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Corporate 1 Oct 2021Port of Mackay infrastructure investment reaps rewards for jobs and trade
North Queensland Bulk Ports returned a dividend of $4.32 million to the people of Queensland, having brought forward infrastructure investment which supported more than 200 construction jobs.
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Environment 14 Sep 2021A day in the life of a Seagrass Scientist
Learn what an average day is like for a seagrass scientist when monitoring in our Weipa meadows.
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Trade 18 Aug 2021NQBP announces MOU for a Feasibility Study on Green Hydrogen
North Queensland Bulk Ports are proud to announce that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding for a Feasibility Study on Green Hydrogen Production and Development of a Supply Chain.
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Capital works 13 Aug 2021NQBP’s Bowen Wharf repair works completed
Repair works on the 150-year-old Bowen Wharf are now complete. Since late February, about $3.6 million worth of works has been carried out on the Wharf, which has seen parts of the aged timber structure repaired or replaced.
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Community 10 Aug 2021NQBP’s Southern Breakwater steps up to the challenge
THE new term of the Port of Mackay’s Community Reference Group has kicked off in style, with the unveiling of the Southern Breakwater as an official 10,000 Steps walkway.
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Capital works 26 Jul 2021Wharf One ready for new business at Port of Mackay
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has increased its capacity to facilitate longer cargo at the Port of Mackay with its $2.4 million project to extend Wharf 1 now complete.
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Community 2 Jun 2021Port authority award tributes reconciliation action
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has taken out the Business Category of the Queensland Reconciliation Awards.
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Port operations 26 May 2021Annual dredging at the Port of Weipa comes to a close
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has completed maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa.
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Community 21 May 2021School sustainability projects backed by local ports
Eleven schools from North Queensland Bulk Ports communities have received sustainability grants.
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Port operations 28 Apr 2021New towage licence framework announced for Port of Mackay
A new towage licence will come into effect at the Port of Mackay.
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Port operations 28 Apr 2021New towage licence framework announced for Port of Abbot Point
A new towage licence will come into effect at the Port of Abbot Point.
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Port operations 16 Apr 2021Port of Weipa maintenance dredging set to begin
Dredging at the Port of Weipa to begin soon.
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Port operations 28 Mar 2021A day in the life of a Mentor Pilot
Luke Sorensen walks through life as a North Queensland Bulk Ports mentor pilot. He began his career as a Marine Pilot in 2011. Now the Manager of Pilotage Services, he mentors Pilots moving through the NQBP Training Framework.
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Community 24 Mar 2021School grants support greener future
Now open | $10,000 is up for grabs in North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation's EcoPorts grants program.
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Capital works 4 Mar 2021Bowen Wharf works under way
Economic and jobs injection as Bowen Wharf works begin.
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Environment 4 Mar 2021New scholarship strengthens commitment to reef science
New James Cook University (JCU) marine science scholar Amy Cantrill.
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Capital works 25 Feb 2021Local contractor wins Mt Bassett water reservoir demolition job
More local job support | Mackay-based company Razor Demolition and Asbestos Removal will demolish the disused Mt Bassett water reservoir, set to start next week.
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Capital works 5 Feb 2021Port of Mackay projects power ahead
Port projects power on at Mackay with a new $8.5 million tug berth project announced.