Playing with fire: lithium-ion batteries
IN NOVEMBER 2022 insurers TT Club and UK P&I Club and scientific consultant Brookes Bell published a whitepaper suggesting the risk of transporting lithium-ion batteries poses a...
China lifts suspensions on Aussie abattoirs
CHINA has lifted suspensions on three Australian meat export establishments. China suspended exports from Teys Australia in Naracoorte, South Australia, Australian Lamb Company in...
Ports remain shut as Jasper closes in
PORTS remain closed on Wednesday as Cyclone Jasper bears down on Far North Queensland. The ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Port Douglas, Cooktown and Cape Flattery closed on Tuesday...
Shipping industry talks net-zero strategy at COP28
SHIPPING industry representatives at COP28 set a course to deliver on the International Maritime Organization’s net zero strategy. More than 60 organisations and 300 leaders met...
Cruise ship arrives at Brisbane International Cruise Terminal
ON Friday 8 December the cruise ship Disney Wonder arrived at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal on its maiden call as part of its inaugural Australian season. Port of...
MUA’s industrial action continues at DP World terminals
THE MARITIME Union of Australia is continuing protected industrial action at DP World’s Australia terminals after several days of negotiations last week. The two parties last week...
Ports close in Queensland as Cyclone Jasper looms
PORTS on the Queensland coast have closed as Cyclone Jasper tracks toward the state’s north. The regional harbour master for the ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Port Douglas, Cooktown...
Tanker attacked in Red Sea
A MISSILE launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen has struck a commercial tanker in the Red Sea. Two US officials told Reuters on Monday the missile caused a fire and...
Two Aussie companies sign MOU to develop WA shipbuilding capabilities
ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Port Macquarie-based maritime engineering company Birdon to develop defence shipbuilding capability in...
QLD companies receive coastal shipping grants
MARITIME Safety Queensland has awarded two companies with grants intended to help revitalise Queensland’s coastal shipping industry. Tn Marine in Cairns and ASP Ship Management in...
Two charged over maritime drug bust
POLICE have charged two men for their alleged involvement in the importation of 560 kilograms of cocaine into Australia via a bulk carrier. Authorities seized the cocaine in...
Big cargo for Snowy 2.0 transported from Port Kembla
THE SECOND of six massive spiral cases for the Snowy 2.0 power station has been transported 422 kilometres from Port Kembla to Lobs Hole in the Snowy Mountains. Spread out over...
AiP issued for 11,000 CEU car carrier design
DNV has issued an approval in principle for the design of what it claims would be the world’s largest car carrier. The 11,000 CEU pure car and truck carrier would be 234 metres...
Three jailed over 99kg shipping container meth smuggling
THREE men have each been sentenced to more than 13 years’ imprisonment for their roles in a plot to import 99 kilograms of methamphetamine into Western Australia ahead of New...
Queensland ports brace for Tropical Cyclone Jasper
PORT of Townsville and Ports North are preparing for wild weather as Tropical Cyclone Jasper approaches the Queensland coast. The cyclone was tracking westward toward the coast as...
