The UK puts its money where its mouth is with green shipping competition
THE UK Department for Transport is launching a £20-million competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality. The fund will be used to support the development of...
Port assistance paints clearer picture of water quality
A PARTNERSHIP in the Whitsundays is helping paint a clearer picture of water quality and the health of the Great Barrier Reef. The partnership brings together the port industry,...
Port of Hobart redevelopment to boost capacity
TASPORTS is planning to redevelop Port of Hobart’s Macquarie in a multi-million-dollar project. TasPorts said the proposed plan, with an estimated cost of $150 million, would...
Botany container trade posts big gains in Feb
PORT Botany is continuing to see increases in container throughput. Consumer goods are pouring in from abroad and the port is expelling empties in huge quantities. According to...
Buchholz speaks at VTA conference
THE VICTORIAN Transport Association’s state conference commenced on Sunday. In the opening address, assistant minister for road safety and freight transport Scott Buchholz told...
Queensland melons back on track to New Zealand
NEW trade conditions were agreed between Australia and New Zealand that will allow Queensland melons to be exported across the Tasman. New Zealand suspended Queensland cucurbit...
Austal Australia delivers ninth Guardian-class patrol boat
AUSTAL Australia has delivered the ninth Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, the future HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap, was then gifted by the...
Grain ports report reflects low exports
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission’s monitoring report on bulk wheat ports for the 2019-20 year has found grain growers and exporters had few concerns about port...
Submissions for ITF Seafarers’ Trust photography competition open now
THE ITF Seafarers’ Trust has launched its second photography competition to highlight the vital work of seafarers, the invisible workforce powering global trade. The competition,...
AMC brings efficiency with scale model testing
A HIGHLY manoeuvrable and hydrodynamically efficient fast crew boat that was scale model tested at the Australian Maritime College was recently handed over to its new owners at a...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires NileDutch
HAPAG-Lloyd has acquired NileDutch, a container shipping company that specialises in the African market. With more than 40 years of expertise, NileDutch provides container...
A virtual FIATA Week coming up
THE INTERNATIONAL Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, FIATA, is holding its annual FIATA Week (formerly called the HQ Meeting) next week, on 22-25 March. This year,...
Bulker grounds in Portland
The bulk carrier Medi Portland grounded as it departed the Port of Portland in south-western Victoria. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed the vessel grounded on 21...
Large-scale hydrogen export from Gladstone a step closer with MOU
HYDROGEN production and export in the Gladstone region is a step closer to reality after five entities signed a memorandum of understanding for what they call a “Gladstone...
Seven years' jail for drugs found in Sydney-bound container
A 23-year-old Malaysian man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty for his part in importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine. On 10 September 2019, ABF officers...
