Australian port signs on for ammonia bunkering collaboration
PILBARA Ports Authority and Yara Clean Ammonia have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia as a marine fuel in the Pilbara. The purpose...
NSW Ports works to minimise noise impacts on residential areas
NSW Ports said it works with the community, local councils, authorities and port operators to monitor and minimise noise impacts on residential areas. NSW Ports has successfully...
Melbourne records container throughput bump in June
PORT of Melbourne saw an increase in container throughput in June compared with the previous month, but there was a decline when compared with throughput in June 2021. June 2022...
Union expresses concern over DPWA’s employee performance dashboard
THE Maritime Union of Australia has spoken out against an employee performance data dashboard system that DP World Australia has recently rolled out. According to a DP World...
Port creates penguin-protection plan
EASTLAND Port established a penguin conservation management plan covering a seawall and the immediate surroundings at a nearby beach. The port engaged local ecologist Steve Sawyer...
Port of Newcastle adds vessel to its fleet
PORT of Newcastle has welcomed the multipurpose sweeper vessel Lydia to its fleet. The vessel is to assist with the port’s maintenance dredging program. The bed-levelling vessel...
Port breaks FY record with 500,000 TEU
LYTTELTON Port Company exchanged the 500,000th TEU for the 2022 financial year in the last week of June. This is the first time the South Island port handled such cargo volumes...
Cargo increases at Pilbara ports in June
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 delivered QLD for shiploader and berth replacement project
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...
Ports Australia announces agenda for long-awaited Biennial Conference
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...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 7: A roundup of the week's news
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...
Throughput records broken in the Pilbara
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...
MUA slams Darwin Port again in wage dispute
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...
Vic government releases 30-year port plan
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...
Container trade up at Port Botany
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...
