Crane pain afflicts NPDL
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has been obliged to shuffle schedules of its AUSPAC and NZPAC services, thanks to unrelated crane failures on a vessel and in port. Due to mechanical...
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West Gate Tunnel a costly blessing
MODELLING undertaken by the Container Transport Alliance Australia has shown port of Melbourne hauliers will face 13% to 30% increase in charges when the West Gate Tunnel and...
Fender bender latest TT Line problem
TT LINE has been forced to allocate $9 million to ship-and-shore modifications after admitting the company sent wrong specifications to berth-builder TasPorts. TT chairman Ken...
Grande recognition of Melbourne
ITALY’s Grimaldi has taken delivery of the third in a series of ammonia-ready PCTCs from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and named it Grande Melbourne. The ship has a...
Rockwall collapses forces Koolan Island closure
IRON Ore exports from Koolan Island in Western Australia’s Buccaneer Archipelago are set to cease following a rockwall collapse at Mount Gibson Iron’s pit. The “significant”...
Tasmanian Government to inject equity into TT Line
FOLLOWING advice last week that TT Line is running out of money and already in breach of loan covenants the Tasmanian Government will inject equity of $75 million in next week’s...
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...
