QUEENSLAND: Sunshine State frames its freight future
Queensland is expanding freight capacity through rail, road and regional port investment, with Brisbane, Mackay and Gladstone central to resilient, lower-emission trade growth....
AMPI escort towage workshop underway in Newcastle
NEWCASTLE is this week welcoming maritime professionals from across Australia and overseas for a first-of-its-kind Escort Towage Workshop, hosted by the Australasian Marine Pilots...
Ports unready for new-fuel ships: Study
A NEW global study by Lloyd’s Register (LR) has found the pursuit by ship owners and engine manufacturers of new marine fuels is running far ahead of ports’ ability to accommodate...
Matilda 1 goes a waltzing with US Marine Corps
IN ANOTHER win for Australian designers/builders, the U.S. Marine Corps has chartered SeaTransport’s Matilda 1, a specialised Stern Landing Vessel (SLV), to test and develop new...
OneStop and Clear.ai announce partnership
DATA and technology provider OneStop has announced a partnership with Clear.ai, an Australian AI-native platform for customs and freight. Under the partnership, Clear.ai is to use...
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Ammonia bunkering first for Pilbara Ports
PORT Hedland has hosted Australia’s first transfer of green ammonia to an ammonia-powered bulk carrier, marking a significant milestone in the maritime sector’s push towards...
Shifting grain trade boosts smaller bulkers
NEW research highlights contrasting fortunes for dry bulk shipping as Black Sea disruption and changing trade routes change global freight demand. Panamax bulkers have emerged as...
AMSA bans repeat offender
A BULK carrier already twice detained by AMSA over falsified crew records has now been banned from Australian waters for 90 days. The Marshall Islands-flagged Wooyang Venus,...
PPSP's Werges ships out
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots’ (PPSP) first chief executive, Thorsten Werges, will leave the company this weekend after the board decided not to renew his contract. In correspondence...
US Marine Corps takes delivery of Australian-designed surface craft
THE US Marine Corps has accepted the first prototype of a new Australian-designed ancillary surface craft (ASC), marking a significant milestone in efforts to improve logistics...
Rail upgrade positions Mid West for a grand grain harvest
A KEY freight rail upgrade in Western Australia's Mid West has been completed as the state's grain industry heads into what is expected to be another exceptionally large harvest,...
Multiple pipelines in West Asia could boost oil supply. Could it mitigate shortages?
BEFORE THE war between Iran and the USA, Middle Eastern countries supplied about 23 million barrels per day (bpd) to the global market. Since then, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital...
Neptune Pacific has skin in the game for Tuvalu
A SKINCARE product developed on the output-constrained nation of Tuvalu has become the first commercial export since 2002 two decades, with a helping hand from Neptune Pacific....
ITF and coal company at odds over ship inspection
INSPECTION rights for labour unions when ships are visiting Australian ports need to be upheld, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) says, citing concerns over...
AIT announces Connor Anderson acquisition
SUPPLY chain solutions provider AIT Worldwide Logistics has finalised an agreement to acquire Connor Anderson International, a Sydney-based global freight forwarder. Founded in...
