Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy benefits outweigh costs: analysis
COMPONENTS of the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy have helped bring consistent benefits to port users, the public sector and citizens, according to a cost benefit...
First call to South Island for Zim ship
LYTTELTON Port of Christchurch last week welcomed what it said was Zim’s first call to the South Island of New Zealand. The first vessel on the service, Contship Ono, arrived last...
AMSA and TSRA on the search for rescue aircraft artist
THE Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) are welcoming artwork submissions from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal...
ABF reports surge in tobacco smuggling
THE Australian Border Force said it is seeing a “significant” increase in attempted tobacco smuggling at the Australian border. Between 1 January and 31 December 2021 the ABF...
BIMCO and IBIA launch bunker survey
BIMCO and the International Bunker Industry Association are launching a survey aimed at the winder maritime industry. The organisations will use the views the survey gathers to...
Devonport salvors remove fuel from sunken tugs
SALVORS at the Port of Devonport have recovered more than 18,000 litres of oil and fuel from submerged tugs Campbell Cove and York Cove. As the response continues at the Port of...
PIL launches new Australia-China service
PACIFIC International Lines is launching a new service linking the major east-coast ports of Australia with China. The new service, called Sino Australia Express (SAE), will...
A return of cruise?
MINISTER for health Greg Hunt has said the federal government would work with states and territories to restart the cruise ship industry in Australia. International cruise ships...
NSW government puts 52-ha site at Newcastle up for sale
THE New South Wales government has put a call out for proposals to repurpose the 52-hecare Intertrade site – the former home of the BHP steelworks – at Newcastle. The government...
More data for supply-chain benchmarking dashboard
NEW data is now available on the federal government’s Supply Chain Benchmarking Dashboard. The government said this new data would help freight operators and the businesses they...
Svitzer tug master strikes extend to WA
TUGBOAT master strikes are extending to the west coast. The Australian Maritime Officers Union has given notice of industrial action at the ports of Fremantle, Kwinana, Albany and...
ACCC authorises co-operation in WA and NT supply chain
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted an urgent interim authorisation permitting the co-operation and sharing of information by companies in the supply...
Should vessel-sharing agreements be exempt from competition laws? FTA does not think so
IN a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Australia’s maritime logistics system, Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association...
Svitzer tugboat masters to strike
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union on Saturday announced that masters of Svitzer tugboats would strike in the ports of Brisbane, Sydney (Botany and Jackson), Cairns and...
The week in bulk: Markets coming to life
THE Baltic Dry Index last week saw a steep incline after weeks of precipitous decline and a week in the doldrums. The BDI on Friday (11 February) was 1977, an increase of 39% on...
