New Port of Brisbane logistics park takes shape
CONTAINER transport and logistics provider South East Queensland Hauliers (SEQH) has cut the ribbon on the first stage of its new logistics park at the Port of Brisbane. The...
AMSA collects digital business gong
A DIGITAL service for seafarers has earned recognition for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority at the Australian Business Awards. AMSA was recognised as an ABA100 winner for...
Engineering first for AAL
OCEAN transport operator AAL Shipping has reported completing one of its “most complex engineering operations” safely transporting 16 bulk commodity transport barges from Brazil...
Australian red meat exports reach a record high
BEEF exports from Australia have broken the record for the highest volume in one year, up 15% year-on-year to reach almost 1.4 million tonnes (Mt). The milestone was driven by...
Finder finds an FPSO
PERTH-based Finder Energy has moved closer to being an active oil and gas producer with the acquisition of a floating production storage and offtake vessel for its Timor Sea...
Wharfies mourn Comrade Freddie
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has paid tribute to veteran seafarer and activist Fred Krausert who passed away recently. Mr Krausert was described as a seafarer,...
World Container Index – 4 December 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) rose 7% to $1,927 per 40ft container after three weeks of decline, mainly due to rate hikes on Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes....
Freight forwarders fume over tech giant’s price move
FREIGHT forwarders have voiced their frustration with WiseTech’s new billing model, with the chief executive of Australia’s peak industry body calling the change to pricing...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 5th December 2025
I'LL mark this week as the one where I was absolutely convinced a cord was brushing against my leg… only to realise it was a daddy long legs. (Surely everyone knows what those...
OMC celebrates 30th for under keel clearance technology at Port Hedland
TECHNOLOGY that has helped facilitate the movement of vast quantities of iron ore from the Pilbara has clocked up 30 years since it was first deployed at Port Hedland. The Dynamic...
Lyttelton stabilises, Maersk drops surcharge
PROJECTIONS of better performance at the Lyttelton Container Terminal (LCT) have encouraged Maersk Line to drop congestion surcharges affecting international and coastal...
Celebrations for 20 years of automation at Patrick Brisbane terminal
INDUSTRY figures gathered in Brisbane to celebrate 20 years of automation at Patrick’s Terminals Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal. After taking a bus to the Port of Brisbane, guests...
New life for former emergency towing vessel
A FORMER AMSA-contracted Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel has secured a lucrative new contract in the Timor Sea. AHTS Coral Knight, which maintained the ETV role for AMS...
Hefty drug haul seized from Port Botany shipping container
AUTHORITIES have seized $9 million worth of cocaine hidden inside a refrigerated shipping container, after intercepting an attempted import at Port Botany, New South Wales....
Auckland to get new-fuel bunker tanker
A NEW bunker tanker to be built for Port of Auckland and subsidiary Seafuels will be capable of supplying biodiesel and methanol, as well as low sulphur fuel and marine diesel...
