Major milestone for Pacific Tug
BRISBANE’S Peters family is this month celebrating the founding of Pacific Tug, a business that kicked off “accidentally” with a 45-foot fishing boat and now has a fleet of 28...
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Industry reflects on Crumlin reign
NEWS of the impending retirement of MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin flags the end of an era in Australian waterfront and shipping history. Mr Crumlin will step down after a...
First TBM arrives in Adelaide for traffic buster
THE FIRST Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) components for South Australia’s biggest infrastructure project arrived this week in Port Adelaide. The $15.4 billion North-South Corridor,...
CTAA container safety campaign continues
CONTAINER safety will be at the forefront of a specialised session organised by the Container Transport Alliance Australia. The webinar is a week away, Thursday 30 October from...
New body strives for accurate emissions measurement
A NEW global business coalition of a diverse range of industries, including from the maritime sector, has been launched in New York to establish a more accurate carbon accounting...
Ikonic new ship for Scenic
THE SCENIC Group has announced another newbuilding expedition-type cruise ship will join its fleet in 2028, with construction of Scenic Ikon now underway in Croatia. Characterised...
Generational change: Crumlin retiring, Field elected
MARITIME Union of Australia national secretary Paddy Crumlin will step down in February 2026 after more than a quarter of a century of leadership. He will be replaced by assistant...
Townsville hot with chick(pea)s
THE first dry bulk chickpea export has departed Townsville bound for India and Pakistan in what the port says is a milestone for the grain and pulse industry. The 38,500 tonnes of...
First cotton exports leave Wyndham
ANL’s chartered containership Contship Yen has sailed from the north-west port of Wyndham for Singapore with the first shipment of export cotton from the Kimberley Cotton Gin. The...
Graphite a-go-go: US backs Queensland mine
THE $4.6 billion deal between Australia and the US for critical minerals has turbocharged the prospects of dozens of projects across the country, with one immediate announcement...
Mourilyan to get silica export boost
SILICA sand exports through the port of Mourilyan could hit 750,000 tonnes per annum within five years, according to the Queensland Government. Via the Queensland Investment...
Dispute may threaten Victorian grain exports
AN ONGOING dispute between the United Workers Union and GrainCorp has the potential to disrupt grain exports from the company’s Geelong and Portland terminals. Around 100 union...
Port of Brisbane commences autonomous container transfer R&D project
A NEW research project has commenced to design a framework and operational requirements within a digital twin to simulate autonomous short-haul container transfers at the Port of...
Melbourne and Shanghai seal green link
THE PORT of Melbourne has inked an agreement with China’s Shanghai to establish a Green Shipping Corridor between the two ports. The agreement was formalised at the 2025 North...
NSW wants feedback on port regulation changes
THE NSW Government has launched a six-week public consultation period on proposed changes to state port regulation and Port Botany’s landside performance. The update to the...
