Second Samoa salvage cycle completed
THE NZ DEFENCE FORCE says another milestone has been reached in the removal of diesel fuel and other pollutants from HMNZS Manawanui. Manawanui sank on the morning of 6 October...
Freight forwarder critical of landside price hikes
BRIAN Hack, managing director of West Australian freight forwarder EES has thrown his weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest stevedoring...
Corvus Energy to power “world first” electric vessel
CORVUS Energy has announced it will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel ever to be built. The Norwegian-headquartered company confirmed...
Applications open for Patrick WILpower cadetships
PATRICK Terminals has opened applications for its 2025 WILpower cadet program. WILpower, or the Women in Logistics program, was set up in 2015 to provide women with career...
ClassNK issues AiP for Liquefied CO2 Carrier
CLASSNK has announced it has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a design concept for a coastal liquefied CO2 carrier, jointly developed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. and...
AMSA and Fair Work Ombudsman join forces
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), in collaboration with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), have joined forces to address wage theft issues aboard foreign-flagged...
North Queensland: Flood relief but more rain
THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT has issued an emergency planning declaration to enable deliveries of food, medicines and essential supplies from and into stores, warehouses and...
Broomehill rail projects to aid grain exports
GRAIN growing co-operative CBH has completed its Broomehill rapid rail outloading and siding project which it says will help the international competitiveness of WA grain growers....
Emissions guidance released for Aussie ports
PORTS Australia has released new emissions guidance to help Australian ports transition to net-zero. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Guidance is designed to support ports...
Lyttelton results improve despite softer trade volumes
LYTTELTON Port Company has reported an improvement in financial performance for the first half of the financial year, despite a decrease in trade volumes. Posting its interim...
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...
