Shipping Australia Linx up with new member
LINX Port Services has become the latest corporate associate member of Shipping Australia, even while its future ownership remains undecided. LPS describes itself as one of the...
Austal's 19th Guardian-class patrol boat gifted to Fiji
AUSTAL Australia has delivered its 19th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The Australian government gifted the 39.5-metre patrol boat RFNS Puamau...
Vic locals reject cow of a plan
LOCAL resistance to the use of a small Victorian port for commercial cargo operations has seen the service proponent head to the Supreme Court. Bass Strait Freight wants to use...
NZ port imposes channel limits
NEW Zealand’s Port Marlborough has decided to limit the size of ships using the Tory Channel to access the ports of Picton and Shakespeare Bay. Marlborough harbourmaster Jake...
DP World grows freight forwarding network
DP WORLD has inaugurated the latest in a string of offices that make up its global freight forwarding network. DP World now operates 100 branches launched in the last eight months...
Westport up for EPA assessment
FREMANTLE inner Harbour replacement project Westport has moved to a new stage with its referral to the WA Environmental Protection Authority. Referral of the proposed marine and...
ZPMC cranes no risk, company insists
THE WORLD'S leading manufacturer of ship-to-shore container cranes and other port hardware has issued a stern denial of accusations its equipment is fitted with spyware. Shanghai...
EV fire, ship loss prompt lawsuits
CONCERNS over the flammability of electric vehicles have flared again after revelations Mitsui OSK Lines and insurer Allianz are suing Volkswagen AG over the 2022 loss of PCTC...
Pink lady passes
CECILIA Eckelmann-Batistello, the lady who put colour into container shipping, died suddenly last Wednesday (6 March) just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 73. Ms...
Bougainville continues slow journey to Singapore
THE LPG tanker Bougainville, which lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February, is making its slow way to Singapore for repairs, initially behind a Brisbane-based tug...
DSV locks in 10-year lease at Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane has signed a 10-year lease agreement with DSV Air & Sea for a new warehouse and container hardstand at the port. The new DSV facility would occupy a 4.8-hectare...
MUA welcomes offshore wind opportunity for maritime workers
THE MARITIME Union of Australia is welcoming the declaration of an offshore wind zone in the Southern Ocean as opportunity for Australia’s maritime workforce. Federal minister for...
Ballast testing trials promising, DAFF says
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry is looking to expedite ballast water testing after trials of sampling kits produced promising results. Last July, DAFF’s...
Two charged over sea-cargo cocaine plot
POLICE have charged two people for their roles in a plot to import 600 kilograms of cocaine into Australia in a container packed with fruit kiosks. The Dutch national (25) and...
Vic Opposition pushes for Melb protection
VICTORIA'S Liberal/National Opposition is seeking to obviate disruptions in the port of Melbourne by having it declared critical infrastructure. Shadow minister for ports and...
