UK free trade deal sweetening, minister says
THE MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins, has continued her United Kingdom expedition, revealing the government is celebrating a surge in Australian...
Viva Energy to provide marine bunkering in Brisbane
VIVA Energy has confirmed it will soon be offering seaborne bunkering services in the port of Brisbane, in a significant development for the region’s fuel oil market. The move...
Berge Rederi and Norsepower team up
WIND propulsion systems provider Norsepower and Norwegian shipowner Berge Rederi have signed a deal to equip two general cargo carriers with Norsepower Rotor Sails. The 130-metre...
MPA signals strong maritime growth in Singapore
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revealed its 2024 maritime and port performance figures, singalling strong growth for the nation’s marine industry....
Avalon Airport pitches to become major freight hub
AVALON Airport has announced the appointment of Jacques Dumont as its new Cargo Terminal Manager, as the airport prepares to open its new state-of-the-art freight processing...
Agriculture minister to meet with European trading partners
THE MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins, will travel this week to London, Brussels, and Berlin to meet with critical trading partners to discuss a...
MUA withdraws industrial action against QUBE
INDUSTRY has today (14 January) received notification from Qube Ports of the removal of protected industrial action (PIA) by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The removal...
OneStop announces key expansions
SOFTWARE solutions provider OneStop has announced the next chapter in its collaboration with ACFS Port Logistics, with an upcoming integration of the e-Depot and e-Rail Appleton...
Latest Parramatta Class ferry arrives in Sydney
THE NEWEST Parramatta River Class ferry has arrived in Sydney Harbour after a fast-tracked sailing up the coast from Hobart. Martin Green is the fourth of seven Northern...
Finnish authorities search for revelations in anchor
THE POLICE of Finland have confirmed the criminal investigation into the Estlink 2 cable ruptures has continued with the forensic analysis of the recently recovered anchor....
MOL signs MoU for new European green corridor
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a green corridor connecting Portugal to Northern Europe alongside green chemical...
US Military blacklists COSCO
COSCO Shipping Lines has responded to its recent inclusion on a United States Department of Defence (DoD) “blacklist”. On 7 January, DoD released a list of “Entities Identified as...
ILA, USMX reach tentative agreement on new contract
A SECOND United States port strike looks to have been avoided, as the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announce they have...
Flinders Warehousing to implement Inbound Connect
FLINDERS Warehousing and Distribution (FWD) has announced it is implementing vehicle booking system (VBS) Inbound Connect at Outer Harbor (South Australia). Part of Flinders Port...
Shipping Australia urges Ministers to end Qube strikes
SHIPPING Australia (SAL) has called for the Government to intervene in the ongoing series of industrial actions against Qube Ports, arguing it will begin to cripple the Australian...
