Flinders Ports South Australia

Media Releases

All media reports relating to Flinders Ports will be posted on this section of the site. The list below presents the most recent items.

Please click on the links below to view the relevant report. Note that all reports are provided as pdf files;

The Australian WED 05 September 2007
Ports gear up to clear bottlenecks

The Advertiser WED 05 September 2007
$70m pulp deal signed for Port

The Advertiser WED 18 July 2007
$18m Harbor expansion

The Advertiser THU 21 June 2007
Shipping service to U.S.

Flinders Ports Media Release THU 21 June 2007
Vital U.S. shipping service for State's main sea port

The Weekend Australian SAT 12 May 2007
New markets beckoning

The Portside Messenger WED 07 March 2007
Welcome to Port's billion dollar boom

The Advertiser SAT 03 March 2007
It's Outer Harbor's biggest visitor yet

Flinders Ports Media Release FRI 02 March 2007
First of the "big" container ships arrives in S.A. after $45 million shipping channel upgrade

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron - Squadron Quarterly Newsletter
Keeping an ear and eye open on what's happening in the Port (article courtesy of the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron)

Flinders Ports Media Release TUE 08 August 2006
SA's international business reputation boosted by opening of $45 million deepened shipping channel

State Government Media Release TUE 08 August 2006
Outer Harbor - Open for panamax business

The Advertiser WED 15 February 2006
Forget Stanvac, try Outer Harbor

The Advertiser WED 15 February 2006
Levies to pay for expanded Outer Harbor

The Australian WED 15 February 2006
Global Business Brief - Infrastructure

Flinders Ports Media Release TUE 14 February 2006
$45m deepening of State's main port delivers new economic opportunities for SA

State Government Media Release TUE 14 February 2006
$45m harbor dredging finished

Flinders Ports Media Release WED 30 November 2005
Popular Recreational Jetty Set To Reopen After $10 Million Redevelopment

The Advertiser TUE 29 November 2005
Premier Port

Flinders Ports Media Release TUE 22 November 2005
Adelaide Wins National "Best Port" Title

The West Coast Sentinel THU 08 September 2005
Ports Plan a Critical Step Toward Regions Growth (article courtesy of West Coast Sentinel)

Flinders Ports Media Release FRI 11 March 2005
New Era Dawns for SA as State Govt Commits to Channel Deepening

Flinders Ports Media Release FRI 11 March 2005
Deeper Port To Lift SA Economy

Flinders Ports Media Release 31 January 2005
$20,000 Donation To Eyre Peninsula Bushfire Victims (See Photo)

Flinders Ports Media Release 14 January 2005
New Victorian Threat To Beat SA To Channel Dredging 'first'

Archives

Port Newsletter

Designed to facilitate ongoing communication with our various clients and general interest groups, the Flinders Report provides a forum to advise of any developments at the port, changes to services and general community information.

Please click on the links below to view the newsletters;

Issue 13 - April 2005 (530kb pdf)
Issue 12 - January 2005 (1.6mb pdf)
Issue 11 - October 2004 (788kb pdf)
Issue 10 - July 2004 (890kb pdf)
Issue 9 - April 2004 (482kb pdf)
Issue 8 - January 2004 (701kb pdf)
Issue 7 - October 2003 (543kb pdf)
Issue 6 - July 2003 (840kb pdf)
Issue 5 - April 2003 (350kb pdf)
Issue 4 - January 2003 (257kb pdf)
Issue 3 - October 2002 (280kb pdf)
Issue 2 - July 2002 (470kb pdf)
Issue 1 - April 2002 (540kb pdf)

General Publications

Capital works have been completed at Port Adelaide, Port Giles and Wallaroo. Regular program updates were provided while the works were being carried out.

All media reports relating to Flinders Ports will be posted on the Media Releases area of this section. This is an archive of the older media releases.

Please click on the links below to view the relevant report. Note that all reports are provided as pdf files.

The Advertiser WED 03 November 2004
Summit On Freight Charges

The Advertiser TUE 02 November 2004
Sunken Eyesore In Port River

The Advertiser SAT 24 July 2004
Adventurer At His Peak

The Advertiser SAT 19 June 2004
Fears For Tourism If Towns Jetty Is Roped Off

The Sunday Mail SUN 13 June 2004
Vincent Tremaine On Why Poor Roads Are Making Our State Less Competitive

The Advertiser MON 07 June 2004
Funds On Way For Port Bridges

The Sunday Mail SUN 03 June 2004
New Funds For Roads

The Advertiser WED 05 May 2004
Town Fears For Future Over Jetty Closure

The Portside Messenger WED 05 May 2004
Poor Corporate Image

The Portside Messenger WED 28 April 2004
Rescue Mission

The Portside Messenger WED 21 April 2004
Freightmen Share The Burden

The Portside Messenger WED 14 April 2004
Heritage Listings Doubt

The Portside Messenger WED 7 April 2004
Historic Hall Makes Way For A Carpark

The Advertiser TUE 6 April 2004
Ironman A Real Battler

The Advertiser WED 23 March 2004
No Pain, No Gain

The Advertiser SAT 21 February 2004
Top Spot For A Top Mum

The Portside Messenger WED 28 January 2004
Harbour Bus Service

The Portside Messenger WED 21 January 2004
Liners Arrive At The Double

The Advertiser SAT 10 January 2004
Glimpse A Princess

The Portside Messenger WED 07 January 2004
Building 'Crumbling'

The Portside Messenger WED 07 January 2004
Mission Doomed

The Advertiser SAT 11 October 2003
Waterside Workers Break With Tradition

The Portside Messenger WED 6 August 2003
Grain Berth Awaits Planning Nod

The Portside Messenger WED 6 August 2003
Deeper Channel Boost For Economy

The Sunday Mail SUN 3 August 2003
US Trade Booming

The Advertiser FRI 1 August 2003
$40m Ports Upgrading

Stock Journal 31 July 2003
Open Letter to South Australian Grain Growers

The Australian Financial Review THU 09 May 2003
Port Competition

The Advertiser 9 May 2003
Ship-shape Direct Service

The Advertiser 9 May 2003
Students to Tour Port

Flinders Ports Media Release 30 April 2003
Investigator Science Centre's Port Education Program

The Australian 23 April 2003
Adelaide - US Link

The Advertiser 17 April 2003
Direct Shipping Route

Flinders Ports Media Release 16 April 2003
Direct US Liner Service

The Advertiser STATE WED 19 February 2003
Winery's $13m Port warehouse

The Australian WED 19 February 2003
Wine's Cargo Cult

The Australian Financial Review WED 19 February 2003
SA Wine Exports Boost

The Australian TUE 21 January 2003
Cargo Culture

The Australian Financial Review TUE 21 January 2003
SA Ports Starts Strongly

The Advertiser TUE 21 January 2003
Port Operator Steams Ahead

Flinders Ports Media Release 17 February 2003
Major export boost for Outer Harbor

Flinders Ports Media Release 20 January 2003
Record year of trade activity through South Australian Ports

Flinders Ports Media Release 27 September 2002
$400 million plan to redevelop Outer Harbor

The Advertiser STATE TUE 24 September 2002
Grain farmers want a say on deep-water port

The Advertiser STATE MON 23 September 2002
Stanvac deep-water port defies Outer Harbor plans

The Advertiser THU 29 August 2002
$100m Private Freight Line

The Sunday Mail 14 July 2002
New Ports Berth

The Advertiser STATE THURS 2 May 2002
Ports sailing into years of upgrading

The Advertiser STATE SAT 2 March and 9 March, 2002
Movers and Shakers

The Advertiser STATE FRI 23 February 2002
Cruise ship to berth

Flinders Ports Media Release
Adelaide Wins Pasminco metal loading business

Australian Bulk Handling Review Feb/March 2002
South Australian Ports now run by global group

Business Life Talking Trade February 2002
New Owners Seek Greater South Australian Ports Power