New leadership at shipping company
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has appointed Pia Synnerman as its new chief customer officer. Ms Synnerman joined the company in 2021 as head of sales to EMEA. She will step into her new...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Captain of Interlink Veracity charged for alleged drug smuggling
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police in May charged the 51-year-old master of bulk carrier Interlink Veracity for his alleged role in the plot to import 320 kilograms of cocaine into...
Cargo delivered to Antarctica via ADF air drop
AN AUSTRALIAN Defence Force aircraft this week dropped ten tonnes of cargo over Antarctica to build a deep-field camp for the Australian Antarctic Division. The ADF air drop...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Portland Bay
THE Portland Bay story was one of danger, heroism and disaster averted. On the morning of Monday 4 July, the bulk carrier was in imminent danger of grounding on the rocks of the...
BIMCO CII clause for time charters – the dust begins to settle
By Reed Smith transportation lawyers Nick Austin, Mike Adamson and Laura Hyne JUST as there is no easy route to decarbonisation, there is no straightforward way of balancing a...
Grant from port company helps local kids
AN NSW Ports Community Grant is helping children with a disability in the Illawarra play sport. The 2022 community grant has enabled not-for-profit organisation Frame Running...
Construction begins on Spirit of Tasmania V
CONSTRUCTION has officially commenced on Spirit of Tasmania V in Finland. Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions began work on the vessel at a steel cutting ceremony on...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: The Svitzer industrial relations flare up
ON Monday 14 November, towage company Svitzer announced it would lock out its maritime employees indefinitely starting the following Friday. The move was after more than three...
AMC partners with industry to tackle maritime engineering skills shortage
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime College has partnered with industry stakeholders on a campaign aimed at resolving skill shortages in maritime engineering. The Australian Maritime Safety...
Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant
SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has announced intentions to invest more than €1.1 billion (around $1.7 billion) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania. Iberdrola is...
Qube acquires 12 locos for new interstate service
QUBE has acquired 12 new locomotives from Progress Rail, one of the largest providers of rolling stock and infrastructure for the global rail industry. The 12 locomotives are all...
Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul
A MAN who orchestrated the import of three million cigarettes into Melbourne in a shipping container has been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force launched an...
Local contracts awarded for Spirit of Tasmania vessels
SPIRIT of Tasmania and shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions have announced three Tasmanian contracts for the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. The local contracts will see the...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link
IN early September, Toll Shipping announced it would become an independent shipping company in Tasmania under a new name: Strait Link. Toll Shipping was part of the Toll Global...
Derailment in Blue Mountain impacts freight
A FREIGHT train derailment in the Blue Mountains has put a freight line out of action. The train derailed on Wednesday last week (14 December) between Lawson and Linden. Repair...
