Story by John Leask May 1987 Friday 27th March and we were all set to go for the second container crane commissioning. The container crane had passed her eight-hour test…
Media Release Release date: 12th September 2023 South Australian ports operator Flinders Ports (FP) has entered into an agreement to purchase three new Pilot Vessels over the next three years,…
FPH's supply chain optimisation delivers efficacy for emerging mining projects. Like many industries, shipping is constantly evolving. Adapting and supporting a growing resource industry is essential and Flinders Port Holdings…
Originally published in the December 1989 issue of Harbour Talk, this informative article about the history of shipping at Port Adelaide was written by Neil Cormack. The shipping trade…
Flinders Port Holdings sets a steady course for sustainability. Sustainability will increasingly grow in importance within the ports industry, as consumers demand cleaner and greener products and services. For Flinders…
The role of South Australia’s ports has never been more important, as the world’s economy rebuilds and recovers. Having a reliable network of ports to enable two-way international trade for…
Flinders Port Holdings embedding Sustainable Practices across the business A commitment to sustainability at Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) means the organisation will act positively to achieve sustainable outcomes, minimise harm…
Flinders Port Holdings and Sam Telfer MP launch the Flinders Youth Travel Grants Scheme for 2023 Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) and Member for Flinders Sam Telfer are launching the ‘Youth…
Leadership lessons and navigating the logistics industry and building a successful team. Our CEO - Stewart Lammin recently sat down with Daniel Franco and the Synergy IQ team to have a chat on all…
Flinders Port Holdings continues to reach sustainable goals FPH is making sustainability a priority and is preparing to release its updated and enhanced Sustainability Plan, building on its 2020 initial…
Getting in early to facilitate trade - the future of ports For ports, volatility in containerised trade has dominated concerns in the sector recently. In contrast, bulk trade has not…
Flinders Port Holdings Pty Ltd (FPH) recently completed its first long-term Masterplan. Through its subsidiary Flinders Ports Pty Ltd (FP), FPH is the largest port operator and the primary port…
Leading the way for safe and efficient ports Since its inception in 2021, Flinders Ports Holdings has always had a collaborative relationship with South Australia’s bulk exporters, not least the…
Supply chain efficiency measures high on the agenda For Australian miners and their supply chain partners, the ongoing global shipping squeeze has made the last 12 months a challenging period.…
The Flinders Warehousing & Distribution (FWD) business is offering biosecurity services and fumigation facilities, providing an integrated service for freight companies
“Flinders Ports can confirm that there is a deceased whale currently beached at Outer Harbor. The cause of death is currently being investigated by the relevant authorities. “An attempt to…
With the recent addition of a Warehousing & Distribution arm, Flinders Port Holdings continues to consolidate its presence as a complete port-based logistics provider. MHD talks to Michelle English, Flinders’…
Flinders Ports brings artificial intelligence to bear on the container conundrum on how to move containers around as efficiently as possible, ‘felt very much like an AI problem’, SA’s biggest…
National Resource Review – A gateway to the mining sector’s commodity markets
As the owner and operator of seven ports across the state, FPH is the gateway to regional and global markets for commodities ranging from copper to iron ore while also…
National Resource Review Magazine – Delivering for the resources sector
Mining and resources are one of the key drivers for the Australian economy, and in South Australia Flinders Port Holdings has a long history of working with the sector.
The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that there has been ‘no adverse impact to the seagrass’ as a result of Flinders Ports’ dredging of Outer Harbor to widen the channel…
Press Release – Temporary fishing closures in Port Pirie
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) has announced a 12-month fishing closure in waters directly adjacent to the Port Pirie township.
Flinders Warehousing and Distribution now Biosecurity Approved
Flinders Warehousing & Distribution is an innovative and fully integrated logistics provider located at two sites adjacent to the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal at Outer Harbor.
Flinders Ports to sponsor young cadets to learn maritime skills on the One & All tall ship
Four young South Australians will learn the ropes of a maritime career under a new cadetship program which includes sailing on the tall ship the One and All.
Flinders Ports Holdings – supporting local aquaculture research
Today our GM Group Assets Randall Bonner visited the team at SARDI (South Australian Research & Development Institute) where Flinders Ports is supporting vital research into combating a virus that…
With boating season underway, Flinders Ports has launched its annual Public Safety Campaign. The aim is to ensure South Australians can enjoy getting out on the water safely and without…
Flinders Port Holdings Launches Major New Warehousing and Distribution Business
Flinders Ports Holdings (FPH), a leading port owner, operator and logistics specialist, has today announced the launch of a new subsidiary, Flinders Warehousing and Distribution (FWD).
Flinders Ports will commence restoration works and improvements to the Thevenard jetty this week. These works will ensure the jetty can continue to be used for commercial and recreational use…
EPA licence clears way for Outer Harbor Channel Widening
The receipt of a dredging licence from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will allow work to commence on widening the Outer Harbor shipping channel and swing basin at Port Adelaide…
New additions to the Flinders Ports pilot boat fleet
Flinders Ports launched the two new pilot vessels at an official ceremony held at the Adelaide Passenger Terminal. The new pilot boats, called Providence and Norfolk, both named after ships…
Changes to charges at Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) has operated the Terminal at Outer Harbor since 2012. Since that time, the land and infrastructure costs associated with operating the landside component of the…
Flinders Port Holdings has welcomed the SA Government’s approval of a widening of the main shipping channel as a positive and progressive move for the State’s economy and the national…
Flinders Port Holdings farewells Mr Chris Langford, welcomes new Director, Ms Christine Miller.
Mr John Marlay, Chairman of Flinders Port Holdings Pty Limited (FPH), announced today that Director Mr Chris Langford had stepped down after almost six years on the FPH Board.
New General Manager for Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) has welcomed the recent appointment of David Sleath, former FACT Operations Manager, to the role of General Manager at the busy container terminal.
Cruise ship passengers welcomed to Adelaide through upgraded Passenger Terminal
The Flinders Ports Passenger Terminal at Outer Harbor is the gateway to Adelaide for cruise ships, and passengers are now being welcomed to the region through the newly refurbished Passenger…
John Pirie Secondary School’s Jacob Tilley awarded scholarship.
Flinders Ports has awarded a scholarship to John Pirie Secondary School’s 2017 Dux, Jacob Tilley, for his demonstrated academic excellence in achieving the highest ATAR score of 95.65 at the…
The Ovation of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, has again visited the Passenger Terminal at Outer Harbor, staying for two days for the first time.
Outer Harbor Channel Widening Project essential to safeguarding our economy
Flinders Ports, South Australia’s leading port owner and operator, has submitted a Development Application to the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure to widen the channel at Outer Harbor by…
As part of the works to upgrade the Passenger Terminal at Outer Harbor, Flinders Ports engaged a professional art restorer to clean and restore the mural that was created by…
Stewart Lammin to take the helm at Flinders Port Holdings
Mr John Marlay, Chairman of Flinders Ports Holdings Pty Limited (FPH), announced today that following advice earlier this year from Mr Vincent Tremaine, CEO of FPH, that he wished to…
Boaties urged to stay safe on the water this Summer
As the weather warms up and our waterways get busier, Flinders Ports, South Australia’s leading port operator, would like to remind boaties to stay safe on the water in Port…
Flinders Ports – Leading the way for port operations
The delegates were escorted to the Ports to gain an in-depth understanding of operating a world-class ports authority with a focus on quality assurance, security, safety and environmental systems. Port…
The reactivation of an iron ore export programme in South Australia appears to have been a successful and worthwhile investment with CU River Mining Australia, one of only two iron…
Flinders Ports – Leading the way for port operations
Flinders Ports has this week hosted a group of delegates visiting from the Ports Authority of Tonga for a comprehensive tour of the Flinders Ports sites...
Flinders Port Holdings partners with We Are Ports educational Program
Flinders Port Holdings is partnering with Ports Australia and AUSMEPA in a nation-wide high school education program designed to provide students insight into the value and importance of ports to…
Flinders Ports hosts cruise ship Ovation of the Seas at Port Adelaide
Flinders Ports will welcome the largest ever cruise ship to visit Port Adelaide when Ovation of the Seas arrives at the Port Adelaide Passenger Terminal on Sunday 11 December...
Flinders Ports, South Australia’s main port operator, has launched a public safety campaign to urge boaties to stay safe this summer on Port Adelaide’s busy Port River...
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal and CU River Mining win national award
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal and CU River Mining Australia have won the award for Bulk Handling Facility of the Year (Resources and Infrastructure) at the 2016 Australian Bulk Handling Awards...
Flinders Ports battens down all ports as storm hits SA
With the worst storm event in decades predicted to hit South Australia tonight, Flinders Ports has closed all seven of its ports to shipping and operations for safety reasons...
BP and Flinders Ports bring $8 million infrastructure boost to Port Adelaide
BP and Flinders Ports announced today that they are investing close to $8 million in infrastructure to establish a state-of-the-art fuel bunkering facility...
Port Pirie is Flinders Port Holdings’ mid-north hub
The destination is Port Pirie for the board and executive team of the Flinders Port Holdings group - such is the importance of the company’s burgeoning business interests in the…
Flinders Logistics has been announced as a finalist in the commercial achievement category at the inaugural South Australian Resources Industry Awards...
Ship delays hit South Australia as strike action continues
Nationwide strikes on board Svitzer Australia’s tugs are continuing this week and Port Adelaide will be hit with another 24 hour stoppage from midnight tonight...
Two new cranes have been installed at the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal in the hope that it will increase the reach and competitiveness of South Australia's export business.
New $24 million cranes at Container Terminal give shipping lines a boost
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill launched two new ship-to-shore container cranes today during a special event at Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal, Outer Harbor...
HydroSurvey Australia celebrates World Hydrography Day
HydroSurvey Australia, the hydrographic survey division of Flinders Ports is joining other hydrographic surveyors around the world to celebrate World Hydrography Day...
HydroSurvey Australia is mapping South Australian and interstate waters
HydroSurvey Australia, Flinders Ports’ specialist seabed mapping division, has been using three customised vessels to carry out detailed hydrographic surveys...
Flinders Logistics and OZ Minerals win national award for bulk handling excellence
Flinders Logistics and OZ Minerals won the award for Bulk Handling Facility of the Year (Resources and Infrastructure) at the 2014 Australian Bulk Handling Awards in Sydney on 6 November...
Summer is a great time to get out on the water for recreation, but it is very important to remember that, if you are near a port or shipping channel...
Australian Ports News featuring HydroSurvey Australia
HydroSurvey Australia, Flinders Ports' specialist seabed mapping division, has been using three customised vehicles to carry out detailed hydrographic surveys...
The Thevenard Mission to Seafarers officially opened its Poynton Street Seafarers Centre last Wednesday to provide visiting ship crew with vital services while in Ceduna. To read the full article,…
