Cruise returns to Freo
CRUISE ship Coral Adventurer is to make its way to the Fremantle Inner Harbour on 6 March. It is to depart on 10 March, with passengers, on a 12-night voyage to Broome. The vessel...
Repairs at Bowen Wharf are underway
MAJOR works are under way on the 150-year-old Bowen Wharf, with local business leading the charge as part of the QLD government’s economic recovery plan. Transport minister Mark...
Chief officer and company convicted for dumping garbage in GBR
THE CHIEF officer and owner of the bulker Irongate were convicted and fined for dumping the equivalent of a 120-litre household garbage bin full of food waste into the Great...
BIMCO calls for dialogue on market-based measures for low-carbon fuels
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has called on states and the industry to start a dialogue on how to create a set of global rules for market-based measures to support the...
VICT owner ICTSI reports positive financial results
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, which owns the Victoria International Container Terminal, reported revenue from port operations of US$1.5 billion for the 2020 calendar...
DAWE expanding cost recovery for live export
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is expanding cost recovery for the regulation of many Australian export industries, but cost increases for the live export...
Container throughput at Botany hitting records
TOTAL container throughput at Port Botany in January was up 14.93% on January 2020 to 247,894 TEU. This increase was largely even between exports and imports. Total exports were...
An increase in meat shelf life allows sea-freight shipping
THE SAUDI Arabian Food and Agriculture Authority (SFDA) will increase shelf life for chilled vacuum-packed beef and sheep meat in response to Australia's submission on draft...
Recent container losses show need for freight contingency planning
CONTAINER losses at sea can have a huge impact on business and should be factored into logistics planning, according to Andrew Coldrey, vice-president of third-party logistics...
MOL to expand operational ship data sharing
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Ship Data Center have agreed to share the data from some 180 MOL through a ship data sharing platform promoted by ShipDC, the Internet of Ships Open...
Port of Brisbane’s $100,000 Community Grants Program now open
PORT of Brisbane’s 2021-22 Community Grant Program is now open, with a total of $100,000 available to support not-for-profit organisations and registered charities in South East...
Patrick fees increase, long vehicle charge raises ire
NEW landside charges at Patrick Terminals have come into effect this week, including a controversial charge for long trucks at some of its terminals. The revised charges, which...
A new ports entity in Victoria coming in July
PORTS Victoria is to have sweeping responsibility over the state’s commercial waterways, amalgamating the Victorian Regional Channels Authority and the Victorian Ports Corporation...
AMSA detains vessel after jetty crash in Dampier
GENERAL cargo ship MCP Graz was detained last week after it allided with a jetty as it departed the Port of Dampier under pilotage. The vessel is on a new, regular freight service...
ALC CEO Kirk Coningham resigns
AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council CEO Kirk Coningham OAM is leaving the role, effective from the end of May, according to a statement from the organisation. The organisation said Mr...
