Australia, Japan to modernise food value chains
THE FEDERAL Government has declare drelations between Japan and Australia have been further strengthened with the signing of a statement of intent on modernizing agri-food value...
WA small business urged to consider exports
SMALL regional businesses in the southwest of Western Australia are being encouraged to look overseas for markets. The state government is offering $600,000 over three years...
3Q FY2024 was a good one
OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS recorded a stellar third quarter for its 2024 financial year (which runs April-March) with sharp improvements year-on-year. The revenue for October 2024 to...
Broome floating wharf on its way from China
BROOME’S floating wharf has been launched in China and is ready for transport to its Kimberley home. The overseas fabrication is complete, and subject to appropriate weather...
MIAL: Another natural disaster underlines reform urgency
MARITIME Industry Australia Ltd believes it is regrettable the latest Queensland floods once again underline the need for vigorous backing for a re-birth of the national maritime...
New Zealand to search for Cook Island ferry shipbuilder
THE NEW Zealand government has launched a new search for a shipbuilder to construct two Cook Strait ferries for KiwiRail’s Interislander Line but has still not revealed whether...
Reef Keeper biffo still unresolved
WHILE Smit Lamnalco has resolved its enterprise agreement with tug engineers and officers in Gladstone, the dispute over the Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel Reef Keeper...
FNQ floods hit land links, again
THE PORT of Townsville remains open but road and rail operators are scrambling to find alternative arrangements following the flooding of rail lines and the collapse of a key...
Vezhen released by Swedish authorities
BULK carrier Vezhen has been released by Swedish authorities after being seized in relation to a subsea cable damage incident. The Swedish Prosecution Authority announced the...
Record grain harvest puts pressure on exports
THE CBH Group has ended the Western Australian grain harvest with its third biggest crop ever, with attention now turning to exporting two million tonnes of grain per month. A...
Jo Haylen resigns as NSW Transport Minister
NEW South Wales Transport Minister Jo Haylen has resigned, following growing criticism over her use of a ministerial chauffeur. MP Haylen admitted to using a taxpayer-funded...
All Gladstone tug bans lifted
NORMAL towage operations have resumed in the port of Gladstone following a conciliation hearing between unions and Smit Lamnalco in the Fair Work Commission on Friday [31...
US applies further pressure to Panama over canal
THE HEAT is on in Panama as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in the central American country to discuss ownership of the Panama Canal. The US Department of...
India to allocate billions to maritime
INDIA’S Finance Minister has revealed plans to set up a 250-billion-rupee maritime development fund to support the country's shipbuilding and repair industry. The fund, worth...
New owners rescue FSG
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY’s Heinrich Rönner Group is to take over operations at the insolvent Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, with construction of Searoad Shipping’s new Bass...
