News
Port Hedland iron ore export capacity to increase under plan
PILBARA Ports Authority has embarked on a new development plan for the Port of Port Hedland, which it says will boost iron ore export capacity to 660 million tonnes per year....
Woodside awards Svitzer Dampier towage contract
WOODSIDE Energy has awarded towage operator Svitzer Australia the 12-year contract for towage and pilot transfer services at Woodside’s LNG export operations at the Port of...
GEV appoints new chair and director
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has appointed Greg Martin as an independent non-executive director and chair. Mr Martin has served as CEO and managing director of AGL and he has held other...
Salvors arrive at Devonport after Goliath incident
TASPORTS has engaged United Salvage to lead the operation to recover two sunken tugs and clean the oil spill after Friday’s incident at the Port of Devonport. The cement carrier...
Goliath incident at Devonport: Third tug removed, spill response continues
THE response continues at the Port of Devonport after Friday's incident in which the cement carrier Goliath allided with two tugs, sinking them and damaging a wharf. CSL...
Goliath sinks tugs, damages wharf
CEMENT carrier Goliath allided with two TasPorts tugs – Campbell Cove and York Cove – at the Port of Devonport on Friday (28 January) at about midday. The tugs, which were berthed...
New company launched to act as agents to Sea Lead Shipping in Aus
SEA Lead shipping is to deploy a vessel on the CA2 service, effective from March and the shipping line has appointed Nautical Shipping as its exclusive agents in Australia....
The week in bulk: Has the Capesize market hit bottom?
THE Baltic Dry Index last week continued the downward trend seen over the previous three weeks. The index hit a nadir on Wednesday at 1296 and ticked up slightly on Thursday to...
Stolt-Nielsen CEO announces resignation
NIELS G. Stolt-Nielsen has informed the Stolt-Nielsen board of his intention to step down as CEO of the company that bears his name. He is to continue on as CEO and director on...
Wild weather causes SA freight problems
A SIGNIFICANT rain event in central South Australia has damaged sections of the rail line between Adelaide and Tarcoola, train services from Adelaide to Perth and Darwin impacted....
Geodis adds Sydney air-cargo capacity
GEODIS has expanded its own-operated air freight network, AirDirect, with three new intra-Asia-Pacific flight routes. The company has recently established a hub in Kuala Lumpur,...
Blank appointed SAL director
MAERSK Group head of Oceania market My Therese Blank has been appointed as a new director of Shipping Australia. Ms Blank said in the 110 years of the combined history of Shipping...
Port of Newcastle sets trade-volume records in 2021
PORT of Newcastle’s import/export volumes increased overall in 2021 over the previous year, according to the most recent statistics from the port corporation. Port of Newcastle...
Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal to increase access charges
FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal is increasing its terminal access charge from 1 April 2022. From that date, a TAC of $79.50 (excluding GST) will be applied to full export...
Engage Marine locks in EA for Abbot Point operations
ENGAGE Marine and the three maritime unions have finalised an enterprise agreement for towage operations at the Port of Abbot Point. The EA was endorsed by employees late last...
