Geodis acquires contract logistics company
TRANSPORT and logistics company Geodis has completed its acquisition of Need It Now Delivers, an American contract logistics specialist. Need It Now Delivers is based in New...
AMSA rescue aircraft to feature Torres Strait artwork
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s Challenger rescue aircraft will soon feature traditional artwork from a remote island in the Torres Strait. AMSA’s Challenger aircraft...
Contract signed for Young Endeavour replacement ship
LLOYD’S Register has signed a contract with Australian shipbuilder Birdon for a new sail training ship to replace STS Young Endeavour. Operated by the Royal Australian Navy,...
Australia experiences "shipping boom" while NZ plagued with congestion
TOTAL TEU capacity of ships arriving at Australian ports has reached a two year high, according to logistics technology company project44. Project44 data indicates the total TEU...
Potential impacts of hydrogen project under federal consideration
PROVARIS Energy has lodged an environmental protection and biodiversity conservation (EPBC) referral for its proposed Tiwi H2 hydrogen project. The energy company submitted its...
Industry discusses decarbonisation in Sydney
REPRESENTATIVES from the maritime industry, government and the energy industry gathered on Wednesday (12 October) to discuss the way forward for decarbonisation. The event was the...
Spirit of Tasmania Quay reaches new milestone
CONSTRUCTION has been completed on a key element of a world-first, three level access ramp at the Spirit of Tasmania Quay at the port of Geelong. The ramp uses a complex steel...
Fleet Hotspot crew network receives innovation award
A CREW connectivity initiative developed by Inmarsat has been awarded for innovation at the Seafarers Awards 2022 in Singapore, hosted by Mission to Seafarers Fleet Hotspot is an...
New members join Ports Australia
FIVE organisations have joined Ports Australia: Hutchinson Ports Australia, Patrick Terminals, Fortescue Metals Group, and the New Zealand ports of Nelson, and Otago. Ports...
NHVR to help fund CTAA’s safe shipping container loading practices initiative
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is to deliver a “safe shipping container loading practices initiative”. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Heavy Vehicle Safety...
Marine insurance merger takes step forward
APPROVALS from competition and regulatory authorities have moved forward a plan to merge P&I clubs North and Standard Club to establish NorthStandard. The launch of NorthStandard...
Tall ship Alma Doepel changes course
LAST week a gala luncheon was held in the Docklands, Melbourne to celebrate the progress of the restoration of the tall ship Alma Doepel and to launch a new foundation that will...
IMO to ban dumping of sewage sludge at sea
DUMPING of sewage sludge at sea will soon be prohibited worldwide following an amendment to the London Protocol treaty. The London Protocol is the modernised version of the...
World's first bulk carrier fitted with hard sail bound for Australia
MITSUI OSK Lines has announced the delivery of Shofu Maru, the world’s first cargo vessel equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail. The first of two ships to be fitted with the...
IMO launches energy efficient technology guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has launched a guide and assessment tool to help shipowners and operators navigate energy efficient technologies available to them. A...
