Cruise milestone at Napier Port
IT’S been a milestone week for Napier Port after it accepted its 1000th cruise ship in what is looking to be its busiest summer on record. Silver Muse was the vessel that brought...
Freight and transport logistics workers arrested
POLICE suspect workers at freight and transport logistics companies in trusted positions were part of an alleged plot to import 10 million illicit cigarettes into Victoria. Six...
Port of Melbourne trade volumes increase
THE PORT of Melbourne has released its trade update for January. Total container throughput at the port in January was 269,044 TEU which was up 4% on last year’s total. Full...
Tasman Bridge transit aborted
A TASMAN Bridge transit was aborted on Wednesday morning after The Sheriff experienced a mechanical problem. The Sheriff departed Selfs Point, north of the Tasman Bridge, at 0545...
Cairns gets new marine operations base
CAIRNS will be the location of Queensland’s first marine operations base. Queensland Water Police, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association QF9 Cairns, and the soon to be...
Incat Crowther to design second-generation ferry
AUSTRALIAN marine engineering company Incat Crowther has been tasked with designing a new second-generation passenger ferry for a company in Singapore. Majestic Fast Ferry...
Plans to increase recycling at ports
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is teaming up with the Department of Agriculture and the Department for Climate Change to look into a trial to increase the chances of...
Tassie govt pledges support for Incat expansion
TASMANIAN premier Jeremy Rockliff has told Incat he would inject $5.25 million into the company’s expansion plans if he’s re-elected at next month’s state election. Incat builds...
Port of Mackay sees rise in trade
MORE than two million tonnes of trade have passed through the Port of Mackay in the past seven months, surpassing throughput in the same period from the previous financial year....
Penfield Marine becomes Maersk Tankers
US-BASED pool operator Penfield Marine has rebranded as Maersk Tankers. Maersk Tankers acquired the company in January this year. The rebranding is part of an ongoing integration...
Dredging plans for NZ port
PORT Taranaki is beginning work to renew its harbour maintenance dredging resource consents. Resource consents give permission to use or develop a natural or physical resource or...
Ocean Alliance grows stronger
FOUR founding members of Ocean Alliance have extended their cooperation for at least another five years. Chief executive officers at CMA CGM, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL...
IFCBAA to be vocal on biosecurity funding advisory panel
THE INTERNATIONAL Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) plans to be “vocal” in its position on the new Sustainable Biosecurity Funding Advisory Panel....
Man jailed over air-freight cocaine import
A MAN has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment over his role in a plan to smuggle 18 kilograms of cocaine into Australia in air cargo. Authorities intercepted the drugs when...
120-year-old shipwreck mystery solved
THE WRECK of SS Nemesis has been discovered in waters off Port Kembla 120 years after it sank. And now the NSW government wants to connect with relatives of the 32 crew members...
