VIDEO OF THE WEEK: HMAS Canberra berths in Hobart
FOOTAGE has been made available showing HMAS Canberra docking at the Tasmanian capital of Hobart. According to the website of the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Canberra is the lead...
Retrieval work begins on Yang Ming Efficiency containers
RETRIEVAL work has begun with the first of 60 shipping containers lost from box ship YM Efficiency successfully lifted from the seabed off the Newcastle coast this week, the...
April magazine available online now
GREAT news, Daily Cargo News would like to inform subscribers that the April edition of the magazine is now available to read online! DCN has taken this step in order to support...
INDUSTRY OPINION: Lessons from the past
IN JULY 1971 I joined the exports transportation branch of the then Department of Trade and Industry in Canberra headed by Sir Alan Westerman. Interestingly Max Moore-Wilton (a...
MARITIME LAW: Digital shipping and the challenge of cybercrime
A REVOLUTION in shipping is occurring. New technology allows the realisation of unmanned or autonomous vessels that could alter the shipping landscape in the same way steam-power,...
Transhipment vessel to boost Eyre Peninsula grain trade
A PROJECT aimed at giving South Australian farmers a new way of shipping grain to global markets is closer after the delivery of a transhipment vessel. The purpose-built...
INDUSTRY OPINION: M&A in transport and logistics
IT IS perhaps unsurprising that global deal-making contracted somewhat in 2019, given deep economic uncertainties with a trade war and the resulting risk of global recession and...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: A new year with new challenges
A STRONG woman, Helen Keller, once said “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy will form an invincible host against difficulties”. I’m...
Qube Logistics wins SAL NSW Golf Day 2020
INCLEMENT weather failed to deter a strong turnout for the Shipping Australia 2020 Industry Golf Day at Coast Golf Course, Little Bay, on 4 March. According to Shipping Australia,...
THE GRILL: Kerry Egerton
What is your job and what does it entail? I am the general manager corporate services for Ports North. We manage nine ports in Far North Queensland, with the main port and hub for...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law
How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
Townsville conducts oil containment trial
PORT of Townsville has carried out a trial of its new oil containment boom. According to organisers, the exercise provided port personnel with “a hands-on experience” in deploying...
WORKPLACE LAW: To be or not to be… an employer
TODAY’S fluid and reactive work environments dictate the way in which businesses engage staff. Such relationships can range from full-time employment, to casual employment or...
Golf day donations exceed $700,000
THE annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge has crashed through a significant financial milestone with the presentation of its annual donation to the Oncology Research Unit at...
ATSB REPORT: YM Efficiency incident highlights effective container stowage
THE loss of 81 containers overboard from the container ship YM Efficiency in mid-2018 highlights the importance of safe and effective container stowage planning, an ATSB...
