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Port operations 29 Mar 2019Maintenance dredging commences at the Port of Hay Point
Essential maintenance dredging at the Port of Hay Point is scheduled to commence this weekend.
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Port operations 28 Aug 2018First RORO ship arrives in Mackay
The first roll-on roll-off (RORO) ship to berth at Port of Mackay arrived on Thursday, with four Caterpillar 794AC mining trucks on board.
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Port operations 8 Aug 2018CMB Rubens Mackay maiden voyage
NQBP has welcomed the arrival of cargo vessel CMB Rubens to the Port of Mackay for the first time.
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Port operations 18 Jul 2018Evans Landing Wharf to undergo facelift
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation is planning for refurbishment works at Evans Landing Wharf, Port of Weipa.
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Port operations 11 Jul 2018NQBP completes initial response to groundwater testing
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has completed its initial response to the discovery of PFAS at the Port of Mackay with the latest water quality test results showing the risk posed by PFAS at the port remains low.
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Port operations 28 Mar 2018Port of Weipa maintenance dredging
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports will soon begin maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa.
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Port operations 21 Feb 2018
Port of Mackay responds to groundwater results
Voluntary ground (below ground) and surface water testing at the Port of Mackay has found low concentrations of PFAS – a group of chemicals that have been widely used in consumer and industrial products, including firefighting foams.
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Port operations 25 Jan 2018Southern Breakwater repairs begin
REPAIR works to the Port of Mackay’s Southern Breakwater are set to begin from the week of 29 January 2018.
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Port operations 8 Dec 2017New facilities at Port of Mackay
Recent upgrades at the Port of Mackay are already making a difference for the local manufacturing, mining and transport sectors.
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Port operations 8 Sep 2017The extraordinary career of Mike Boss-Walker
Forty years is a long career for anyone, but for a marine pilot it is almost unheard of – which makes Mike Boss-Walker’s career particularly impressive.
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Port operations 7 Aug 2017Port of Mackay continues to ‘stack up’
The Port of Mackay yesterday welcomed one of the mining industry’s biggest and most critical pieces of equipment — a “stacker reclaimer” bound for the nearby Port of Hay Point.
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Port operations 19 Apr 2017Sky's the limit with new helicopter contract
Two world-leading marine pilot transfer helicopters are currently under construction at Mackay airport, as they are readied for service at North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP).
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Port operations 5 Apr 2017All hands on deck at critical Northern Ports
A week after weathering the impact of severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie, significant progress has been made on returning the critical northern ports of Abbot Point, Mackay and Hay Point to full operations.
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Port operations 29 Mar 2017NQBP ports weather the storm
INITIAL assessments today have shown that the ports of Mackay, Hay Point and Abbot Point have emerged in good condition in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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Port operations 28 Mar 2017Safety first at NQBP ports
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) said the Ports of Abbot Point, Hay Point and Mackay remain closed today as severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie lashes the North Queensland coast.
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Port operations 27 Mar 2017NQBP ports prepared for Tropical Cyclone Debbie
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports said today the ports of Abbot Point, Mackay and Hay Point have been locked down in preparation for Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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Port operations 1 Jan 2000Port of Weipa maintenance dredging set to begin
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) will soon begin maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa.