ATSB releases final report on Portland Bay near-stranding
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into the near stranding of bulk carrier Portland Bay near Sydney in July 2022. The outcome of the...
Gold Valley adds Bunbury to export ports
GOLD VALLEY is adding the Port of Bunbury to its existing deal with the Port of Esperance. Gold Valley has exported iron concentrate out of the Port of Bunbury for the first time,...
Toll moves into specialist forwarding with Transolve acquisition
FULFILLING customers’ regional and global growth ambitions is a key objective of Toll Group’s acquisition of forwarder Transolve Global. Transolve is an Australian specialist in...
MtS Brisbane welcomes Catherine Hindley as new president
MISSION to Seafarers’ Brisbane branch has celebrated the appointment of its new President, Catherine Hindley, who was nominated for the role at the Mission’s Annual General...
Hapag-Lloyd reports strong 2025 first quarter
GERMANY’s Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth largest container line, has enjoyed a strong first quarter, boosting the Group to an EBITDA of USD 1.1 billion (EUR 1.0 billion). In the...
OneStop announces Sydney and Melbourne expansion
SUPPLY chain optimisation solutions provider, OneStop, has announced the upcoming implementation of its OneStop Modal product at the DP World Australia facilities in Sydney and...
March uptick for local container volumes
IMPORT and export volumes for Australasia and Oceania both rose in March, according to the latest figures from London-based Container Trade Statistics. March imports reached their...
Mixed quarter for Taiwanese carriers
TAIWAN’s Evergreen and Yang Ming, respectively the world’s seventh and tenth largest container carriers, sailed different courses during the first quarter of 2025, according to...
BW Offshore opens Darwin office
BW OFFSHORE has opened a Darwin office, an important milestone as its new FPSO, BW Opal moves closer to first gas at the Barossa gas project. In a LinkedIn post BW Offshore said...
Spectacular float over for giant FPU
A SPECTACULAR engineering milestone for the Scarborough Energy Project has been reached with the joining together of the topsides and hull for the Floating Production Unit (FPU)....
Andrew Hays appointed as Melbourne harbour master
A NEW harbour master has been announced for Melbourne, with Andrew Hays taking over this key role. Mr Hays was previously the harbour master at the windswept port of Portland as...
ATSB details pilot ladder incident off Newcastle
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an occurrence brief detailing a pilot ladder failure during the boarding of a bulk carrier off Newcastle. The incident...
Australia must stick to free trade guns, webinar hears
AN EMPHATIC Labor victory at the federal election has placed Australia in a strong position to defend the free trade agenda, a webinar organised by La Trobe University has heard....
New cruises make up 60% of southern WA visits
THE CRUISE season has come to a close in southern Western Australia with a host of new cruises. The departure of the 184m Insignia from the Port of Albany last Wednesday marked...
Qatar-Virgin partnership to accelerate Aus exports
QATAR Airways Cargo looks to strengthen trade connections and expand its capacity to and from Australia through its new partnership with Virgin Australia. One of the world’s...
