Melbourne road closures to affect freight
ROAD closures connected with the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne are to impact freight movements. According to a statement from the Port of Melbourne, there will be...
Cleaner fuel project advances at Ampol's Port of Brisbane refinery
PLANS for a critical infrastructure project are progressing at Ampol’s Lytton Refinery at the Port of Brisbane. An upgrade at the refinery intends to improve fuel security and...
Big freight shipped from Henderson to Port Hedland
AN OPERATION to transport 20,000 freight tonnes of fabricated break-bulk reclaimer components from Henderson to Port Hedland was carried out recently. The freight was moved on...
PC report fuels more port efficiency discussions
INDUSTRIAL relations, terminal access charges and landside efficiency have emerged as some of the main talking points of the Productivity Commission’s report on Australia’s...
WA approves land for export industry development
WESTERN Australia’s Industrial Lands Panel has approved allocations of land for seven projects in the Boodarie and Ashburton North strategic industrial areas (SIAs). The...
Indigenous art installed at new Spirit of Tasmania Quay
THE NEW Spirit of Tasmania Quay passenger terminal now features an 80-metre-long indigenous art mural. The painting of an orange-bellied parrot was a collaborative effort by...
PC maintains views on port inefficiencies in finalised report
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission on Monday (9 January) released its inquiry report into Australia’s maritime logistics system. The report, Lifting productivity at Australia’s container...
Three companies team up to research safer berthing
THREE Japanese companies have agreed to develop a new safe berthing and unberthing assist system. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (K Line Kinkai), and...
Port’s biennial dredging campaign to begin next week
THE ALBATROS is returning to New Zealand’s Port Taranaki next week to carry out biennial maintenance dredging of the shipping channel. The removal of sand and sediment build-up,...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 29
THIS week was a sleepy week, but several stories rose to the surface and demanded attention. Firstly, there was the saga of the cruise ship Viking Orion. Biofouling was discovered...
Port upgrades firewater system
AN UPGRADE and replacement of the firewater system on Port Taranaki’s Newton King Tanker Terminal (NKTT) has been completed. The New Zealand port said it would help protect and...
Court fines drunk port worker
A DRUNK digger operator employed by Linx Cargo Care Group’s New Zealand subsidiary C3 at the Port of Otago has been sentenced and fined for working under the influence of alcohol...
Biofouling problems delay cruise ship
THE CRUISE ship Viking Orion was allowed to berth at Melbourne on Monday (2 January) after being denied permission to berth at four ports in Australia and New Zealand over more...
Asian port calls added to liner service
BREAKBULK and project cargo specialist AAL has added calls in Thailand and Singapore to its Asia to West Coast Australia liner service (AUWC). The company said the service had...
ONE to acquire controlling stakes in three container terminals
OCEAN Network Express has signed deals to acquire controlling stakes in three container terminals on the US West Coast. ONE is to acquire a 51% stake in each of TriPac and Yusen...
