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Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

News2 Sep 2024

The Maersk Shekou is being repaired before its departure to Port Klang, while the injured Leeuwin crew have been discharged from the hospita...

Patrick Terminals Fremantle deploys Terberg eTTs

News13 Aug 2024

Patrick Terminals Fremantle has deployed nine new Terberg electric terminal tractors, funded by ARENA's Driving the Nation Program....

Patrick Terminals introduces electric terminal infrastructure in Fremantle

News14 Mar 2024

This project marks an Australian first in the port industry’s transition towards electric vehicles, aligning with Patrick's commitment to ...

Fremantle sticks with DP World & Patrick

News4 Feb 2019

Government decides not to look for new operators for its existing box terminals while a Taskforce considers the future of Fremantle as a con...

Fremantle boosts landside capacity

News1 Dec 2014

Three new infrastructure projects to service Fremantle’s container trade have been completed and officially commissioned, funded by a comb...

MUA takes on Patrick

News30 Jan 2011

Selected Australian ports have been subjected to strikes of up to 72 hours as the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) “negotiates” with Pa...

DP World Australia changing hands

News1 Jan 2011

DP World is selling a 75% stake in DP World Australia to Citi Infrastructure Investors (CII) and one of CII’s major investors for A$1.5B. ...

Two-way trucking for Fremantle

News1 Oct 2010

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given its draft approval to a proposal by Fremantle container terminal operato...

More Freo dredging

News1 Aug 2010

Phase 2 of dredging for Fremantle Ports’ Inner Harbour and channel deepening project began in early August when the Boskalis cutter suctio...

…Fremantle to have rival

News1 Sep 2009

Fremantle is to push ahead with the deepening of its Inner Harbour just as the Western Australian government amends legislation to allow a p...

Recession catches up with Oz ports…

News1 Apr 2009

After something of an Indian summer, the impact of the global slowdown has finally reached major Australian container ports with volumes sli...

“New” Fremantle could be private

News1 Mar 2009

The Western Australian government has appointed an expert group to help guide the future expansion of the port of Fremantle after strongly h...

Freo looks set to lose out

News1 Sep 2008

Fremantle will lose container, vehicle and general cargo trades from its Inner Harbour if the newly elected Liberal/National government impl...

Fremantle gets deep money

News1 May 2008

Fremantle has secured the lion’s share of a A$377M allocation to port and rail improvements in the Western Australian government’s 2008-...

Ins and outs of Fremantle plan

News1 Jul 2007

Two options for Fremantle’s new Outer Harbour container facilities at Kwinana have been approved by the Western Australian government to p...

Port charges on the rise

News1 Jun 2007

After a prolonged period of stable if not falling imposts, charges at major Australian ports are on the rise again and have immediately attr...