Vic govt backs driver training for freight industry
THE VICTORIAN government has partnered with the Victorian Transport Association to fund training for more heavy-vehicle drivers. The extra $1 million from the government would...
Eden records busiest summer cruise season yet
PORT of Eden’s summer cruise season has been its busiest on record, with cruise ship visits up more than 20% compared with the previous summer season. Australia’s 2023-24 cruise...
IMO talks net zero at MEPC 81
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization at MEPC 81 appears to have made progress on a plan to reduce further emissions from shipping. The IMO Maritime Environment Protection...
Protests flare up at Botany and Melbourne
ISRAELI container line Zim has again become the target of protests at Australian ports. On Sunday night (24 March) pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at Patrick’s Port Botany...
Construction underway on Newcastle simulation centre
CONSTRUCTION of a new maritime simulation centre is underway at Svitzer Australia’s Port of Newcastle tug base. The new training centre will to use Kongsberg Digital maritime...
Ports weigh in on tabling of privatisation contracts
THE RELEASE of port documents on Thursday (21 March) has fuelled discussion on what privatisation means for the ports of New South Wales and for the state itself. Their comments...
Port privatisation contracts tabled in Parliament
THE NEW South Wales government on Thursday (21 March) announced treasurer Daniel Mookhey would table port privatisation contracts in Parliament. The treasurer set out to reveal...
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden declared Warlike Operations Area
THE INTERNATIONAL Bargaining Forum has designated the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden a Warlike Operations Area following the deaths of three seafarers in the region earlier this month....
New CCO at Svitzer Australia
SVITZER Australia has appointed Veronica Jensen as its new chief commercial officer for the Australia and PNG region. Ms Jensen started in the role this month and is based out of...
Half-year profit up 40% at NZ port
PORT Otago has announced a half-year profit of NZ$13 million for the six months ended December 2023, up 40% on the same six months in 2022. Container volumes increased by 51% to...
Pilbara Ports trade dips in February
PILBARA Ports handled 52.7 million tonnes of cargo in February 2024. The latest monthly throughput figures were down 4% compared with February 2023. The Port of Port Hedland...
Bulker caused "severe damage" at NT wharf
A BULK carrier which allided with wharf infrastructure on Groote Eylandt on Monday has caused “severe damage”, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed. Cyprus-flagged...
Industry coalition calls for better consultation on strategic fleet
AN INDUSTRY coalition has called on federal infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King to commit to an “open and transparent” strategic fleet consultation process....
IMO to open Pacific regional office
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization is opening a regional office in Fiji to serve Pacific member states, including Australia and New Zealand. The Suva office would be the...
Man sentenced over 266kg air-freight MDMA haul
A MAN has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for his role in the importation of 266 kilograms of liquid MDMA in a consignment of wine bottles. The drugs were concealed in...
