Media Room

26 November 2004
$3.3 Million Expansion for Chalmers Industries
Transport, logistics and container park operator, Chalmers Industries, officially opened a new $3.3 million freight station facility at the Port of Brisbane today.

22 September 2004
Port Of Brisbane Sets New Record Due To Booming Qld Economy
Issued by Minister for Transport and Main Roads
Strong retail and housing activity, together with an increased demand for motor vehicle imports, have underpinned another record year for the Port of Brisbane Corporation, with an unprecedented 25.1 million tonnes traded through the port in 2003-2004.

12 August 2004
Massive 4.6 kilometre seawall closes at Fisherman Islands
Issued by Minister for Transport and Main Roads
The Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Paul Lucas, today completed one of the most ambitious expansion projects ever undertaken at an Australian port when he officially closed a new 4.6 kilometre seawall at the Port of Brisbane.

20 May 2004
Beattie unveils Brisbane’s largest urban-renewal project
Premier Peter Beattie and Transport Minister Paul Lucas have announced plans for a new urban-renewal project at Hamilton, which will open up 2.5 kilometres of riverfront to the people of Brisbane.

20 May 2004
P&O Hamilton Operations to Relocate
P&O Ports will relocate its Hamilton-based motor-vehicle and general-cargo operations to the Port of Brisbane’s Fisherman Islands facility from July 2005, P&O Ports ANZ Managing Director Tim Blood announced today.

5 March 2004
Port closes
Issued by Minister for Transport and Minister for Main Roads
The Port of Brisbane has been closed as it prepares for severe weather heading towards it today.

20 February 2004
Patrick Operations to Relocate
Patrick Corporation and the Port of Brisbane Corporation will commence construction of wharf and terminal areas on Fisherman Islands to enable the establishment of Patrick’s automated container terminal and the relocation of its Hamilton-based operations to Fisherman Islands, following the agreement signed today by the two Corporations.