Coronavirus prompts requests for seafarer contract extensions
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority says it has received eight requests from seafarers for contract extensions beyond the 11-month limit of the Maritime Labour Convention...
Brisbane CEO calls for “humanitarian outcome” with cruise ships
CRUISE ships in Australian waters should be allowed to wait out the coronavirus crisis at deep sea anchorages rather than be forced to return to international ports of origin,...
Fernhurst to set up cold storage facility in Truganina
TEMPERATURE -controlled logistics operator Fernhurst, has announced plans for a purpose-built $20m cold storage warehouse in Truganina in Melbourne’s west. Fernhurst clients...
Port operations portrayed in Gladstone arts event
MORE than 60 artists from cross-section of age groups entered across four categories portrayed their interpretations of Gladstone port operations. The 2020 Paint the Port art...
Verus Global director listed in Forbes 30 under 30
VERUS Global founder, Jackson Meyer, has been listed in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list in the category of Industry, Manufacturing and Energy. In its first year of operation,...
MIAL launches maritime supply chain document
MARITIME Industry Australia has launched a document summarising the requirements for moving cargo between states and territories during the coronavirus pandemic. According to...
Money to support Australian exporters during pandemic
THE federal government is to pump an extra $49.8m into the Export Market Development Grants program in the 2019-20 financial year. This is to allow exporters and tourism...
Wharfies refuse to unload containership, citing coronavirus
WATERFRONT workers and stevedore DP World Australia are at loggerheads, after wharfies at West Swanson refused to unload box ship Xin Da Lian, citing coronavirus fears. But the...
MSQ changes working “in the context of shipping”
CHANGES to tough restrictions on ships docking at Queensland ports appear to be working, according to industry. A Maritime Safety Queensland condition preventing ships from...
Minister Horne criticises stevedore fee hikes
VICTORIAN ports and freight minister Melissa Horne has criticised stevedore DPWA for increasing access charges for truck and rail operators collecting cargo from the Port of...
Union called out biosecurity “gaping holes” in January
CONCERNS about coronavirus and gaps in biosecurity processes were raised back in January it can be revealed. The issue hit the headlines when travellers from the cruise ship Ruby...
NSW Police Commissioner tells overseas cruise ships to return home
NEW South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has told foreign cruise ships off the state’s coast to go home, fearing embarkations could undo efforts to container coronavirus....
Customs brokers respond to Covid-19
CUSTOMS Brokers are working “around the clock” to meet new Covid-19 related government requirements while also ensuring business can continue, CBFCA chief executive Paul Damkjaer...
Dark times, but ship agent predicts rebound
SHIP agent Nigel Borthwick says the shipping industry will rebound from the challenges thrown at it by Covid-19. Based in Melbourne, Mr Borthwick has been in the industry for...
Patrick accuses maintenance workers of “illegal industrial action”
STEVEDORE Patrick Terminals has accused equipment maintenance workers of engaging in “illegal industrial” action in Sydney. According to the company, Patrick is using Cummins, the...
