Hydrogen export project discussed at Sydney forum
THE Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project Pilot was discussed at the recent Sydney Energy Forum, as senior executives from Project Partners, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)...
Infrastructure Australia review can strengthen freight’s future: ALC
THE Australian Logistics Council has called for “action and implementation” rather than “review and duplication” in its submission to the independent review of Infrastructure...
Three charged for alleged Botany sea-cargo drug smuggling
DRUG and Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men following the seizure of almost 750 kilograms of methylamphetamine. Police allege the drugs were imported by a criminal...
Freight rates to decline on lower vessel utilisation: analyst
WITH vessel utilisation rates declining, ocean shipping analyst Sea-Intelligence said freight rates are due for a decline. Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy said even though demand...
ACCI executive lambasts Australian port performance
AUSTRALIAN ports are inefficient and are a drag on the Australian economy, so said Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar during an...
Devonport tug salvage operation ends
THE AAL Melbourne on Tuesday (16 August) departed from Devonport with the salvaged York Cove and Campbell Cove wrecks on board. The two tugs sank in January when the cement...
Geodis to acquire contract logistics specialist
TRANSPORT and logistics company Geodis has signed an agreement to acquire the American company Need It Now Delivers. Geodis said the acquisition will enable the company to...
Pilbara throughput on the up in July
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported an increase in throughput for the month of July. The ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 62.8 million tonnes last month. This was an...
NYK is first Asia-Pacific client for biofuels provider
BIOFUELS provider GoodFuels announced it had supplied marine biofuel to NYK’s bulk carrier Frontier Explorer. The compay said it was the first such delivery to a major maritime...
New CEO for industry organisation
GRAINS Australia has a new CEO – Richard Simonaitis was this week appointed to the role. Mr Simonaitis has worked in senior management roles in the grain industry and in...
Svitzer signs EcoTow contract
A EUROPEAN provider of short-sea transportation services for cars, UECC, has signed a three-year contract for Svitzer’s EcoTow product. EcoTow replaces fossil fuels with biofuels...
Qantas to expand domestic freighter fleet
QANTAS Freight is acquiring six Airbus A321 freighters to meet what it said is “growing e-commerce demand from its customers”. The company said the aircraft would be sourced on...
Transport minister holding regional roundtables
MINISTER for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government Catherine King met on Tuesday with industry, unions, local government, peak body groups and other...
Evergreen Marine’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory certified
DECARBONISATION is the name of the game these days – but you can’t reduce what isn’t measured in the first place. Evergreen Marine recently carried out a systematic inspection and...
Zim invests in tracking tech company
OCEAN carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has invested US$5.5 million in asset and fleet visibility systems developer Hoopo. The investment was part of a Series A financing...
