Ports policies crucial ahead of Queensland poll
PORTS must be to the forefront of policy for whoever forms the next government of Queensland, a leading industry group says. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk this week visited...
Port of Melbourne announces 30-year strategy
A “COMPREHENSIVE plan for the future” is how Brendan Bourke has described the final version of the Port of Melbourne’s 30-year Port Development Strategy 2050. The port CEO said...
IMO recovers from cyberattack
A CYBERATTACK shut down parts of the International Maritime Organization website late last week, it has been confirmed. According to the IMO, several of its web-based services...
VIDEO: Vessels collide in Straits of Malacca (warning, loud shouting)
FOOTAGE has been posted on YouTube of a collision between two ships in the Malacca Strait, Malaysia. According to Marine-Pilots.com, the vessels involved were the Sierra...
Key values core to success, TasPorts CEO tells harbour masters
TASPORTS chief executive Anthony Donald has got the International Harbour Masters Association Congress underway with an impassioned call for a focus on honesty and integrity. Mr...
Indian Register of Shipping marks 10 years of IACS membership
THE Indian Register of Shipping is marking a decade of full membership of the International Association of Classification Societies. IRClass became a full member in 2010, having...
Ports respond to COVID-19 challenge
AUSTRALIAN ports did well to withstand the challenges of the initial onslaught of COVID-19, the International Harbour Masters Association Congress has heard. Originally to have...
Veteran union figure mourned (with video)
A TRUE man of the sea is how veteran maritime worker and union organiser Charlie Gray has been remembered. Mr Gray died late last month at the age of 68. More recently from the...
TasPorts invests in enhanced vessel traffic service
ENSURING safe and efficient movement of vessels is the aim of a decision by TasPorts to invest in a new vessel traffic system decision support tool. The new system, developed by...
Woodchip giant visits Tassie
ONE of the world’s largest dedicated woodchip bulkers has arrived at the Tasmanian port of Bell Bay. The Singapore-flagged China Express (IMO 9861237), was launched earlier this...
Nominations open for VTS awards
NOMINATIONS have opened for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s 2020-21 Vessel Traffic Services award. The VTS Award was launched in December 2019 to recognise an...
Crew members isolated following COVID cases on box ship off Brisbane
TWO crew members of the Marshall Islands-flagged box ship Seamax Stratford (IMO 9305491) are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. According to Maritime Safety...
DPWA hails “in-principle” Botany deal
STEVEDORE DP World Sydney says it has reached in-principle agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia for an enterprise agreement covering the next three years. This follows...
International wharfies back Aussie comrades
INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation general secretary Stephen Cotton says the global union federation is concerned at the rhetoric from the Australian government regarding...
Patricks and MUA confirm waterfront truce
INDUSTRIAL action at key container terminals is set to end despite a conciliation hearing in the Fair Work Commission failing to end the impasse between Patrick Terminals and the...
