Port receives four new container handling machines
NEW Zealand’s Napier Port recently commissioned four new Kalmar container handling machines. The port took delivery of the two reach stackers and two empty container handlers last...
Ships cleared out of Port Hedland ahead of cyclone
PILBARA Ports Authority is preparing to clear ships out of Port Hedland as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa approaches the Western Australian coast. PPA issued an alert on Tuesday (11 April)...
Port rail project progresses with opening of new road
PORT of Melbourne’s Port Rail Transformation Project has reached a new milestone with the opening of a road that will facilitate container transport. The new road, Intermodal Way,...
CTAA calls for safer port access detours during West Gate Tunnel works
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is calling for safer heavy-vehicle detour routes during the next construction phases of Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel Project. The project,...
Swanson Dock West project facility built from 53 containers
ROYAL Wolf has built a facility out of containers for staff working on Port of Melbourne’s Swanson Dock West remediation project. The container supplier, in partnership with...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 42
THIS week, the government reported a 38-tonne biosecurity haul had been intercepted in Sydney. https://open.spotify.com/episode/36jsNG1F1p0SGd60LCHdoJ?si=f961dda29c324262...
Port takes out asset management award
SOUTHERN Ports received the Asset Management Resilience Award at the national Asset Management Awards in Sydney last week. The annual awards ceremony aims to recognise businesses...
Global schedule reliability increases sharply
SHIPPING analyst Sea-Intelligence has reported a sharp increase in global schedule reliability. In the latest issues of its Global Liner Performance report, for February 2023,...
Port authority named finalist in national sustainability awards
PORT Authority of New South Wales was recognised as a finalist at the National Banksia Sustainability Awards. The latest round of awards follows the Banksia Foundation’s...
QuayLink project progresses in Devonport
DREDGING and reclamation works for Port of Devonport's QuayLink project have reached the half-way mark. TasPorts and Tasmanian government representatives shared an update on the...
Global drug operation targets containers, ports and trusted insiders
A JOINT operation involving the shipping industry, Australian Border Force, World Customs Organization and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has led to the seizure of 98 tonnes of...
Eighth convicted over maritime meth haul in Geraldton
AN EIGHTH man has been found guilty over the importation of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine into Geraldton. The drugs were detected in 2017. Police said it was, at the time, the...
336kg of heroin intercepted at Port of Brisbane
AUTHORITIES have intercepted a shipping container containing 336 kilograms of heroin at Port of Brisbane. They say the haul is the largest amount of heroin ever seized in...
VICT to increase landside charges
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its landside charges, as well as its infrastructure surcharge. The container terminal on Tuesday (4 April) issued a 60-day...
P&O Cruises adds Townsville cruise call
P&O Cruises is adding calls at the Port of Townsville from 2025. The company announced the plans during the launch of its 90th anniversary celebration in Brisbane. Pacific...
