s National Maritime...
