Officers and engineers’ unions oppose “foreign seafarers” on Antarctic vessel
TWO maritime unions have urged the Australian Antarctic Division to employ Australian seafarers ahead of arrival of temporary Aurora Australis replacement The Australian Antarctic...
High Court rejects ACCC’s Acacia Ridge appeal
AN APPLICATION by the competition regulator for leave to appeal a Federal Court decision green-lighting the Pacific National acquisition of an intermodal terminal at Acacia Ridge...
Unions and business at odds over overtime provisions for part-time staff
INDUSTRY and unions are gearing up for a fight over changes to overtime conditions for part-time workers proposed by attorney-general and industrial relations minister Christian...
Bill targets live export sector
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a private members bill in federal parliament seeking to end the live export sector. It was the fifth time Mr Wilkie has sought to introduce...
TasPorts and AAD prepare to welcome new ice ship
A FIVE-year agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Antarctic Division is set to guarantee closer ties between the two entities and also ensure Hobart is ready to welcome...
Scorecard shows National Freight and Supply Chain implementation progress
A “SCORECARD” showing progress towards the implementation of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy has been presented to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack by the...
ONE revises down (slightly) Apus container loss
OCEAN Network Express has revised down slightly the estimated lost containers from the vessel ONE Apus. As reported in Daily Cargo News last week, the vessel lost a number of...
Hay Point building project set to progress
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced local company Fergus Builders as the principal contractor for its Hay Point Administration Building refurbishment project....
Forklift takes a plunge
LOCAL authorities and Toll Group staff have worked together to retrieve a forklift that fell from an operating ramp and into the water at Port of Burnie. “Toll confirms that an...
Supply chain workers must get vaccine priority, says Ports Oz
ALL SUPPLY chain workers must be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine given their critical roles, Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher says. Mr Gallacher was responding...
Large container loss reported in the Pacific
A CONTAINER ship is reported to have lost in the order of 1900 containers over the side during a voyage from Yantian in China to Long Beach in the US. The ship involved was the...
Tanker crew rescues stricken boaties in the Torres Strait
A MARSHALL Islands-flagged tanker helped rescue two men, aged 37 and 47 respectively, from the Torres Strait after their boat sank. At about 7.15am AEST on Thursday, a coastal...
Christmas parcel rush and supply chain challenges
ORGANISATIONS that need to send parcels or packages are predicted to face challenges coming into Christmas, with “massive volumes of deliveries expected” across Australia. Pitney...
Natural environment a focus of WA ports conference
GROWING recognition of the natural environment in marine infrastructure was one of the themes of the Asia-Pacific conference for PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne...
Former Maersk exec begins work for MSC
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has welcomed Soren Toft in his new role as chief executive as of 2 December. He reports directly to Diego Aponte, MSC group president, and Gianluigi...
