New legislation for SA to protect agriculture industry
A NEW bill will be introduced to the South Australian parliament this week, aimed at strengthening biosecurity protections for the state’s $18.5 billion dollar agriculture...
OPINION: Where is the government's support for seafarer welfare funding?
THE HEALTH, wellbeing and recuperation of seafarers depend on 21st century funding for port welfare facilities. In Australia, the current institutional paralysis-by-analysis and...
Papua New Guinea
PAPUA New Guinea is playing a waiting game. It is waiting for the long-anticipated construction phase of the country’s second major LNG development, the TotalEnergies-led and...
John Duigan returns to King Island services
LANDING craft John Duigan has returned to regular services at Tasmania’s King Island, with the support of tugboat Leaders Creek, following upgrades to the island’s Grassy Port....
Pacific Towing - more than a tugboat company
The past decade has seen Pacific Towing ramp up its engagement in services catering to Papua New Guinea’s growing oil and gas sector, with harbour towage to increase as the next...
MSC on the Wallaby
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has relaunched its Wallaby service with the Saturday sailing from Hong Kong of the 5048 TEU MSC Eleni. The latest iteration of the service comes...
CMA CGM Air Cargo launches trans-Pacific service
CMA CGM Air Cargo has launched its first trans-Pacific service, connecting Asia with North America. The launch follows the delivery of a new Boeing 777-200 Freighter on 18 August....
Western Sydney Airport welcomes first international airline
WESTERN Sydney’s soon-to-be newest airport has secured its first its first international airline, with Singapore Airlines confirming its intention to operate from the airport....
WA govt calls on state industry to design new ferries
THE WESTERN Australian government has called on state industry to design a new fleet of modern vessels as part of its plans to expand Perth’s ferry services on the Swan River. An...
Freight rail saving big on emissions says KiwiRail
TRANSPORTATION of goods via freight rail saved nearly 230,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the 2023-24 financial year, according to KiwiRail. New Zealand’s state-owned rail operator...
Mackay marks 85 years with near-record trade results
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has posted near-record trade results for Port of Mackay in the 2023-24 financial year. Handling 3.58 million tonnes in 2023-24, the port exceeded the...
Port Taranaki laments diminished financial year results
NEW Zealand’s Port Taranaki has released its financial results for the 2023-24 year (FY24) ending 30 June 2024, acknowledging diminished results after a challenging year. Port...
NYK declares completion of world's first commercial-use ammonia vessel
NYK LINE has claimed its tugboat Sakigake as the world’s first ammonia-fuelled vessel for commercial use. Modifications to Sakigake for conversion to run on ammonia began last...
Millions of cigarettes seized from container in Sydney
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force has sized more than 12 million illegal cigarettes from a container that arrived in New South Wales last week. The consignment, which arrived from...
Embattled minister resigns portfolio
TASMANIAN infrastructure minister Michael Ferguson has stepped away from his role overseeing the troubled TT Line ferry and terminal project, with premier Jeremy Rockliff taking...
