THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: Poseidon Marine Pilots win tender for Brisbane
EARLY in 2021, it was officially announced that Poseidon Sea Pilots won the tender to provide services in the Brisbane Pilotage Area for the next decade, starting on 1 January...
Qube CFO stepping down
QUBE chief financial officer Paul Lewis announced he would be stepping down from the role next year after more than 15 years with the logistics business. He is to depart the...
Plans solidifying for freight rail terminal in Toowoomba
RAIL freight company Pacific National and infrastructure and property development company Wagner Corporation announced an agreement around the future development of a freight rail...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: Botany record broken with longest containership
IN late March, Port Botany welcomed the longest containership ever to visit the port. Soroe Maersk called DP World Australia’s terminal at the port as a sweeper, evacuating empty...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: A containership, a small boat and 200 kilos of coke
POLICE in March seized around 200 kilograms of cocaine onboard a small boat after it rendezvoused with containership MSC Joanna as it approached Port Botany. The AFP was tipped...
Chipolbrok expands fleet with new vessel
SINO-Polish shipping company Chipolbrok has expanded its fleet with the newbuild Tai Xing, which has entered service this month. The geared vessel is nearly 200 metres long, has a...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: AMSA detains, bans two bulkers
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority detained two Panama-flagged bulkers, operated by the same company, for appalling living and working conditions onboard and for failing to...
Kite affixed to ship to curb emissions
AIRSEAS, which develops wind propulsion system for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel. The company said it is an...
Australia-UK free-trade agreement signed
AUSTRALIA on Friday signed a significant free-trade agreement with the UK. The Australian government said it would make Australian exports to the UK cheaper and further strengthen...
GPC apprentice remembered with award
A FORMER Gladstone Ports Corporation apprentice, died from leukaemia, has been honoured with his mother presenting the very first Brent Holland Merit Award at the GPC Apprentice...
TAIC investigating incident on Moana Chief
THE New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission has launched an investigation into an incident that occurred on 10 December on the containership Moana Chief while it...
Nearly 30 organisations urge NSW govt to protect Sydney industrial land
NINE industry bodies and 20 companies have signed a letter urging the New South Wales government to retain and protect Sydney’s industrial land. The Greater Sydney Commission is...
Free-trade colossus – RCEP to create a new centre of gravity: UNCTAD
A NEW Asia-Pacific free trade agreement set to enter into force on 1 January 2022 will create the world’s largest trading bloc by economic size, according to an UNCTAD study...
Discussion paper for review of NSW's Ports and Maritime Administration Act released
AS the first step of the Independent Review of the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 (PAMA Act) and Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS), independent...
Government nominates Gina Cass-Gottlieb for top ACCC role
THE government on Tuesday announced that Gilbert + Tobin partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb is the nominee for the next chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission....
