Inspection recommendation following freight train derailment
RAIL infrastructure managers should ensure effective inspection techniques, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says, following an investigation into a freight train...
Sheep ship set to sail following court ruling
THE Federal Court has cleared the way for a live export ship to leave Fremantle, rejecting an appeal from Animals Australia against an earlier approval from the Department of...
Mechanical issues delay Maersk Semarang
MAERSK Line has confirmed mechanical issues are behind delays in the sailing of Maersk Semarang, a container ship currently at Port Botany. Maersk Semarang (IMO 9330070) is a...
What's in a name? Auckland narrows down titles for new tug
PORTS of Auckland has reduced to four the number of possible names for its new electric tug boat. Understood to be the first of its type, a first round of names saw more than 3000...
Directions order issued to APL England owners
OWNERS of the APL England have been issued with a direction from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority ordering them to search for missing containers. As reported in Daily...
Port Authority of NSW signs towage agreement with Smit Lamnalco
PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced the signing of a non-exclusive towage licence with Smit Lamnalco for towage services in Sydney and Port Botany. The signing is the...
Record set for highest container volume handled on single ship
US TERMINAL operator Total Terminals International has announced it has set a new record for the highest volume of container movements on a single ship. That record was set at...
Staff changes at Ports Australia
PORTS Australia has announced its policy and operators director Ash Sinha is moving on. Mr Sinha is being replaced by Margie Barbouttis. In a statement, Ports Australia said Ash...
Trade role emphasised with new Sunshine Coast airport runway
A NEW runway for Sunshine Coast Airport will help the region trade both domestically and overseas, Queensland state development minister Kate Jones says. Sunshine Coast Airport is...
Art prize a chance to reflect upon role of seafarers during pandemic
THE relationship of humanity to the sea is the theme of the 2020 Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition, an annual event organised by the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers. A call for...
NHVR freezes fee increases as industry relief measure
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has announced it will freeze fee increases on all NHVR-provided services until January next year. NHVR chair Duncan Gay said helping the...
Amazon to build giant facility in Brisbane
GLOBAL tech giant Amazon is to a large distribution hub in the Brisbane suburb of Lytton, a move hailed as boosting the company’s logistics capabilities nationwide. Lytton is near...
Toll considers options for Bass Strait ships
TOLL Group has played a straight bat to suggestions the company is considering options for its two new ships on the Bass Strait route, the Tasmanian Achiever II and the Victorian...
NSW Health grilled over Ruby Princess
A SENIOR New South Wales Health official has been grilled over the Ruby Princess saga, whereby passengers were allowed to disembark the cruise ship and inadvertently spread...
Joint venture seeks to provide cruise and marine solutions
TERMINAL operating systems provider Tideworks Technology has announced a joint venture with software provider Brenock Technology to cooperate on cruise and marine sector projects....
