MPA and US ports partner on Pacific green shipping corridor
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has partnered with two US ports to develop a strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean. MPA unveiled...
More efficient cattle trains with QLD investment
THE QUEENSLAND government has announced a $3.3-million investment to improve cattle loading capabilities at yards at Cloncurry, Hughenden, and Maxwelton on the Mount Isa rail...
Cargo cruise ship heading to French Polynesia
ARANUI Cruises will start delivering freight on its Austral Islands voyages in 2025. In the 2025 program, 125-metre mixed freight and passenger vessel Aranui 5 will offer 22...
OMC marks 30 years of DUKC
TWENTY twenty-three is the 30th anniversary of OMC International’s DUKC. The dynamic under-keel clearance system was first installed at the Queensland coal port of Hay Point. OMC...
Röhlig Logistics expands in Malaysia
RÖHLIG Logistics recently opened a new sales office in Penang, Malaysia. The logistics company said the opening of the new office at the end of October, has expanded the company’s...
AMSA secures emergency response vessel for Torres Strait and GBR
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has signed a contract with Smit Lamnalco for first-response capability in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef. The contract is to...
DP World to build new container park at Port of Brisbane
DP World is building a new container park at the Port of Brisbane. The stevedore is building the project with partners Port of Brisbane, logistics real estate specials Logos and...
Air cargo demand increases in October
OCTOBER marked the third consecutive month of stronger year-on-year air cargo demand, according to the latest market data from the International Air Transport association. Global...
Höegh explores ammonia bunkering for Aurora fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners is looking into the supply of ammonia as a bunker fuel for the company’s upcoming Aurora Class fleet. Höegh signed a letter of intent with Japan’s Sumitomo...
Eight PNG women graduate from Women in Maritime program
EIGHT Papua New Guinean women recently graduated from the Women in Maritime program, which is a partnership between Pacific Towing, the Australian government, Consort Express...
Maersk to expand South East Asia supply chain infrastructure
MAERSK plans to invest more than US$500 million to expand its supply chain infrastructure to support South East Asia as a global production hub. Maersk’s planned three-year...
Value of Aussie ag production to fall in 2023-24
THE AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics predicts the value of Australian agriculture production will fall as increasing global supply and drier conditions...
MUA suspends DPW industrial action for 24 hours, more suspensions may come
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called off its protected industrial action at DP World’s Australian terminals for today (Tuesday 5 December). The 24-hour suspension comes...
Nuyina returns to Tassie after Antarctic voyage
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina has returned to Tasmania after resupplying the Davis Station in Antarctica. The ship sailed across the Southern Ocean to its home port of Hobart before...
Victoria looks to boost trade ties with France
THE VICTORIAN government has signed a letter of intent with France to foster stronger trade and investment ties across a range of sectors. France’s Ambassador to Australia...
