Media Room

10 December 2001
Resignation of CEO
Chairman of the Port of Brisbane Corporation, Mr Ross Dunning, today announced the resignation of CEO, Graham Mulligan.

20 November 2001
Corporation dredger Korea bound
The Port of Brisbane Corporation has sold its ocean-going dredger, the Sir Thomas Hiley, to South Korean industrial and development company, Yong Ho. Yong Ho representatives have arrived in Brisbane to prepare the vessel for the 20-day voyage to Korea.

11 October 2001
Port of Brisbane to refuel trucks and drivers
Major fuel stop operator, North Eastern Travel Stops Pty Ltd, will be bringing an impressive range of services to its new facility to be situated on a two-hectare site at the Port of Brisbane’s new Whyte Island Estate near port facilities at the mouth of the Brisbane River.

8 October 2001
Brisbane maintains steady trade growth
The Port of Brisbane maintained positive growth during the past financial year despite the low Australian dollar and variable economic conditions, Transport and Main Roads Minister Steve Bredhauer said today.

4 October 2001
Patrick on the move
Issued by Minister for Transport and Minister for Main Roads
Patrick The Australian Stevedore and the Port of Brisbane Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement for the staged relocation of some of the company’s facilities from Hamilton to Fisherman Islands.

2 August 2001
Port of Brisbane Corporation attracts another industrial support services group
Over four hectares of the Port of Brisbane Corporation’s Whyte Island Estate have been earmarked for the development of a 15,000 square metre warehouse to be leased by United Transport Services, a subsidiary of global support services group Brambles Industries Limited. This area constitutes 19.5% of the total available land at the newly launched Estate.

13 June 2001
Visitors’ Centre to showcase port environment
Construction of a $3.2 million energy-efficient Visitors’ Centre on Fisherman Islands at the mouth of the Brisbane River will commence in early June, with the Port of Brisbane Corporation announcing the AbiGroup as the successful tenderer for the Bligh Voller Nield-designed facility.

8 June 2001
Leading transporters benefit from proximity to port
The opening of two world-class transport operations at the Port of Brisbane's Fisherman Islands showed the logistical advantages gained from establishing at the port precinct, Innovation and Information Economy Minister Paul Lucas said today.

27 April 2001
Port of Brisbane Corporation wins on environmental credentials
The Port of Brisbane Corporation has won a tender to develop an environmental management system for the Vietnamese state-owned dredging and construction company, WADRECO1. This follows "hot on the heels" of a joint venture partnership recently signed with WADRECO1 in Vietnam.

10 April 2001
Port of Brisbane Corporation signs landmark dredging agreement in Vietnam
The Port of Brisbane Corporation last week entered into a joint venture agreement with WADRECO, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Waterway Construction Corporation (VINAWACO), to provide port-related and dredging services in Vietnam and other Asian countries.

8 March 2001
Bumper Crop for Cotton Exports
The Port of Brisbane Corporation is looking forward to celebrating this year's bumper cotton crop with the cotton farmers of Queensland and New South Wales at Dalby Cotton Week.