Onslow completes fifth decommissioning project
THE ONSLOW Marine Support Base (OMSB) in its relatively short life is proving a success with Western Australia’s decommissioning projects on the North West Shelf. Its most recent...
G2Ocean continues fleet renewal and expansion
NORWAY’S forest products and dry bulk specialist G2Ocean is adding six new open hatch gantry crane vessels as part of its fleet renewal program. Greig Maritime Group, which...
Foreign ministers call for ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific
AUSTRALIA has renewed its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific at the Quad foreign ministers meeting in India. Foreign minister Penny Wong, along with her counterparts from...
Board members appointed to Australian Maritime Safety Authority
FEDERAL infrastructure minister Catherine King has announced the appointment of Carla Boehl and Devinder Grewal to the board of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Dr Boehl...
Mission to Seafarers Sydney announces team for the year ahead
THE Mission to Seafarers Sydney held its annual meeting this week, “with strong attendance” and what was described as “a shared sense of purpose” for 2026-27. Chair Rob Dunn...
Healthy Heads launches psychosocial risk management pilot program
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks & Sheds, a not-for-profit aimed at improving mental health and physical wellbeing across Australia’s road transport and logistics sectors, has announced...
Diversification boosts China lobster exports
AUSTRALIA’S biggest lobster exporter, the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative (GFC) on Western Australia’s mid-west coast, was hard-hit by China’s ban on the live lobster trade. It...
Two men and a dog successfully rescued
A HONG KONG-registered bulk carrier, en route from Hay Point to Bayuquan, China with coal has rescued beings from a distressed small craft, guided by the Australian Maritime...
Exporters celebrate record year for goat exports
DEMAND for Australian goatmeat is rising as consumers seek more diverse protein options, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) says. MLA has just released the Goatmeat Global Snapshot...
Key FNQ freight route returned to "pre-disaster" function
RECONSTRUCTION works have been completed on the Palmerston Highway, a key Far North Queensland freight route between the Atherton Tablelands and the coast. Jointly bankrolled by...
Will Vega vanish, finally?
THE REDUNDANT former KiwiRail rail/ro-pax Vega looks set to depart for the breakers’ beach in India after export/import paperwork was finally completed and accepted. KiwiRail...
Transport minister to speak at 2026 Seafarers Welfare lunch
NEW South Wales transport minister John Graham has been confirmed as a speaker for the 2026 Seafarers Welfare Parliamentary lunch on Friday 19 June. Her Excellency Margaret...
ICHCA guests hear about air freight and Adelaide box port
ICHCA South Australia recently held a successful industry event at the Lakes Resort Hotel in Adelaide, which was attended by more than 45 guests from the freight and logistics...
BHP shelves Pilbara beneficiation plant
BHP halted work on a major iron‑ore beneficiation plant in the Pilbara last year, despite internal modelling showing the project could cut global steelmaking emissions by 1.7...
Fuel quandary for RSV Nuyina at Hobart
A SENATE estimates session in Canberra has heard that plans by the Tasmanian government to refuel Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina by truck are “far from” acceptable....
