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Cargo increases at Pilbara ports in June

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PILBARA Ports Authority reported a solid increase in throughput at its ports in June. Total cargo crossing the wharves of the northern Western Australian ports came to 65.9...
Cargo increases at Pilbara ports in June

Cargo delivered QLD for shiploader and berth replacement project

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A PROJECT to replace a berth and shiploaders at the Hay Point Coal Terminal was progressed with the delivery of five project cargo shipments facilitated by AAL Shipping. The...
Cargo delivered QLD for shiploader and berth replacement project

Ports Australia announces agenda for long-awaited Biennial Conference

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PORTS Australia has announced the agenda for its upcoming Biennial Conference in Brisbane, underpinned by the theme of "Risk and Resilience". Following a two-year delay caused by...
Ports Australia announces agenda for long-awaited Biennial Conference

THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 7: A roundup of the week's news

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THIS week in The DCN Weekly, we cover top news stories such as the loss of 55 containers as APL Vanda sailed from Singapore to Suez earlier this month, and industrial action at...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 7: A roundup of the week's news

Throughput records broken in the Pilbara

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PILBARA Ports Authority has broken its annual throughput record with a total of 733.1 million tonnes over the 2021-22 financial year. PPA said this is an increase of 1% compared...
Throughput records broken in the Pilbara

MUA slams Darwin Port again in wage dispute

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THE MARITIME Union of Australia has lashed out against Darwin Port for the second time this week amid talks of pay cuts and a potential industrial dispute. MUA deputy national...
MUA slams Darwin Port again in wage dispute

Vic government releases 30-year port plan

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VICTORIAN minister for ports and freight Melissa Horne on Thursday released Navigating our Port Futures: The Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy, which sets out a 30-year...
Vic government releases 30-year port plan

Container trade up at Port Botany

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NSW Ports reported increases in container volumes at Port Botany in June this year. A total of 239,490 TEU crossed the wharves last month, an increase of 12.6% compared with the...
Container trade up at Port Botany

PIL adds Busan call on two services

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PACIFIC International Lines is adding a call at the new Busan Container Terminal in South Korea on two of its services. Starting this month, PIL’s South West Africa Container...
PIL adds Busan call on two services

Darwin Port rejects MUA’s pay cut claims

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DARWIN Port has rejected the Maritime Union of Australia’s claims that the port is seeking to cut its workers’ pay. The MUA yesterday suggested Darwin Port workers were...
Darwin Port rejects MUA’s pay cut claims

Marine plastics a threat to marine flora and fauna, livelihoods and health, AMSA says

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THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has reiterated the urgency of reducing plastic litter from ships. AMSA said it is working with the International Maritime Organization to...
Marine plastics a threat to marine flora and fauna, livelihoods and health, AMSA says

Slight decline in Brisbane’s May container trade

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TOTAL container trade through Port of Brisbane in May saw little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. A total of...
Slight decline in Brisbane’s May container trade

Australian fund buys into Brazil bulk ports operator

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An Australian infrastructure fund has invested in a Brazilian company that runs one of Brazil’s largest bulk grain terminals TEXT AUSTRALIAN infrastructure fund Macquarie...
Australian fund buys into Brazil bulk ports operator

June sees slight slowdown in Newcastle trade

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TOTAL trade through the Port of Newcastle slowed down slightly last month, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. Total trade through the colossus of coal in June...
June sees slight slowdown in Newcastle trade

Sea Swift announces new CEO

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AUSTRALIAN shipping company Sea Swift has appointed Dwayne Freeman as its new chief executive officer. Mr Freeman has a background in executive leadership roles across marine,...
Sea Swift announces new CEO