Commonwealth to invest $565 million in Pilbara common user port upgrades

Pictured: $100 bills. Image credit: 3D Animation Production Company via Pixabay

Work is now underway on a major project that will expand the export and import capacity at the Port of Port Hedland, according to the WA Government and the Commonwealth Government.

The Commonwealth Government is investing $565 million to support common user port upgrades in the Pilbara. Part of this funding will enable the expansion of Lumsden Point in the Port of Port Hedland, in partnership with the Western...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/commonwealth-to-invest-565-million-in-pilbara-common-user-port-upgrades/

Direct shipping to the Pilbara: fourth service

Pictured: the Changsha, a 30,400 DWT and 2,400 TEU-capacity multipurpose ship. Photo credit: Swire Shipping

By Pilbara Ports Authority and, below, Swire Shipping

Direct shipping into Pilbara ports is gaining momentum, with the arrival of the fourth shipping service into Port Hedland since November.

The Swire Shipping managed vessel MV Souni is discharging 30 containers of materials and equipment for mining and construction projects.

Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) Landside Operations Manager Jon...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/direct-shipping-to-the-pilbara-fourth-service/

Horrendous new and wholly unreasonable hike in Port Hedland port charges

Pictured: Australian coins and dollars. The WA wants more … many more! Credit: Tony Media via Pixabay

Shipping Australia is both shocked and profoundly disappointed at the news that there will be an unwarranted 25% increase in charges on shipping in Western Australia.

The McGowan administration media statement reads: “Pilbara Ports Authority to increase tonnage charges at the Port Hedland port by 25 per cent in 2021-22… the Pilbara Ports Authority charges at Port Hedland port will increase by 25...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/horrendous-new-and-wholly-unreasonable-hike-in-port-hedland-port-charges/

Swire Shipping to launch new Singapore-NW Australia direct service

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Swire Shipping will operate a new North West Australia direct service (NWD) from June 2021, offering customers a direct connection between Singapore and North West Australia. The new service is made up of two loops: the first loop will serve Singapore, Darwin, Port Hedland and operate with a transit time of 12 days from Singapore to Port Hedland; the second loop will operate from Singapore to Dampier, with a transit time of nine days.

“The direct connections will enable...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/swire-shipping-to-launch-new-singapore-nw-australia-direct-service/

Cargo Ship Fire, Firefighters Directed to Self-isolate

  • Fire erupts on a cargo ship berthed at Port Hedland overnight.
  • A number of firefighters have been directed to self-isolate after battling the fire.
  • The ship’s crew had not yet been given permission to disembark under Western Australia’s COVID-19 laws.

A recent news article published in the ABC News reveals that firefighters were forced into COVID isolation after fire on cargo ship off WA coast.

What happened?

A number of firefighters have been directed to self-isolate after battling a fire on a...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-fire-firefighters-directed-to-self-isolate/

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