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25.01.2022 A joint effort in #Weipa this week for an oil spill response exercise Here's more: https://bit.ly/3lKIXk4

25.01.2022 Announcement Major projects in the pipeline at not just one but two of our ports We're proud to be supporting local jobs and the local economy through investing $17m in projects for the Port of #Mackay and works at #HayPoint... #NQBP General Manager Infrastructure and Land Operations Tim Lewis and V2R Projects Pty Ltd Project Manager Paul Chambers at Wharf Four on Saturday. V2R were the successful tenderer for Wharf Four deck upgrade works. Read all about this exciting news: https://bit.ly/3bwucgJ

25.01.2022 Did you see a rather large shipment leave our Port of #Mackay? It was the first time in many years to facilitate container cargo at our port. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2QmXQLr

25.01.2022 Did you see there's a major face lift underway at STL's sugar shed within the Port of #Mackay Approximately 330 tonnes of roof sheeting are being replaced at the sugar terminal. This will extend the life of shed one by at least 40 years.

24.01.2022 Announcement We’re expanding our stewardship role in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and port environments with a new $5m, five-year partnership with JCU: James Cook University, Australia TropWATER Multiple marine science scholarships, artificial intelligence and the introduction of underwater automated vehicles are just the beginning. ... You could say we’re pretty excited about this next chapter in our environmental journey. Here’s why: https://bit.ly/3kJXvzF #nqbp #jcu #nqbpjcu #weipa #mackay #weipa #haypoint #abbotpoint #environment

24.01.2022 And the winners are in! We had a tough job picking out the best artists in a competition as part of our partnership with Alligator Creek State School's Learn-to-Swim program. Congratulations Brennan, Declan, Aria, Annie, Layton, Ella and Makenah. Check out their work below. ... Thanks to the 320 students who took the time to draw how they stay safe around water you all certainly made a splash! Well done!

24.01.2022 Our CEO Nicolas Fertin caught up with Resource Industry Network network’s Jodie Thompson as part of their new Leadership Lens series. He shared how we’re navigating Covid-19 challenges and delivering the essential services of our ports, critical to around 27,000 Queensland jobs in mining, agriculture and logistics. Keep an eye out for the full interview on the RIN facebook page. ... #leadership #lens #initiative #rin #lbfqld #resilience #adversity #localbusiness #supportlocal #Mackay #covid19 #nqbp Local Buying Foundation - QLD

24.01.2022 Do you remember swimming lessons from your primary school years? These students from Alligator Creek State School showed us their swimming skills when they took over Mackay Aquatic Recreation Complex recently. It’s all part of our partnership with the school’s Learn-to-Swim Program. ... Watch this #support #community #safety #education #NQBP #haypoint

24.01.2022 Proudly supporting men's mental health in #Weipa We were delighted to help Weipa Mens Shed's fundraising efforts by teaming up with our community partners North Queensland Toyota Cowboys by donating a signed jersey which will be raffled off. Head over to the Cape York Weekly website to read more on the big year ahead for Weipa Men's Shed ... https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_017 Interested in joining or supporting the organisation Email [email protected]

22.01.2022 Have you seen the host of Australia Day community events on offer by Mackay Regional Council tomorrow

22.01.2022 We were delighted to be featured last week in The Australian's Port Report. We're doing our part with fellow Australian ports to keep trade moving locally, nationally and internationally. Read more: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-r/australias-ports#

20.01.2022 Say hello to Emilie, Cindy, Lisa and Louise from our team at #Mackay They’ve got a question for YOU: #RUOK? ... A conversation could change a life. Check in on someone. R U OK Day #theresmoretosay #ruok

20.01.2022 We have a vacancy for a permanent Project Engineer Role in #Mackay. Interested Apply at our careers page http://bit.ly/3cwPH0L

19.01.2022 Update: NOVEMBER INDUSTRY BRIEFING NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin and Seaway Agencies QLD sales manager Nicola Murray are providing insights on port operations, coal ...exports, and the Hoegh Autoliners presence at the Port of Mackay. Part of the discussions include coal import/export data, global demand for thermal and metallurgical coal, correction of a global supply chain right here in Mackay, and the implementation and specifications of Hoegh’s RORO (roll on roll off) vessels. Plenty to take away for our attending METS businesses. Thanks to McKays Solicitors - Mackay for sponsoring today’s briefing.

19.01.2022 Thanks you Resources Centre of Excellence for having members of our team along for a tour today. This incredible facility even includes an underground mine simulator. https://www.rcoe.com.au/

19.01.2022 What's the deal with seagrass?? Seagrasses are a critical component of the marine environment as they are a nursery ground for prawns and fish and are food for turtles and dugongs. Find out how we monitor 30,000 hectares of these "pastures of the ocean" in an interview by ABC Tropical North reporter Melanie Groves with JCU: James Cook University, Australia scientist Dr Paul York recently. ... https://bit.ly/35oVOCV More than 350 sites were surveyed near #HayPoint and #Mackay #JCUNQBP #JCU

19.01.2022 Tomorrow the TODAY show will be filming live weather crosses from #Mackay Join Presenter Tim Davies at the Mackay Marina, sharing snippets of our beautiful region back to Karl and Ally in the studio! Filming starts at 5.40am, last cross is 8.36am.... In front of the Breakwater Bar & Restaurant Mackay.

19.01.2022 One of five Caterpillar 789C haul trucks being shown the hose at our new 2400m2 lay down and wash bay area in #Mackay Port recently. Do you know how much it weighs NSS - Northern Stevedoring Services ... CMX Global Logistics See more

18.01.2022 The BBC Austria at our Port of Mackay

18.01.2022 Love the ocean and want to play a part in helping to protect it? Why not team up with Reef Catchments on this program next week?

18.01.2022 Sorry gents. We need to do some work on the Old Mulherin Park amenities in #Mackay from tomorrow (September 1) for approximately three weeks. We’ll ensure there are temporary toilets available during this time while the existing facilities are fenced off. ... Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.

18.01.2022 Did you know "eyes from space" assisted with water monitoring activities during our extensive dredging programs at #Weipa and #Haypoint in 2019 Read this article by Dredging Today to find out more https://bit.ly/2QaYN9K

17.01.2022 Want to play a part with us and the port communities of #HayPoint or #Mackay? If yes, apply now to be a voluntary Community Reference Group member. Our Community Reference Groups provide: ... an invaluable link between the port authority and its communities a forum for NQBP and community members to discuss and raise issues relating to operations and development at Hay Point and Mackay Ports which are critical to around 22,000 Queensland jobs in mining, agriculture and logistics and facilitates $1.8B of trade worldwide opportunities for members to provide feedback and to share how we can work together to improve our port communities. Find out more https://bit.ly/3kVebUy

17.01.2022 Adversity can't keep #Whitsunday tourism operators down We're delighted to support tourism operators in the Whitsundays once again with the extension of our water quality monitoring in the region. The latest developments have allowed extra training for crew members of four operators to participate in the citizen science project, helping to take water samples and maintain data loggers at two sites in the Whitsundays.

16.01.2022 Noticed our logo is a bit different today In celebration of #NAIDOC Week, we engaged Aboriginal artist and designer, Casey Coolwell from Chaboo Designs to work her magic on our brand. There’s meaning behind the elements as Casey explains: ... The effects of the rippling water show how we walk and work along them," Casey said. The rippling water is indicated in the joined circles and the dots represent our footprints. The first four water ripples, on the left, also represent each of NQBP’s communities in and around #Weipa, #Mackay, #Abbotpoint and #Haypoint. Find out what NQBP is doing to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with Indigenous people and organisations: https://nqbp.com.au/community/indigenous-relations

15.01.2022 Join ReefClean THIS SATURDAY Harbour Beach Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Tangaroa Great Barrier Reef Action Plani Capricornia Catchments Queensland Environment Department Queensland Litter Prevention Alliance Reef Catchments Mackay Tourism Mackay Regional Council What's On In Mackay

14.01.2022 #Mackay Harbour is now more connected then ever before That's thanks to the new pathway network opened by Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) and Mackay Regional Council

14.01.2022 Join experts from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMPA) for a range of virtual events this week in celebration of National Science Week. There's a host of presentations, discussion panels and audience Q&A sessions. Did you know our own integrated monitoring program with JCU: James Cook University, Australia and TropWATER provides data that contributes to the knowledge informing the management the Great Barrier Reef ... #scienceweek

14.01.2022 From all of us at North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, have a safe and happy holiday period. Thanks to all of our port customers, port users and stakeholders for your support in 2020. We look forward to working with you in 2021. ... #mackay #weipa #abbotpoint #haypoint

14.01.2022 It seems like yesterday when we were celebrating the Port of #Mackay's 80th Anniversary! Here's a throwback to some of our favourite pics from last year. This week the port turns 81!

14.01.2022 Making a splash! We are delighted to partner with Alligator Creek State School to assist more than 320 students to take part in the Learn-to-Swim program. As a port corporation with four major ports in North Queensland, safety to us is important especially around water. ... We’re really proud to make this support possible through our 2020-21 Port Communities Sponsorship and Donations program. More

12.01.2022 Have you noticed a bit of a stink We’ve received a few enquiries of late about foul smells near our east-coast ports. So we asked our Environment Team at North Queensland Bulk Ports to get to the bottom of the pong. ... Have no fear, they say it’s almost certainly trichodesmium, otherwise known as sea sawdust. We get regular enquiries about the source of the slicks it creates. It is particularly present at this time of year as the sea temperature starts to warm up. The calm weather we are experiencing makes algal cells stick together and form slicks. The northerly breeze we’ve had will see it close inshore and washing up beaches. As it dies and decays it's common that it becomes quite stinky. The Australian Institute of Marine Science also have more information: https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/projectnet/trichodesmium.html

11.01.2022 We are delighted to be named among the finalists for two coveted honours in the DCN - Daily Cargo News Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards. These include, The Environment Award and the Svitzer Australia Port of the Year award for our Port of #Mackay! A lot has happened at the Port of Mackay in recent years and there’s more to come.

10.01.2022 Announcement We’re immensely proud to take an important step on our reconciliation journey by launching a Reconciliation Action Plan during #NAIDOC Week. The Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) builds on existing relationships with Traditional Owners in our port communities. ... This important document features original artwork, ‘Protecting Life through Knowledge’ by Aboriginal artist and designer Casey Coolwell from Chaboo Designs Here’s more about the RAP and the story behind the artwork. Read more on the annoucement: https://bit.ly/2K17Iuz Reconciliation Australia

09.01.2022 Humans of #NQBP Say hello to Hossein, our Engineering and Planning Manager at #Mackay! Hossein oversees several significant projects at our ports, recently including Gudyara Road - the port’s second access way.... In his spare time Hossein is an avid photographer. You might have seen some of his incredible snaps of our ports on our Facebook and Instagram pages. His talents behind the lens haven’t gone unnoticed, he secured third in the Visit Mackay, Queensland, Australia #mymackay photo competition. Here's a copy of the picture of Cathu State Forest and one of our favourites of Mackay Port.

09.01.2022 Congrats to Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership on the release of the 2019 report card. Did you know our longstanding and extensive marine monitoring program with the JCU: James Cook University, Australia (JCU) Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Research (TropWATER) contributes valuable data to the report card "We're proud to be among this partnership’s 31 members who all share the same interest and passion for the health of our region’s rivers and... the reef," said NQBP CEO Nicolas Fertin. "Last year, we were delighted our partnerships with James Cook University and the Health Rivers to Reef Partnership were recognised by winning the Outstanding Collaboration for National Benefit category at the 2019 Business Higher Education Round Table (BHERT) awards. "We look forward to building on this success by implementing new innovative research methods and technologies for the benefit of science in the near future."

09.01.2022 The Port of #Mackay has come a long way. There's more to come. #CQGateway

09.01.2022 It would be wrong of us not to have another post for #Mackay Port's 81st birthday. If you are a history boffin (there's a few of us here at #NQBP) watch this video from last year's 80th celebrations!

08.01.2022 Today is World Water Monitoring Day. You’ve probably heard how important our water monitoring program with JCU: James Cook University, Australia TropWATER is. But did you know about the scale and capacity of this key piece of our ambient monitoring program Measurements are taken by high frequency water quality loggers which record water depth, root mean square water depth (RMS), temperature, turbidity and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) every 10 minutes. ... We have 17 permanent loggers in total across #NQBP’s four ports. These return about 900,000 individual marine water quality records collected every year. #MonitorWater

07.01.2022 We’re completing minor rock work at the Southern Breakwater #Mackay from tomorrow 21 July until 23 July, between the hours of 7am and 5pm. While vehicle and pedestrian access will remain open during the works, temporary traffic management will be in place in the interests of safety. Please adhere to the speed limit and kindly follow the directions of the traffic management staff. ... Thank you for your understanding and patience.

07.01.2022 Elf on the Shelf or Elf on a Bollard! Spotted during Wharf Four works, #Mackay . If you've seen the Elf, drop a pic below.

06.01.2022 We've assisted the kick-start of mineral sands exports as part of trade diversification from our Port of #Weipa in far North Queensland. Find out more https://bit.ly/3ebUbtC #nqbp #openforbusiness #trade

06.01.2022 Cargo through our Port of #Mackay comes in all shapes and sizes and in all forms! This double decker is one of the most interesting vehicles to date. Depth Logistics organised for it to be shipped from it’s old home in Perth aboard Höegh Autoliners monthly Roll-on Roll Off service to Mackay. Formerly one of tour company Perth Explorer’s fleet for some 15 years, the bus’s history dates back to a stint in Hong Kong where it was used to woo tourists. Next stop after Mackay: Townsville.

05.01.2022 Some great shots of surfers carving up at North Wall Beach, #Mackay

05.01.2022 Thanks for having us Bowen State School We were delighted to join your NAIDOC activities in partnership with the Juru People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business Juru Enterprises Limited (JEL). We hope you learned a lot about #Bowen’s cultural heritage, our port operations and the many environmental management initiatives we carry out with JEL.... Find out more: https://bit.ly/30uKyBp

05.01.2022 Ever wondered how we've been managing the challenges of COVID-19 along with the day-to-day operations of our Ports Hear from our CEO Nicolas Fertin thanks to this video courtesy of Resource Industry Network. Local Buying Foundation - QLD... #leadership #lens #initiative #rin #lbfqld #resilience #adversity #localbusiness #supportlocal #northqldbulkports #Mackay #covid19

04.01.2022 Ever heard about the Citizen Science Project in the Whitsundays? Watch this great video by Reef Catchments to find out all about it, and how our water monitoring partnership with JCU: James Cook University, Australia (TropWATER is supporting tourism operators.

04.01.2022 The results are in and the Port of #Mackay recorded its second-best trade throughput total for last financial year. The total: 3.17 million tonnes, just shy of the 2012-13 record of 3.29 million tonnes. Read more on this and our brand new wash bay; tested out with a batch of haul trucks recently thanks to NSS - Northern Stevedoring Services CMX Global Logistics and Emeco Group. ... This is one of two projects valued at $2.8m which are nearing completion: https://bit.ly/3f8vVsF

04.01.2022 Say hello to Ingrid JCU: James Cook University, Australia student Ingrid Naschwitz is the first of three students to intern with our Environment Team in 2021. Ingrid is completing a post-graduate Master of Science degree.... Hear all about her time with us at our Ports of #Mackay and #HayPoint http://bit.ly/36u3G6p This was all part of our partnership with JCU and TropWATER Also, head over to our story to see more pictures and videos from Ingrid’s week on the job.

03.01.2022 We're looking forward to seeing you at the start line of the Mackay Marina Run in 2021!

03.01.2022 Sunrise 16 July 2020, Port of #Mackay Pretty special #NQBP

02.01.2022 Upgrades to Wharf Four at the Port of #Mackay are on the home stretch! So much has progressed over several months - watch the key highlights in this video Q. What’s happening exactly... The new 60-tonne steel access bridge, built in Paget by Origin Group Qld Pty Ltd for contractor V2R Projects Pty Ltd, will increase our capacity to accommodate over mass Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) cargoes. It’s one project among the $17 million port investment program we announced back in September. Thanks to the following businesses: Crane Logistics crane operators Centurion Transport - Transport CJD Investments (NQ) - Rock Revetment & Quarry Supply TINCONE Painting De Waard Demolition - Demolition company MI Scaffold Pty Ltd - Scaffolding Company Markwell Group - Demolition of Bridge Girders Denso - Pile Coatings Holcim - Concrete CCT - Supply Sealants & Consumables Brell Concrete Pumping Mackay Razor Cut Concrete Cutting & Drilling Infrabuild Reinforcing Supply Becker & Rosier Site Engineers RPS Surveyors Surveying AA Surveyors Surveyors RPQ Asphalt Approach Slab Tropical Exposure - videography

02.01.2022 In Australia, it is estimated that 45% of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. That’s a lot of people. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone in some shape or form. This makes it even more important to check in on friends, family and work colleagues. ... Today, we at #NQBP are encouraging you to join us and the thousands of Aussies to ask #RUOK? R U OK Day #RUOK #RUOKEveryday #theresmoretosay

01.01.2022 There's just three days to go in the Weipa Running Festival. Our very own Environment Coordinator Luke Galea has been pounding the pavement (Red Hot Chilli Peppers are his work out beats of choice ). Luke tells all about training, his love of fishing - and skipping leg day!

01.01.2022 JCU: James Cook University, Australia will now play a leading role in protecting the health of the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to a new partnership with North Qu...eensland Bulk Ports Corporation. The environmental monitoring program, offers a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity for marine science students. #WINNews6pm

01.01.2022 We’ve reached the half-way point for the maintenance dredging at the Port of #Mackay. Thanks to local boaties and Mackay Marina users for your patience so far as works continue. A reminder to please:... take extra care on the water pay close attention to warning flags and lights on the dredging vessel pay close attention to the lights on the breakwater be aware of the movements of the dredge and support vessel when entering and leaving marina waters adhere to Notice to Mariners advice issued by Maritime Safety Queensland. For more information, please go to the project page: https://bit.ly/36AjwwJ

01.01.2022 This week is a special week. We’re committed to building respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories by celebrating #NAIDOC Week. This year’s theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.... Find out what we’re doing to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with Indigenous people and organisations http://ow.ly/zXWI50Cd6LR

01.01.2022 We need locals to PLAY A PART with us and the port communities of Hay Point or Mackay. Can YOU make a difference to our Community Reference Groups? Apply before 29 January ... http://bit.ly/2LLRUg0 See more

01.01.2022 Happy reading to students at Slade Point State School who received 260 new library books under our partnership with Dymocks Children's Charities It’s great to hear that they’re flying off the shelves!