New IMO Secretary-General announces senior team
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has announced his leadership team a week after taking up the top job. In his new year message, Mr Dominguez...
Approval in principle for ammonia FSRU
CLASSNK has awarded Mitsui O.S.K. Lines an approval in principle for a design of a floating storage and regasification unit for ammonia. MOL and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding jointly...
Trans-Tasman service to call Port Chalmers again
PORT Otago is welcoming back ANL’s Transtaz service after a hiatus of four years. CMA CGM Semarang is due at Port Chalmers this week The Transtaz service has operated in New...
More MUA PIA, DPW calls for govt intervention
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has announced more protected industrial action at DP World’s terminals in Australia and the company has announced it would no longer tolerate...
New CFO for Australian logistics company
ASX-listed Silk Contract Logistics announced on Monday (8 January) that James Nicholias had been appointed its new chief financial officer. According to an ASX announcement, Mr...
AMSA repairs lighthouse after it is eaten by birds
BIRDS had been eating Cape Northumberland Lighthouse. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the local birds were attracted to the high salt content of the stonework on the...
PPA sees November throughput decrease
PORTS in the Pilbara have handled a total monthly throughput of 61.5 million tonnes for November 2023, according to the latest available statistics from the Pilbara Ports...
Adelaide sees November slowdown in container throughput
PORT of Adelaide saw a year-on-year decrease in container throughput in November, according to the latest available statistics from Flinders Ports. Adelaide handled a total of...
Inland Rail publishes report confirming it generates environmental benefits
INLAND Rail has published its fifth annual sustainability report. It outlines the positive social, environmental and economic outcomes generated by Inland Rail and its project...
Svitzer takes delivery of new tug
GLOBAL towage operator Svitzer has taken delivery of the Svitzer Estelle. The tug is a new-build Robert Allen-designed RAstar 3200W and will be deployed on the River Thames and...
Bulk wheat port code no longer fit for purpose: ACCC
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has called for the Port Terminal Access (Bulk Wheat) Code of Conduct to be allowed to sunset on 1 October 2024. In its...
Botany container trade sees November slump
THROUGHPUT at Port Botany decreased in November, compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available statistics from NSW Ports. Last month, the port handled...
New minister for transport and main roads in QLD cabinet shakeup
BART Mellish was named this week as Queensland’s new minister for transport and main roads. Mr Mellish came into the portfolio with a major cabinet reshuffle that came after the...
MYEFO boosting ag export funding
THE MID-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook includes investment in Australia’s export trade system, which the federal government says will help secure biosecurity defences and help...
Port Authority of NSW joins Blue Visby Consortium
PORT Authority of NSW has joined the Blue Visby Consortium, which aims to reduce international shipping carbon emissions by potentially 15%. Port Authority of NSW CEO Philip...
