China announces new inspection rules for iron ore (with video)
CHINESE state-owned media outlet, the Global Times, is reporting changes for imported iron ore at Chinese ports from June 1. Citing China's General Administration of Customs, the...
A big milestone for Alma Doepel restoration
RESTORIATION work on the tall ship Alma Doepel has reached an important milestone with the final plank fitted to the ship’s hull. During the 1980s and 1990s the vessel regularly...
No new contracts for Ardent
EMERGENCY management and wreck removal company Ardent has issued a statement saying it will “no longer enter into new contracts from May 2020”. Ardent says it has completed more...
Man overboard tragedy prompts lifejacket reminder
SEAFARERS have been urged to wear lifejackets, following an apparent tragedy off the Sunshine Coast, where a 48-year-old mariner was lost overboard from a fishing trawler on...
Beef exports to be highlighted in Rockhampton
THE potential of Australian beef as an exportable commodity is to be highlighted during a conference in Rockhampton next year. Beef Australia 2021 has this week begun its digital...
Tanker crew thwarts pirates
PIRATES attacked UK-flagged chemical tanker Stolt Apal (IMO IMO 9719240 ) in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed, the ship's manager Stolt Tankers it has been reported....
Australia to appeal barley tariffs at “local level” in China, says Littleproud
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud says Australia will consider appealing new Chinese barley tariffs “at a local level”, before pursuing any action at the World Trade...
Government bins new biosecurity levy
THE AUSTRALIAN government will not proceed with a revised or ‘new’ biosecurity levy, it has been confirmed. An original levy was due to be in place by July 2019 but was terminated...
Virus leads to “vessel blankings” at Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne has recorded an increase in cancellations or “vessel blankings” between January and April, largely attributed to COVID-19 impacting upon volumes. Management has...
Australia and Japan pledge to uphold free trade
TRADE minister Simon Birmingham and his Japanese counterpart Kajiyama Hiroshi have pledged to work towards a stable trade environment in the Asia-Pacific, amidst fears COVID-19...
Victorian Building Works package to benefit transport industry
AS PART of its economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Victorian government announced a $2.7bn in additional expenditure to fund large and small shovel-ready projects. The...
China tariffs set to stymie barley exports
A DECISION by China to impose tariffs upon Australian barley is likely to bring that trade to a halt, exporters say. The People’s Republic of China has imposed a dumping margin of...
Wärtsilä solutions chosen for Japanese LNG-fuelled ferries
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä is to provide a complete LNG package, made up of engine, gearbox, and LNGPac storage, supply and control system for two new ferries being built on behalf...
Fuel flexibility key feature of new Fremantle bunker vessel
THE flexibility to deliver three grades of fuel oil is a key feature of MT ABSOLUTE I, the tanker recently chartered to supply bunkers at Fremantle. ASP Ships Group has time...
African Heron not burning high sulphur fuel, operators say
A BULKER detained at Geelong earlier this month was not burning banned high sulphur oil, operators MUR say. As reported in Daily Cargo News, the Australian Maritime Safety...
