Bagpipes and twirling tugs, a grand retirement send-off
Tugboats guide freighters and cargo ships safely to dock and today in #Newcastle, one skipper was given a fond yet unique farewell. @DaltsWorld #9News pic.twitter.com/vzwNxDaMXt —...
ATSB opens investigation into recent freight train incident
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is opening an investigation into a recent incident in which a wagon frame failed while the train was operating between Broken Hill and...
NSW Ports issues direction on Botany truck congestion
NSW PORTS has issued a port operator direction to all truck drivers on the roads around Port Botany to address lengthy truck queues on port roads outside empty container parks. A...
Drugs smuggled in air cargo consignment
NEW SOUTH Wales Police have charged a man after $675,000 worth of liquid MDMA was discovered in an air-cargo consignment. The Australian Border Force examined a consignment that...
Seafarer jumps ship, swims ashore, is arrested in WA
A CREW member on a bulk carrier berthed at Albany jumped overboard and swam ashore on 7 January. Police arrested the 37-year-old Vietnamese national on 9 January at an Albany...
Beware the increasing BAF
SHIPPERS should prepare for a hike in bunker surcharges, according to research and advisory firm Sea-Intelligence. Bunker fuel prices dropped significantly at the start of the...
DHL Global Forwarding promotes two in Asia Pacific
DHL GLOBAL Forwarding announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific management board. DHL Global Forwarding India CEO Niki Frank will expand his portfolio to include the entire...
Gladstone exports record LNG in December
GLADSTONE exported 2.19 million tonnes of LNG in December a record, GPC acting CEO Craig Walker said. LNG shipments from the port for 2020 reached high of 22.4 million tonnes, up...
Nine WW vessels coming out of cold lay-up
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen is bringing nine vessels out of cold lay-up after putting 16 into cold lay-up in response to “the challenging market conditions brought on by COVID-19 last...
Narrabri to Turrawan rail upgrade to better link Port of Newcastle with Inland Rail
DEPUTY prime minister and minister for infrastructure Michael McCormack said a recently announced rail investment would better link northern New South Wales, Inland Rail and the...
Barkly Pearl banned from Australia for 24 months
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued what it says is the most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands flagged livestock carrier...
LNG-fuelled vessel calls at Port Hedland for first time
THE BULK carrier HL Green (IMO 9869344) received a special greeting when it arrived on its maiden voyage to Port Hedland on Wednesday 6 January. HL Green was the first LNG-fuelled...
Yxney Maritime signs up with Inmarsat
NORWAY-based Yxney Maritime and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for Yxney to provide a dedicated application for Inmarsat’s Fleet Data service. Fleet Data collects data from...
First of three Svitzer tugs arrives at Geraldton
THE FIRST of three new Svitzer tugs has arrived at Geraldton Port. Following a community naming competition, the first vessel was named Svitzer North after former Geraldton Port...
GPC teams up with CSIRO for Bundaberg monitoring station
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and CSIRO have teamed up to better understand the environment and improve safety systems with a new water quality and wind monitoring station at the...
