Initial design for new hydrogen carrier unveiled
C-JOB Naval Architects unveiled a new design for a liquid hydrogen tanker, developed in partnership with green hydrogen development company LH2 Europe. C-Job Naval Architects have...
Maersk reports colossal profits for Q1 2022
“THE BEST earnings quarter ever” is how A.P. Moller - Maersk CEO Søren Skou described his company’s first-quarter 2022 financial results. The company reported record results for...
Funding secured to build grain export facility at Port Spencer
CONSTRUCTION on a $250-million grain export facility at Port Spencer on the Eyre Peninsula is slated to begin next month after Peninsula Ports secured funding for the development....
500 seafarers remain trapped on vessels in Ukrainian ports: ICS
JUST fewer than 500 seafarers remain sheltered, awaiting evacuation onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, according to data gathered by the...
Vic budget to fund container rail mode share scheme and more
THE VICTORIAN state government’s budget for 2022-23 includes $3.5 million for the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme, which, the government says, will remove the equivalent of 28,000...
WA rail freight network to receive $200 million investment
WESTERN Australia’s regional rail freight network will soon receive $200 million in funding across four projects aimed at connecting the state’s agricultural supply chains. The...
Global schedule reliability improves slightly in March
SHIPPING data analyst Sea-Intelligence has reported an improvement in schedule reliability based on an analysis of 34 different trade lanes. It said global schedule reliability is...
Incat Crowther wins contract to design CTVs
AUSTRALIAN vessel designer Incat Crowther was awarded a three-vessel order from Windea CTV, a US-based operator of crew-transfer vessels. Two of the CTVs will be built by St Johns...
BP Shipping fined for Port Adelaide oil spill
BP SHIPPING been fined $48,000 for spilling jet fuel oil in the Port Adelaide River in 2020. According to the Environment Protection Authority of South Australia, the oil spill...
New CFO for Aussie logistics company
AUSTRALIAN freight and logistics operator Wiseway has appointed a new chief financial officer. Chris Scholtz has stepped into the role, effective immediately. Mr Scholtz has...
Federal election must prioritise national supply chain, ALC says
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council has called for a more sustainable and efficient freight and logistics supply chain ahead of the upcoming federal election. The ALC said it has...
IMO adopts resolution to evacuate seafarers from Ukraine
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has adopted a resolution to facilitate the evacuation of seafarers from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Adopted by the IMO Maritime Safety...
Man sentenced for smuggling 10 million cigarettes in shipping container
A VICTORIAN man has been sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling 10 million cigarettes in a shipping container. The container, declared to have contained office...
VICT announces infrastructure fee hike
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure charge on 1 July. The automated container terminal at the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock is upping the...
Works commence on Port Hedland tug haven
CONSTRUCTION has commenced on the Nelson Point Tug Haven to provide a secure harbour for tugboats servicing Port of Port Hedland. The $51 million project involves restoring a...
