Freight-friendly COVID-19 testing sites open in Sydney and QLD
AUTHORITIES in New South Wales and Queensland are opening freight-friendly COVID-19 testing stations as new cases persist and lockdowns continue. In Sydney, the NSW government is...
HyEng Corporation established for Japanese hydrogen research
THREE of Japans’s marine engine manufacturers – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co and Japan Engine Corporation – have announced the joint establishment of the...
EDITORIAL: Don’t turn sick seafarers back to sea – treat them
LAST week in WA, when several seafarers fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19 on the vessel Darya Krishna, the WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted ships with sick seafarers...
INSIGHT: Don’t worry – Olympic medals aren’t subject to import duty
ONLY a trade lawyer nerd who also happens to be a sports tragic would start to think about whether customs duty or GST are payable on Olympic medals when brought back into...
Box ship collides with fishing vessel
THE containership Kota Lembah has been involved in a collision with the fishing vessel Commission about 70 kilometres out from the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand on 28 July,...
Shipbuilder delivers 12th Guardian-class patrol boat
AUSTAL has delivered the 12th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, the RVS Takuare, was then gifted by the Australian government to the...
Larger vessels, congestion present risk-management challenges
SHIPPING losses and casualties are in decline, but increases in port congestion, the consequences of the crew-change crisis, piracy and cyber security present challenges,...
Ports Australia calls for COVID calm in WA
PORTS Australia today is urging the WA government and shipping charterers and lines to work together to avoid circumstances where the state government is forced to punish or turn...
CSL Australia awards Engage Marine Whyalla contract
ENGAGE Marine has been awarded a contract to support CSL Australia’s transhipment operations and perform harbour towage services at the Port of Whyalla in the Spencer Gulf in...
MOL orders four LNG-powered car carriers
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has ordered four new LNG-powered 7000-unit car carriers. In an announcement, the Japanese shipping line said it had reached an agreement with Shin Kurushima...
Net capacity reduction on Transpac and Asia-Europe container routes
THE impact of vessel delays is by far the largest single element causing the severe capacity shortage on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe container routes, driving up freight...
Competition Tribunal makes Newcastle decision
THE Australian Competition Tribunal on Wednesday declined to declare the Port of Newcastle under the National Access Regime. In July 2020, the NSW Minerals Council applied to the...
Charter Hall becomes sponsor for Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
COMMERCIAL property group Charter Hall announced that it has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) as an Open Road sponsor. HHTS, a mental health and wellbeing...
ASX-listed logistics company appoints new board member
WISEWAY Group has appointed Robert McNutt as a non-executive director in what the company said is part of its expansion strategy, particularly in the US market. ASX-listed...
Container shipping industry must brace for higher costs
RESEARCH firm Drewry reports that the container shipping sector is either already facing or about to face higher costs. This comes amidst booming stocks and rising profitability...
