Keel laid for Spirit of Tasmania V
A KEEL laying ceremony was held in Finland for the second of the two new Spirits of Tasmania. The ceremony was held at the RMC shipyard last week. Recently minted Australian and...
Port of Melbourne contributes billions to national economy: report
PORT of Melbourne contributed more than $11 billion in economic activity to the Australian economy, according to its recently released ACIL Allen 2021-22 Economic Contributions...
VertomCory acquires Monson Agencies
LOGISTICS and shipping agency group VertomCory has acquired Australian Monson Agencies from Five V Capital. VertomCory said through the purchase, it is expanding its global...
First voyage on COSCO’s ANE service sails from Sydney
THE first voyage of COSCO’s trans-Tasman Australia New Zealand Express (ANE) was marked in a ceremony at Hutchison’s Sydney International Container Terminal at Port Botany on...
International Day for Women in Maritime marked in Newcastle
THE SECOND International Day for Women in Maritime was marked today in Newcastle with an event where women in the industry shared their stories and ways forward were discussed....
MIAL hosts third maritime decarbonisation summit
MAITIME Industry Australia on Tuesday hosted its third maritime decarbonisation summit. After hosting summits in Melbourne and Sydney, MIAL held this event in Perth. The summits...
Weather, IT issues hamper DPWA’s Brisbane terminal operations
DP WORLD Australia’s Brisbane terminal has seen closures and delays over the past two days due to IT problems and bad weather. A spokesperson for DP World Australia confirmed to...
Pilbara sees decrease in April throughput
PILBARA Ports Authority (PPA) reported a total monthly throughput of 57.7 million tonnes for April 2023. This throughput was a 2% decrease compared with the same month last year....
Ammonia-powered ore vessels could be coming to WA by 2028: study
A NEW study from the West Australia – East Asia Iron Ore Green Corridor Consortium finds that ships powered by clean ammonia could be deployed on the iron ore trade routes between...
Höegh sources green ammonia
HÖEGH Autoliners and Norwegian green energy provider North Ammonia are partnering for the supply, distribution, delivery and consumption of green ammonia. In a statement, Höegh...
The biosecurity budget
BIOSECURITY is the name of the game in the 2023-24 federal budget. The government announced an expected increase in funding of more than $1 billion over four years to “strengthen...
Inmarsat acquisition takes step forward
GLOBAL communications company Viasat is working to acquire Inmarsat, which provides global mobile satellite communications services. Inmarsat says it is working to enable the...
Port of Newcastle joins hydrogen partnership
PORT of Newcastle on Wednesday (10 May) announced it had joined the Platform Zero Global Partnership for Hydrogen Innovation. Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody and chief...
Shipbuilder engages Engineers Australia
AUSTAL Australia has signed a three-year contract with Engineers Australia for the provision of support that will see global best practice workforce credentialing and membership...
Aussie company looks towards Norwegian hydrogen exports
AUSTRALIAN hydrogen specialist Provaris Energy has demonstrated the potential for low-cost delivery of green hydrogen from Norway, commencing in 2027. The ASX-listed company has...
