VIC cruise protocols aim to keep outbreaks at bay
VICTORIA is preparing for the return of cruise ships with what the state government says are “sensible protocols” that aim to reduce the risk of large outbreaks. Ahead of the...
Brisbane headed to Weipa for dredging
TSHD BRISBANE is headed to Weipa to carry out maintenance dredging at the northern minerals export port. North Queensland Bulk Ports CEO Nicolas Fertin said the vessel is due to...
PANSW and partners carry out air and sea emergency training
PORT Authority of New South Wales together with NSW Ambulance and the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter Service are training together to allow specialist medical teams to practice...
Incat delivers 76-metre fast cat for South Korea
INCAT Tasmania has delivered Santa Monica 1, a 76-metre high-speed catamaran ferry for Seaworld Express of South Korea. The vessel left Hobart on Tuesday and is currently headed...
Stood-down cruise stevedore entitled to redundancy, FWC says
THE Fair Work Commission has refused Qube Ports permission to appeal against a decision regarding whether an employee who was stood down should have been offered a voluntary...
Air cargo growth continues in February
GLOBAL air cargo demand increased in February despite a difficult operating environment, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. However,...
Harbour crane arrives at Port Kembla
LINX recently moved a Liebherr LHM420 harbour crane from its Henderson operation in Western Australia to Port Kembla. The company said the move was to bolster its capabilities at...
Offshore oil project gets tick of approval
WOODSIDE has received two important approvals from the Commonwealth-Western Australia Joint Authority to develop the offshore Scarborough Project. The Scarborough field is located...
Global liner capacity down more than 10% in Feb: analyst
CONGESTION and vessel delays are still having a significant impact on global liner capacity, with those issues causing an 11.6% decrease in global capacity in February, according...
Bill spells out reforms for Victorian ports
RECENTLY introduced legislation in Victoria is to embed Ports Victoria into legislation, adapt the body’s charter, and give the state’s harbour masters clear responsibility and...
Linx launches trainee program
LINX this week welcomed the inaugural cohort to its traineeship program, Linx FastTrax. The program provides structured, on-the-job training and mentoring for those eager to enter...
New leadership for APM Terminals
A.P. Moller - Maersk is appointing Henriette Hallberg Thygesen as chair of APM Terminals and current APM chief operating officer Keith Svendsen is to move into the chief executive...
Several factors led to coal train crash at Newcastle: ATSB
IN the early morning of 29 July 2020 a loaded Pacific National coal train collided with the rear of a One Rail Australia coal train at the Kooragang Coal Terminal at the Port of...
Global port agency company sold to equity investment firm
PORT agency and marine services provider Inchcape Shipping Services has been sold to UK-based private equity investment firm Epiris. The transaction follows a sale process by...
Proposed GeelongPort sale draws ACCC scrutiny
IN a statement of issues, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary concerns with the proposed 100% acquisition of GeelongPort by the Spirit Super...
