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Auriga expands services in Far North Queensland
AURIGA has announced the beginning of launch-based marine pilot transfer services at the ports of Weipa and Amrun in Far North Queensland. A collaboration with Ports North came...
AIMS forges partnership with WISTA Australia
THE AUSTRALASIAN Institute of Marine Surveyors has partnered with WISTA Australia to encourage stronger participation of women in marine surveying. The partnership is a first for...
ANL crosses Aurizon's landbridge
AURIZON and ANL have partnered on a land-bridging initiative for container traffic through the port of Darwin. With the new system in place, containers shipped from Asia Pacific...
Federal govt commits $8.5m to new freight precinct
THE AUSTRALIAN government has committed $8.5 million to development of a new freight precinct in Victoria. Federal investment in the Goulburn Valley Link Freight Precinct rounds...
Aurizon posts mixed results for H1 FY25
AURIZON has reported an increase in revenue for the first half of the 2025 financial year, though its EBITDA and NPAT have both dropped. The rail freight operator released its H1...
Marine Order 91 changes to take effect this month
CHANGES to Marine Order 91 later this month will allow for use of electronic oil record books and exemption of UNSP barges from certain survey requirements. The reissued AMSA...
Team Global Express inks deal with China's largest courier
TEAM Global Express has partnered with China’s largest courier, SF Express, to combine networks and increase bilateral trade. Under a deal announced on 13 February, TGE will...
SA exports maintain near-record highs
SOUTH Australia’s merchandise exports have topped $17 billion for the second calendar year running. The latest ABS full-year export data for 2024 marked an increase of more than...
Digital seafarer certification project in the works
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has signed onto a project to digitalise seafarer certification processes. ICS will work with the Lloyd’s Register OneOcean platform and the...
Austal secures $270m contract for hydrogen-ready ferry
A SWEDISH ferry operator has tasked Austal with building a hydrogen-ready ferry under a contract valued at some $270 million. Austal Australasia is to design and construct the...
76-tonne tobacco haul seized from "suspicious" ship off Aus coast
A BULKER behaving “suspiciously” off the Australian coast has been serving as a storage platform for illegal cigarettes, authorities revealed today (12 February). The...
Another man charged over half-tonne drug shipment
POLICE have charged a Malaysian man over a plot to import more than half a tonne of drugs through the port of Melbourne last year. The man, 35, was arrested in Coffs Harbour on...
NZ port to deploy private 5G network
CENTREPORT Wellington has announced plans to roll out New Zealand’s first commercial private 5G network later this year. Tū Ātea, a Māori-run spectrum and telecommunications...
Aussie-built pilot boat construction milestone
CONSTRUCTION of a new Australian-built pilot boat for Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has reached the halfway mark. LPC expects the new vessel, built by Hart Marine, to enhance...
Port Hedland cleared as tropical low nears coast
Port of Port Hedland being cleared as a tropical low tracks toward the WA coast. Pilbara Ports Authority advised this morning (11 February) that it had started clearing vessels...
