AMC Search and automation company enter AI training partnership
AMC Search has partnered with a UK automation company to deliver AI-based training for autonomous shipping. The Australian Maritime College’s AMC Search and Southampton-based...
Thousand-tonne QuayLink delivery arrives in Devonport
PORT of Devonport has received a thousand-tonne shipment of construction material for the QuayLink project. General cargo vessel Parkgracht is delivering 50 steel piles to the...
Provaris' hydrogen floating storage unit receives AiP
ASX-LISTED energy company Provaris has received an approval in principle for a hydrogen floating storage unit. The American Bureau of Shipping issued the AiP for the so-called...
$280m in construction announced for coal terminal
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure has announced it will design and construct a new ship loader and reclaimer for its coal terminal in Queensland. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary...
CMA CGM proposes Bolloré Logistics acquisition
CMA CGM has offered to acquire the Bolloré group’s logistics and transportation business, Bolloré Logistics. The two groups have commenced negotiations around CMA CGM’s proposed...
Dredging program to begin in Queensland port
MAINTENANCE dredging at Port of Weipa is set to begin in the coming weeks. North Queensland Bulk Ports has scheduled the dredging works to begin in early May using the dredge...
Dr Kerry Schott appointed acting ARTC chair
THE FEDERAL government has appointed Dr Kerry Schott as acting chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Dr Schott will remain in the position for three months while...
Reach stacker fire at Enfield terminal
A REACH stacker caught fire at NSW Ports’ Enfield Intermodal Terminal on Wednesday morning. Residents in suburbs surrounding Enfield reported they heard – and felt – what sounded...
Ports Australia releases safety management guidelines
PORTS Australia has published an updated version of the Australian Port Marine Safety Management Guidelines. The guidelines aim to promote the implementation of good practice...
Freight access program gets underway in Tasmania
A FREIGHT access program in Tasmania is commencing with strengthening works planned for a key bridge in Launceston. The $100-million Freight Capacity Upgrade Program is an...
MOL launches second LNG-fuelled ferry
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has launched its second LNG-fuelled ferry. The new Sunflower Murasaki is owned by MOL and operated by group’s coastal ro-pax company Ferry Sunflower. MOL plans...
Mid West Ports announces community grant recipients
MID West Ports Authority has announced funding recipients in the latest round of its community grants program. The port authority’s Annual Community Grants program aims to support...
Program to train more truckies in the Pilbara and Kimberley
A TRUCK driver training program in the Pilbara and Kimberley aims to grow the local heavy vehicle workforce. The state government and logistics industry initially developed the...
Port Hedland breaks 24-hour throughput record
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported the largest 24-hour throughput on record at Port of Port Hedland. Following a temporary closure last week due to Cyclone Ilsa, the port...
National biosecurity action plan to tackle evolving threats
THE FEDERAL government has released a national biosecurity action plan exploring a biosecurity risk management trial at Port of Melbourne and plans for a sea container data...
