Kiwi port and exporter continue their beautiful friendship
NEW Zealand’s biggest containerised freight exporter, Kotahi and Port of Tauranga have announced an extension to their long-term volume commitment agreement. The agreement extends...
Cruise ship standoff out west (with video)
SOME seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship, currently moored off Fremantle in Western Australia, have tested positive for coronavirus. WA Premier Mark McGowan has called on...
Pause Brexit during coronavirus crisis, say freight forwarders
BRITISH International Freight Association director general Robert Keen says it would be irresponsible of the UK government to stick to Brexit transition timetable during the time...
Pilots welcome new vessel
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots have welcomed their new vessel Petrel III to its fleet of pilot vessels servicing Melbourne, Western Port and Geelong. “Safety of our pilots in adverse...
Tauranga prioritises “essential imports” during Covid-19 lockdown
PORT of Tauranga has announced new measures to prioritise urgent imported cargo during the New Zealand lockdown. The measures are aimed at allowing importers to identify imported...
COVID: Prioritise freight at border checkpoints, says ALC
LOCAL authorities should prioritise the movement of freight and territory border crossings, the Australian Logistics Council says. Freight remains exempt from border crossing...
Maritime jobs go on Sydney Harbour as coronavirus takes toll
FERRY operators have cited coronavirus and federal government bans on gatherings for suspending services around Sydney and Sydney Harbour for having to cut back on services and...
Wellboat design aims to reduce maintenance and emissions
TERSAN Shipyard in Turkey has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver its Pleat seawater coolers to a wellboat the yard is building for Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks...
Incat awarded contract to build high speed catamaran
AUSTRALIAN high-speed vessel specialists Incat Tasmania and South Korean coastal passenger transport company SeaWorld Express Ferry have announced an order for a new generation...
More support for Ship Recycling Initiative
ALTERA Infrastructure has announced it has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative. Previously part of the Teekay group of companies, Altera becomes the tenth shipowner...
COVID: Outram defends ABF over Ruby Princess disembarkations
AUSTRALIAN Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram has denied his organisation is responsible for allowing coronavirus-infected passengers from the Ruby Princess to disembark at...
Container biosecurity innovations earn big grants
TWO companies have been awarded $1m each under the Australian government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative to develop solutions to detecting and managing hitchhiker...
ACCC ruling allows supermarkets to work together on grocery supply chain
SUPERMARKET operators will be able to coordinate immediately to ensure consumers can get groceries during the coronavirus pandemic after the ACCC’s granting of interim...
‘Two Port Policy’ eases Queensland port entry conditions
RULES preventing ships from docking at Queensland ports for 14-days since their last overseas port visit have been eased under a new policy announced this week by Maritime Safety...
Proponents push ahead with Kangaroo Island Seaport plans
KANGAROO Island Plantation Timbers has announced the final stage in its development application for Kangaroo Island Seaport has been completed. The company says its “formal...
