Australia

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Interport Global (IPG) has appointed ports and infrastructure executive Anthony Donald as its new chief executive to lead the company’s long-term investment programme aimed at transforming Gladstone into one of Australia’s leading freight and logistics hubs.

13th July 2026

Interport Global names new chief

13th July 2026

WORLD

WORLD

Rising trade, climate, nature and new fuel issues as well as new defence imperatives are reshaping Australia’s ports. Why integrated strategy and digital innovation will define the next era - if the sector moves fast enough

20th November 2025

Australia at a Crossroads*

20th November 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Container management solution, Optibook, has been launched by Patrick Terminals at the Port of Brisbane, Australia.

20th November 2025

OptiBook Launch

20th November 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Ports across Northern and Western Australia are transforming bulk handling operations with advanced spreaders and dust suppression technology, with a little help from RAM Spreaders.

1st April 2025

High demand for RAM Spreaders down under

1st April 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The Australian shipping industry is calling on ministers to help end industrial action which it says will cripple the country’s economy.

8th January 2025

Australian shippers call for end to strikes

8th January 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Plans for a new container port at Kwinana in Western Australia have been announced by the WA State Government, with operations potentially commencing by the late 2030s.

22nd November 2024

Kwinana port plans take shape

22nd November 2024

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Pilbara region in Australia has achieved a remarkable milestone, with a record 758.3 million tonnes of exports passing through its ports in the 2023-24 financial year.

8th August 2024

Fifth year of record Pilbara exports

8th August 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Argentina is building momentum with lithium exports – big things are expected – and the race is on to capture this cargo from the so-called Lithium Triangle. There are various gateway options…

9th October 2023

Lithium: gateway race on

9th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AJL Group Pty Ltd has placed an order with Kalmar, part of Cargotec, for 18 heavy terminal tractors…

29th August 2023

TT Gets 18 Tractors

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) which manages the western Australian ports of Ashburton…

29th August 2023

Pilbara Record

29th August 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has confirmed that its Victoria International Container Terminal…

26th July 2023

VICT on Schedule

26th July 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new double stacked container vehicle has been tested at the Port of Brisbane, Australia, by logistics specialist, Qube Logistics.

26th July 2023

New double-stack vehicle trials in Brisbane…

26th July 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

ISG (Intermodal Solutions Group) of Australia is combining dry bulk containers and the company’s patented revolve…

9th May 2023

ISG’s Tippler

9th May 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Neil Davidson and Erik Wehl, of the WAPPP* Port Chapter, take a searching look at the progress to date, challenges and prospects for port master concessions

21st April 2023

Progress and prospects

21st April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Technically you can’t say the ban is over because it was never formally in place but in reality there is a change of attitude by the Chinese authorities which is seeing a…

20th April 2023

A new order in China – Australia coal trade?

20th April 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The government of Australia has confirmed investment of A$565 million (US$382 million) to expand the Port of Port Hedland.

18th April 2023

Port Hedland Expansion Confirmed

18th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

ICTSI has taken the initiative and submitted its own detailed proposal of how to achieve the enlargement of container terminal capacity in Melbourne, a step in keeping with the times

4th April 2023

Sign of the times

4th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Australia has traditionally had a strong interest in putting its waterfront industry under the microscope and considering how it can raise port performance.

27th February 2023

Under the microscope

27th February 2023

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

The Government of New South Wales is fast-tracking a project to develop renewable energy shore power at the Glebe Island and White Bay facilities in Sydney. 

15th December 2022

Fast Track Sydney

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The recently enacted Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability Bill) 2022 opens the door for the removal of restrictions placed on the Australian east coast port that have prevented it from entering…

15th December 2022

Newcastle Handcuffs Off

15th December 2022