New Stella Maris bus to boost crew transport in Mackay
STELLA Maris Mackay has welcomed a new bus into its fleet with support from North Queensland Bulk Ports. The Mackay branch of the charity has completed more than 2000 crew...
Maersk to divest Maersk Supply Service
A.P. MOLLER – Maersk has announced plans to divest Maersk Supply Service, its offshore marine service company. Valued at US$685 million, the sale of the MSS business would...
NSW Ports presents plans for Kembla at parliamentary expo
NSW Ports has presented its plans for Port Kembla’s renewable energy precinct at an event at Parliament House, Canberra. The business attended a clean energy expo on Monday (20...
Major solar system installed at Fremantle Ports
A MAJOR solar array has been installed on the roof of Fremantle Ports’ passenger terminal to power Victoria Quay and port offices. The Western Australian government said the solar...
New Geraldton facility to be home to local ship builder
THE WESTERN Australian government opened a new boatbuilding facility in Geraldton on Friday (17 March). It is to become home to local ship builder Dongara Marine. The official...
Maersk pulls NZ coastal service
MAERSK intends to phase out its Coastal Connect service in New Zealand, after less than a year of operation. In an advisory issued on Friday (17 March) Maersk said it had reviewed...
Safety plan launched for NZ ports
NEW Zealand’s Port Health and Safety Leadership Group has released a plan that aims to make the country’s ports safer in the wake of two fatalities last year. The leadership group...
MSC and Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation enter five-year partnership
MSC has agreed to contribute to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation's resources and projects under a five-year partnership. The Impact Partnership agreement aims to...
Major maintenance shutdown on NSW rail line
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has announced a “major maintenance shutdown” on the New South Wales North Coast network this month, stopping freight services. The ARTC said...
NT hydrogen export project progresses
ASX-listed energy company Provaris is anticipating the completion of several Tiwi H2 milestones in the coming months. The vision behind the Tiwi H2 project is to export green...
Yangtze Fortune sold, released from arrest
YANGTZE Fortune, the livestock carrier anchored off the Victorian port of Portland, has been sold and released from arrest. An Admiralty Marshal of the Australian Federal Court...
Aussie ports announce community grant programs and recipients
TASPORTS has announced the recipients of its latest round of community grants, while NSW Ports has launched another round for local port communities. NSW Ports launched its 2023...
NQBP launches internship program at Port of Mackay
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has launched its 2023 internship program targeting local engineering students. The program is based in Port of Mackay and is intended as a...
IMO calls for more work to ratify SAR Convention in Pacific
THE INTERNAITONAL Maritime Organization at a recent maritime event in Queensland called for more Pacific Islands nations to ratify the SAR Convention. The ninth Pacific Search and...
Zim reports a big year, dismal fourth quarter
ZIM posted big earnings for 2022, but by the fourth quarter of the year, earnings had fallen off a cliff. The Israeli shipping company posted a net income of US$417 million for...
