NSW Ports records 100th ship joining enviro scheme
NEW South Wales Ports has announced the vessel Miami as the 100th vessel to join its Environmental Shipping Incentive. The vessel called at Port Botany this week from Kaohsiung,...
Freight network improvements in focus
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has reminded stakeholders that the second intake of the Government’s Trials Business Case Program closes soon. Local governments and the...
In praise of Victorian rail mode subsidy
VICTORIAN exporters and rail operators have backed the continuation of the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme in supporting rail mode share, while also calling for opportunities to boost...
‘SEQ Proposition’ a boost for Inland Rail, according to Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane chief executive Roy Cummins has welcomed the release of the ‘SEQ City Deal Proposition’, a concept developed by the Queensland government and SEQ Council of...
Japan gives green light to Tassie fruit
NORTHERN Tasmania is set to resume exporting fruit to Japan after the Asian nation reinstated the region’s fruit fly free status. According to the office of agriculture minister...
BHP decision “callous and outrageous”, says Albo
OPPOSITION infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has used Parliament to condemn BHP for its decision to no longer use Australian-crewed ships in moving iron ore from Port...
Work bans to continue at Hutchison terminals
WHARFIES are set to continue work bans at Hutchison terminals in Sydney and Brisbane, apparently due to a lack of progress in negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining...
Sydney empties policies cause headaches
A REDUCTION in empty container park capacity, larger containers volumes and a high level of import empty container re-directions are causing significant handling costs in Sydney,...
Deputy PM visits OMC
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has used a site tour in Melbourne to speak of the importance of Australian maritime technology. Mr McCormack...
Bureau to investigate coal train derailment
A COAL train derailment near Muswellbrook in New South Wales is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The Bureau confirmed it is looking into what caused...
Incat delivers large new fast ferry
HIGH speed craft builder Incat says it has delivered its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta. Incat Hull 089 left Hobart Tasmania early this...
Trade tensions, enviro controls issues for Chinese ore demand
A SLOWING Chinese economy, impacted by a trade war with the US, is a potential cloud on the horizon for Australian iron ore exports, according to analysts Banchero Costa. In a...
Huge meth cargo busted
LAW enforcement officers have reported the seizure of more than 1.7 tonnes of methylamphetamine (ice) the largest shipment bound for Australia and the largest ever domestic...
Port operator fined for Westernport “safety threats”
PATRICK Stevedores have been whacked with $475,000 in fines after being convicted of threatening workers who raised safety concerns. In the Victorian County Court, Patrick...
DPWA wharfies to hold protected action ballot
WHARFIES employed by stevedore DPWA are to hold a ballot allowing for protected industrial action at container terminals. This follows a disagreement between the stevedore and the...
