Australian-engineered slew aims to boost safety and efficiency
A SERIES of seven slew drives, engineered in Australia for safety, durability and performance are being installed at a Queensland port to help power a coal ship loader. The...
Tassie fruit fly declaration a boost for trade
A BOOST for trade is how the declaration of Northern of Tasmania as a ‘Pest Free Area’ has been described. Agriculture minister David Littleproud and Senator for Tasmania Steve...
Revitalised Fremantle Passenger Terminal a boon for tourism
A $3.25m refurbishment of Fremantle Passenger Terminal has been completed, as part of a state government effort to boost cruise ship tourism in Western Australia. According to a...
Fire reported on Yantian Express
CREW on board the vessel Yantian Express (IMO 9229831) were evacuated after the box ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean last week. Yantian Express is a 320metre, 100,003DWT box...
Autonomous trains deployed in Pilbara
BIG miner Rio Tinto is optimistic about the future of autonomous trains following their deployment in the Pilbara. Rio Tinto says it has successfully deployed AutoHaul, a $940m...
Minerals and beef boost Queensland trade stats
EXPORTS of coal, LNG and beef have been flagged as reasons for an increase in value of Queensland exports in the 12 months to November 2018. Trade figures for the 12 months to...
HFW boosts admiralty team with new appointment
INTERNATIONAL maritime law firm HFW has boosted its admiralty and crisis management team with the hiring of Victor Fenwick. Mr Fenwick joins HFW’s London office from Ince & Co,...
North P&I Club's Rune Dybedal appointed NSOCC chairman
NORTH P & I Club senior executive Rune Dybedal has been appointed chairman of the North Sea Operators' Claims Conference. Mr Dybedal is expected to use his chairmanship to...
Analysts report slight reduction in coal trade
AUSTRALIAN shipments of coal to China fell 2.1% to 78.4m tonnes in the first eleven months of 2018, analysts Banchero Costa have reported. This was largely as coking coal (also...
ABS reports November trade surplus
A SURPLUS of $2.26bn was reported in November by way of the trade in Australian goods and services, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed. According to the ABS, in...
Strengthening ties and sharing knowledge
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it has strengthened its co-operative arrangement with the Department of Defence, after the completion of a secondment of a Defence...
Ceremony held for New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor
A LAUNCHING ceremony has been held on Hainan for the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. The launching ceremony of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and COSCO...
NSW Ports and Maroubra SLSC launch three-year partnership
NSW Ports has announced a three-year partnership with Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club. Chief executive and Maroubra SLSC president Danny Donohoe launched the partnership at the...
Littleproud bullish over TPP and ChAFTA
AUSTRALIAN farmers exporting overseas will be better off as tariffs are slashed or abolished under the Trans Pacific Partnership as well as the China-Australia Free Trade...
Gloomy outlook for Hong Kong exports
HONG Kong export values are tipped to shrink 20% in 2020, according to the latest forecast by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Meanwhile, the HKTDC Export Index for the...
