Undervalued boats cost importers almost $2m
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officials issued demands for payments of nearly $2m to importers of overseas vessels after they undervalued the commercial craft. In the worst case, an...
Port of Mackay to celebrate 80 years
THE Port of Mackay is turning 80 and to celebrate North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has invited the community to a party on Sunday 25 August at Old Mulherin Park. CEO...
Pilbara annual shipping figures remain strong
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total annual throughput of 697.2m tonnes for the 2018/19 financial year. This result is a less than 1% change (decrease of 2.06Mt) from...
Wärtsilä chosen for propulsion of hopper dredger
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä has been chosen by Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredger. The...
Kalmar supplies container handlers to Chinese business
EIGHT new empty container handlers from Kalmar are to be added to China Merchants Port Group’s mobile equipment fleet. The group has established a large port network covering...
Strong growth in Australian LNG in 2018-19
AUSTRALIA exported a total of 75.1m tonnes of liquefied natural gas in the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to energy advisory firm EnergyQuest. This was via 1111 cargoes and was...
Drought dampens economic outlook, Deloitte report claims
DROUGHT and falling house prices are among the factors dragging down the Australian economy, according to a new report by analysts Deloitte. However the report also noted likely...
Love Boat star promotes cruise ship's return
TED LANGE, best known for his role of Isaac Washington, the cocktail maker and confidant on the television series The Love Boat, has arrived in Sydney to celebrate the return of...
Hewson to headline grains industry conference
FORMER federal Opposition leader, Dr John Hewson, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne. Dr Hewson, who famously...
LOGOS partners with AustralianSuper on kiwi logistics estate
LOGOS and AustralianSuper have joined forces to develop the Wiri Logistics Estate in Auckland, starting with a 10-hectare site acquired by LOGOS in July 2018. As part of this new...
Rigby Cooke opens Dandenong office
TRADE-focussed law firm Rigby Cooke Lawyers have announced a new office in Dandenong South. The new office is expected to provide a base for the firm to interact with logistics...
AI-enabled freight platform launched in Asia Pacific
A NEW system from Kuehne + Nagel that uses artificial intelligence to match shippers’ requirements with carrier availability, has been launched in Thailand, with Australia among...
Shipping line supports exhaust cleaning technology
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the development of local production resources for Wärtsilä’s exhaust...
Superyacht grants to float Queensland boats overseas
THE SUPERYACHT Industry Development Fund is part of the Queensland government’s strategy to expand the industry and increase Queensland’s global market share by 10% by 2023. There...
NT airboat crash investigated
THE national transport safety investigator, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has confirmed an investigation into an incident involving the airboat Gale Force on Sweets...
