Renewable hydrogen exports from WA get boost in state budget
THE Western Australia state government is investing $61.5 million to boost the state’s renewable hydrogen industry. A new $50 million fund, included in the government's 2021-22...
Qube to acquire Newcastle Agri Terminal
ASX-listed logistics company Qube has acquired the Newcastle Agri Terminal from its existing shareholders CBH, Viterra Australia, Riverina and CTC Terminals. Qube acquired the...
Teekay signs new contract with Department of Defence
TEEKAY Corporation has entered into a contract with the Australian Government Department of Defence to provide marine services for five vessels through the Defence Marine Support...
Sydney pilot Neil Farmer retires
CAPTAIN Neil Farmer has retired after 46 years working on the water.He spent the past 24 years as a Sydney marine pilot. Mr Farmer’s career started in 1975 as a cadet with the...
International Chamber of Shipping outlines plan for carbon levy
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has set out a proposal for a global levy on carbon emissions from ships. ICS presented a submission to the International Maritime...
AMSA detains containership at Botany
THE containership Thorstar (IMO 9253002) was detained last week at Port Botany and is now at White Bay in Sydney undergoing repairs. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime...
CMA CGM starts a new chapter at Kaohsiung
CMA CGM Group commenced operations at the Port of Kaohsiung as the CMA CGM Kaohsiung Terminal Company on the first of September. This follows a 20-year terminal lease extension...
Inland Rail extension to Port of Gladstone to be studied
THE federal government has committed funding to investigate extending Inland Rail from Toowoomba to the Port of Gladstone. The government is to provide up to $10 million to...
Crew Change Indicator points to stabilisation
THE number of seafarers onboard ships beyond the expiry of their contracts decreased from 9% to 8.9% in August, according to the latest data from the Neptune Declaration Crew...
Logistics companies launch vaccination drives
SEVERAL Australian logistics companies are instituting programs to encourage workers to roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab. Qube has opened a COVID-19 vaccination hub at the...
Second man sentenced for importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in Sydney-bound container
A 65-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for his part in importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in September 2019. On 10 September 2019 Australian...
Svitzer signs contract for Bunbury towage
SVITZER Australia has signed a contract with Southern Ports Authority for a five-year, non-exclusive towage licence at Port of Bunbury in Western Australia. The company is to...
A "rapidly disintegrating shipping market"?
THERE is no doubt that the international container shipping market is a mess. It is axiomatic that the ships are at capacity, there aren’t enough containers in the right places...
Nuyina departs the Netherlands, bound for Hobart
AUSTRALIA’S new Antarctic ice breaker, RSV Nuyina, is on its way home after completing the final stages of testing in the North Sea. Australian Antarctic Division Director, Kim...
Auriga Group expands pilotage operations to Port of Geelong
MARINE pilotage services provider Auriga Group is commencing pilotage services at the Port of Geelong starting today, 1 September. Geelong is the 15th port/route in Auriga’s...
