Auriga acquires Darwin tug service
MARITIME and aviation service company Auriga Group has yesterday (11 December) announced the acquisition of Darwin Tug and Line Service (DTLS). Auriga confirmed it entered into a...
IATA launches new air cargo device assessment
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Air Cargo Device Assessment (ACDA) program in order to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers, and...
SA-China flight relaunch lifts export capacity
ONE of China’s largest airlines has relaunched a service between Guangzhou and Adelaide, opening up to 45 tonnes of cargo capacity each week for exports to China. China Southern...
New Bass Strait wind zone added
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has declared a new offshore wind zone in Bass Strait, this time in waters off northern Tasmania. Climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen said...
NZ Govt announces new Cook Strait ferry plan
ONE YEAR after cancelling KiwiRail’s iReX Cook Strait ferry replacement program the NZ Government has announced two new but smaller vessels will be built for 2029 delivery....
FTA and SCT host intermodal site tour
FREIGHT & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association partnered with SCT Logistics today (11 December) to host a breakfast and site tour with insights into SCT’s...
Qantas Freight is comin’ to town
With Christmas day now two weeks away, Qantas Freight has unveiled a specially decorated ‘Santa’s Freight’ aircraft as it prepares to deliver more than 50,000 tonnes of...
Energy giants merge world wind biz
TWO OF THE WORLD’s energy majors are to hive off their offshore wind interests in a new, standalone joint venture they say will be one of the world’s largest developers, owners...
INSIGHT: Bayesian sinking - the role of seamanship
“THE IDEAL seaman is he who says and does the proper thing, in just the proper way and at the proper time, a man who has developed sea sense and nautical sagacity,” Alfred E...
MUA industrial action to continue
PROTECTED industrial action engaged by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is set to continue at five ports across the country. The Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the...
Asia-Pacific to play vital role in CO2 shipping
A JOINT study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has identified shipping to play a vital role in cross border carbon...
ONE and NZPG hold shore power symposium
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group (NZPG) recently held a symposium to share the best practices and approaches to utilisation of shore power. Held on 6...
ACCC takes Silk/DPW deal to public inquiry
THE PROPOSED acquisition of Silk Contract Logistics by DP World Australia, announced on 11 November, will be subject to a public review by the ACCC. The Commission has invited...
Work started on submarine training centre
CONSTRUCTION has started on a new training centre at HMAS Stirling for submarine crew training. This $200m project forms part of the federal government's $8 billion investment in...
ANL takes the fifth in PAX upgrade
IN MID-DECEMBER ANL will add a fifth ship to the PAX service between South East Asia and northern/north-western Australia to provide weekly frequency on each loop and thus the...
