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3600 head of cattle mark start to floating wharf live exports

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THE GUDALI Express with 3600 head of cattle on board has kicked off live exports from Kimberley Marine Support Base’s (KMSB) livestock exports from its Broome floating wharf. KMSB...
3600 head of cattle mark start to floating wharf live exports

Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port

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THE BEACON is DCN’s new series of articles that take a closer look at key topics and themes for maritime logistics, both in Australia and further afield. In the first article of...
Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port

Marika Calfas ready to push port policy priorities for Southeast Asia and Oceania

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NEW South Wales Ports chief executive Marika Calfas says she is ready to strive for the interests of ports across Oceania and Southeast Asia. Ms Calfas has just been elected as...
Marika Calfas ready to push port policy priorities for Southeast Asia and Oceania

Groth aces Roma for ports and freight portfolio

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VICTORIAN opposition leader Brad Battin has announced a new front bench with Roma Britnell losing out to former tennis pro Sam Groth for the shadow portfolio of ports and freight....
Groth aces Roma for ports and freight portfolio

$91 million clinker terminal quadruples Kwinana Bulk Terminal capacity

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FREMANTLE Ports, Kwinana Bulk Terminal, WA’s only import clinker circuit will quadruple its capacity with a $91 million clinker import circuit at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal....
$91 million clinker terminal quadruples Kwinana Bulk Terminal capacity

Clean energy requires regional ports pact, conference hears

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A REGIONAL pact is required to hasten the transition to clean energy and reinvent port infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific, according to Asian Development Bank president Masato...
Clean energy requires regional ports pact, conference hears

OptiBook to launch at Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad

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Patrick Terminals and OneStop have announced the upcoming launch of OptiBook at Patrick Terminals—Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal on Saturday, 8 November. In a joint announcement, it...
OptiBook to launch at Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad

PNG Ports hails climb up the global rankings

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IMPROVED global rankings in the 2025 World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) by the ports of Lae and Port Moresby have been hailed by PNG Ports Corporation. According...
PNG Ports hails climb up the global rankings

Patrick Terminals invests in 14 new Kalmar AutoStrads

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STEVEDORE Patrick Terminals says it has placed an order with Kalmar for 14 new hybrid Kalmar AutoStrad machines to be deployed at Patrick Terminals - Sydney AutoStrad terminal....
Patrick Terminals invests in 14 new Kalmar AutoStrads

Flinders Port Holdings announces infrastructure investment

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FLINDERS Port Holdings has announced it is to invest $350 million in the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT), along with a further $40m to upgrade plant during the next...
Flinders Port Holdings announces infrastructure investment

Queensland refreshes port boards

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THE QUEENSLAND Government has announced a number of new appointments to the boards overseeing state-owned ports. Minister for Transport and Main Roads Brent Mickelberg said the...
Queensland refreshes port boards

Melbourne stays sustainability leader

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PORT of Melbourne has again been named a Sector Leader, maintaining its rating as a leading Australian and international port in the 2025 Global Real Estate Sustainability...
Melbourne stays sustainability leader

No place for politics at Darwin Port

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PLAYING politics doesn’t fall into Darwin Port, CEO, Peter Dummett’s vocabulary. Speaking to Daily Cargo News yesterday (3 October), Mr Dummett said he was focused on the running...
No place for politics at Darwin Port

Newcastle maintains 5-star sustainability rating

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A “TESTAMENT to the efforts of the Port of Newcastle team” is how chief executive Craig Carmody has described the port scoring 100% in the Global Real Estate Sustainability...
Newcastle maintains 5-star sustainability rating

Darwin Harbour pilot changes ‘unsafe’ says Port

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CHANGES announced yesterday (1 October) by the Northern Territory government to vessel pilotage in Darwin Harbour are “unsafe” according to Darwin Port. A media release from the...
Darwin Harbour pilot changes ‘unsafe’ says Port