News Articles for Keith Wilks

The import of fertiliser into Western Australia's southern ports is booming of the back of successive strong grain harvests and a storage deal with CSBP.

Southern Ports is diversifying its export trade commodities, via its partnership with Gold Valley.

More cruise ships visited the Great Southern region for the first time during a bumper season for WA's south.

State-owned ports are investing in physical and digital infrastructure to meet the demands of modern trade.

SOUTH WEST: A southern port is planning to add infrastructure to cater to the impending limitation of a metropolitan harbour.

A sand miner constrained by port infrastructure woes in Kwinana last year has shipped its first cargo from Bunbury.

WA's largest regional architect firm has won a $8.3m lead contract to design a new heritage precinct around the Port of Albany's pilot cottages.

Southern Ports has inked a sweet deal with Australia's largest sugar refiner to offload its product at the Port of Bunbury.

A 15,000-tonne offshore oil and gas decommissioning vessel has proven a unique site while docked in WA's third largest city.

Record spodumene exports and strong demand for caustic soda and fertiliser have lifted annual trade figures in WA's south to new highs.

Southern Ports boss Keith Wilks has welcomed the state government's investment to identify potential development opportunities around Albany's waterfront precinct.

Spodumene and grain exports and a big uptick in coal imports facilitated a record-breaking year across ports at Albany, Bunbury and Esperance, operator Southern Ports has revealed.

The Southern Ports Authority will have a new leader after Ports Minister Rita Saffioti announced the retirement of chief executive Steve Lewis.