DP World to open Port of Melbourne container park
PORT operator DP World is reportedly set to open a new container park facility in the Port of Melbourne this month. An announcement from the Container Transport Alliance Australia...
VICT orders hybrid straddle carriers
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has placed an order with global port equipment specialist Kalmar for four hybrid automated straddle carriers, each with a 60-ton twin...
Bhagwan Marine secures Melbourne extension
ASX-LISTED, Perth-headquartered Bhagwan Marine has secured a six-year extension of its long-term contract with the Port of Melbourne, valued at approximately $6 million per annum....
Melbourne unveils 2055 development strategy
THE PORT of Melbourne has released its Draft 2055 Port Development Strategy (Draft 2055 PDS) and opened it for public feedback, ahead of the publication of the final version in...
Victorian government advances offshore wind plans
VICTORIA’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has released Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4) the next steps towards building 2 gigawatts (GW) of...
ACCC will not oppose Qube MIRRAT transaction
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition & Consumer Commission has announced it will not oppose will not oppose Qube Holdings’ proposed acquisition of Melbourne International RoRo & Auto...
LPG tanker Victoire breaks down in Bass Strait
The LPG tanker Victoire has broken down in Bass Strait and is drifting north-east but currently not at risk. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed that about 1600 on...
Emirates launches ‘game changing’ Melbourne-Dubai service
EMIRATES has launched its third non-stop Melbourne-Dubai service, marking the debut of Emirates’ newly four- class retrofit Boeing 777-300ER to Australia. The launch means...
SSR boost freight fleet with V/Line lease deal
FREIGHT rail specialist Southern Shorthaul Railroad has expanded its Victorian capabilities by taking long-term leases of 10 V/Line locomotives. Twenty-five 1,846 kw N-class were...
ACCC delays Qube/MIRRAT decision again
THE ACCC has delayed its decision on QUBE Holdings’ acquisition from Wallenius Wilhelmsen of the Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal until 10 April. It was 27 May...
West Gate Tunnel a game-changer for freight, minister says
VICTORIAN freight minister Melissa Horne says the West Gate Tunnel is set to be a transformative boon for freight movement to and from the Port of Melbourne. The minister was the...
Melbourne 2024 container volumes highest ever recorded
THE PORT of Melbourne has recorded the highest container trade volumes ever recorded in any Australian port. In 2024, the port saw a total of 3.396 million twenty-equivalent units...
Watch list created for West Gate tunnel issues
FOLLOWING a seminar early in March a watch list has been created of the likely impacts on the container transport industry from the opening of Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel. More...
LNG power debuts in Aust container trades
ANL Container Line is celebrating another step in the journey to net carbon zero by 2050 with the arrival in Melbourne this morning [18 March] of the 8048 TEU newbuilding CMA CGM...
Victoria moving grain from road to rail
THE VICTORIAN state government wants to shift more grain movement to rail from road. It plans to get more grain moving to port and reducing the reliance on trucks on regional...
