Trinity Bay grounds north of Cairns, ATSB investigates
TRINITY Bay grounded on Harrington Shoal on 19 January in light winds and calm seas while transiting the Great Barrier Reef on a regular voyage from Thursday Island to Cairns. The...
Melbourne container throughput sees increase in December
PORT of Melbourne saw a strong month for container throughput in December, with a total throughput of 260,925 TEU – 4% more than throughput in December 2019. A statement from the...
Neptune Declaration aims to end crew change crisis
A NEW global pledge, the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change, aims to end the ongoing crew-change crisis. Signatories include BP, Cargill, Rio Tinto and...
Tender awarded for Geraldton Wharf 4 upgrades
MID WEST Ports Authority has awarded the tender for the $10 million Wharf 4 Strengthening and Rail Replacement project to Fortec Australia, with upgrades to begin next month....
MoU signed for hydrogen logistics
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pacific Hydro to explore opportunities in the production, storage, loading and transportation of hydrogen...
CEVA joins consortium to help distribute COVID vaccine worldwide
CEVA LOGISTICS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi Ports to work with the Hope Consortium, which is an umbrella organisation of the UAE-based public-private...
New quality standard for the dry bulk sector announced
RIGHTSHIP and INTERCARGO have launched a new quality standard for the dry bulk sector, DryBMS. The standard will be governed by a new nongovernmental organisation to be...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management joins SSI
SHIPPING management services provider Wilhelmsen Ship Management has joined the Sustainable Shipping Initiative. It joins 14 other members that span the shipping value chain,...
Maersk Essen loses 750 containers en route to LA
MAERSK Essen (IMO 9456783) lost up to 750 containers on 16 January during a voyage between Xiamen and Los Angeles, according to a report from WK Webster. According to...
Handysize LPG voyage goes carbon-neutral
NAVIGATOR Holdings said it carried out the first carbon-neutral handysize LPG voyage. Navigator Capricorn, a semi-refrigerated gas carrier, loaded LPG for US company Sunoco...
Singapore to vaccinate more than 10,000 maritime personnel
SINGAPORE announced plans to vaccinate more than 10,000 frontline maritime workers against COVID-19 by the end of this month. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore...
Jail for cigarette smugglers
TWO men were sentenced to almost five years in jail after ABF officers intercepted a 40-foot container in Fremantle that contained 9.5 million illicit cigarettes. The importation...
MUA withdraws PIA notices for Svitzer
THE MARITIME Union has withdrawn protected industrial action notices in ports covered by Svitzer Australia’s National Towage Enterprise Agreement. The two PIA notices were...
Freight train damages five stations
A FRIEGHT train travelling form Brisbane to Port Kembla damaged passenger platforms at five stations with an out-of-gauge wagon in June last year, according to a report from the...
OOCL reports uptick in volumes for Q4 2020
OOCL had a very good fourth quarter of 2020, as well as a fairly strong 12 months to 31 December. During Q4 2020, OOCL’s total volumes were up 23.7% on the same period in 2019,...
