Gemco Rail sets down WA roots
THE WESTERN Australian state government has awarded railcar manufacturer Gemco Rail more than $340,000 to help build 40 iron ore rail wagons. The funds will be used to upgrade...
Spirit’s Scottish sojourn confirmed
TT LINE outgoing chief executive Bernard Dwyer has confirmed Spirit of Tasmania IV will be transferred from builder RMC in Finland to the port of Leith in Scotland, pending a...
Paddy Crumlin re-elected President at ITF congress
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has held its 46th Congress in Marrakech, Morocco this month, marking the first time the global congress was held in the Arab...
ABS explores potential of nuclear-powered LNG carriers
THE AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a report on the potential of using advanced nuclear technology in maritime applications, with a study of a small modular reactor...
Ro-ro & car carriers
Ro-Ro, fuels for the future WITH the days when Australians mostly drove cars built in Geelong or Elizabeth largely gone, motorists are now reliant on imports, predominantly from...
Cruise season underway in Tassie
CRUISE season kicked off in Tasmania on Monday (28 October) with the maiden arrival of Crown Princess at the port of Hobart. The visit was the first of a number of maiden calls...
Emirates relaunches daily Adelaide service
EMIRATES has today (29 October) announced the relaunch of its daily service between Adelaide and Dubai (United Arab Emirates), which will offer passengers over 4200 weekly seats...
China-Australia rates bounce
THERE WAS a slight recovery in spot rates between China and Australia (Shanghai-Melbourne) in the third week of October, after several weeks of (mostly) falls. The Shanghai...
TT Club issues guidelines for Flexitank safety
GLOBAL freight insurance provider TT Club has released the latest in its series of publications focusing on the increasingly popular flexitank unit used to ship bulk liquid...
New Chair for Port of Melbourne
PORT OF MELBOURNE will have a new board chair from 1 March 2025 when Debbie Goodin succeeds the long-serving John Stanhope, who has led the port since its privatisation in late...
Record seven-year resources growth for WA
MINERAL and petroleum sales of $238 billion, strong exploration spending and record gold sales have helped push Western Australian jobs growth for a record seventh year. The...
Babcock opens new Adelaide facility
BABCOCK Australasia has announced the opening of its new facility in Adelaide, South Australia, which will see its maintenance, manufacturing, and repair footprint in the state...
PIL conducts inaugural bunkering of LNG boxship
PACIFIC International Lines (PIL) has successfully completed its inaugural liquiefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of an LNG-powered container vessel at the Yangshan port in...
Vic freight highway slated for repairs
MAJOR repairs are set to begin next month on Victoria’s Sunraysia Highway – a freight route linking grain and produce farms to domestic and international export markets....
First settlement reached with Dali interests
THE FIRST of at least sixty cases brought against the owners and managers of the containership Dali has been settled. The US Department of Justice on Friday [25 October] announced...
