Paddy mourns Jack Mundey
“A PERSON of great principle” is how MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin has remembered the late Jack Mundey who died recently at the age of 90. Mr Mundey lived a long and...
Mass job losses recorded in April
SEASONALLY-adjusted employment fell by 594,300 people between March and April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said...
Bulker detained at Geelong for non-compliant fuel
BAHAMAS-flagged bulker African Heron (IMO 9750000) was detained at Geelong recently, after being found with fuel above the allowable sulphur content. A spokesperson for the...
Maersk predicts tough second quarter (with video)
A DECREASE in container volumes in the order of 20-25% is likely in the second quarter of the 2020 calendar year, A.P. Møller - Mærsk chief executive Søren Skou says. The shipping...
Bauxite miner prepares for record Tasmanian shipments
MINER Australian Bauxite Ltd has announced the sale of 35,000 tonnes of bauxite cement, with the mineral to be exported via Bell Bay in Tasmania before 20 August. The bauxite is...
MSQ eases pandemic restrictions for Port of Gladstone
MARITIME Safety Queensland says it plans to align the arrival of vessels into the Port of Gladstone with Brisbane and Townsville from this Friday night. In a letter to Ports...
Export hub grants aims to help businesses through pandemic
TEN export hubs from five states are to receive more than $4.9m under the Small and Medium Sized Export Hubs Initiative funded by the Commonwealth. Trade minister Simon Birmingham...
VIDEO: Time lapse footage of ship sailing from Red Sea to Hong Kong
SOME impressive footage has become available showing the voyage of a box ship from the Red Sea to Hong Kong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ The footage, taken a...
ANL supports regional communities during pandemic
SHIPPING company ANL has helped indigenous communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory by transporting important medical and food supplies during the pandemic. The...
Toll confirms data theft following cyber attack
A SERVER with information about commercial agreements as well as past and present Toll Group employees has been access by cyber criminals, Toll Group has confirmed. The company...
Pandemic slams bulk shipping operator
EAGLE Bulk Shipping has reported a US$3.5m net loss for the first quarter of the 2020 calendar year, following what chief executive Gary Vogel said was “a massive reduction of...
Fire breaks out at Indonesian ship repair yard
INDONESIAN authorities are investigating the cause of a severe fire that broke out at a repair yard on the morning of Monday 11 May. The incident occurred at Waruna Shipyard in...
VIDEO: Two halves of patrol boat put together
IN WHAT has been described as “a further milestone” for the Offshore Patrol Vessel program, the two halves of the first of class ship, Arafura, built by Luerssen Australia and its...
AMSA claims “complete success” in YM Efficiency container recovery
“A COMPLETE success” is how the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has deemed the recovery effort for containers lost overboard from the YM Efficiency almost two years ago. On...
Additional ECP capacity welcomed
A NEW empty container park at Port Botany should help ease truck processing congestion, the Container Transport Alliance of Australia believes. The new park, announced this week,...
