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...
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...
