Ports
These $78m Sydney wharves opened without ferries. Now there’s a second chance
More than a year after these piers opened at four times the original forecast cost, plans for ferry services between them in Botany Bay remain unfulfilled.
- Matt O'Sullivan
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Erratic, threatening passenger forces Spirit of Tasmania to return to Devonport
The ship was just 50 metres into its voyage from Devonport to Geelong when a Tasmanian man allegedly threatened passengers.
- Angus Delaney
This quiet, frozen frontier town is now key to Trump’s global ambitions
Nome, population 3700, is accessible only by plane, apart from a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port.
- Anna Griffin
Transport companies given fine-free time as AI powers inner-west truck ban
Melbourne’s freight task has dramatically changed from when the West Gate Tunnel was first proposed.
- Chip Le Grand
Sydney water rat’s bid to buy one of last RiverCat ferries torpedoed
The owner of a large boat shed on Parramatta River has been fighting for the past year to retain a piece of the city’s maritime history.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Minister shifts board pick into plum new role after conflict concerns
Finance Minister Ros Bates says issues around a previous port board appointee’s interest in adjacent land means he will now chair a state-owned energy company.
- Matt Dennien
Why large Manly ferries will disappear from busy route for six weeks
Critical repairs will be carried out on Circular Quay’s wharf two, which was purpose-built for the large ferries, to extend its working life and improve safety.
- Matt O'Sullivan
‘Stop procrastinating’: Large Manly ferry languishes two years after it was retired
Amid challenges finding a buyer, the state government is facing calls to return the well-known ferry to Sydney’s busiest harbour route.
- Matt O'Sullivan
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Was Li Ka-shing pushed to sell Panama ports, or did he jump?
Trump sees the sale of CK Hutchison’s ports as a victory, China sees it as coercion. For the 96-year-old Hong Kong billionaire, it might just be a good opportunity.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Fremantle’s seafarer sanctuary seeks clarity over port move
A state government push to move Fremantle Port’s container operations to Kwinana has sparked concern for seafarer welfare.
- Claire Ottaviano