Delays spiral at Patrick terminals, more industrial action announced
DELAYS at Patrick’s four terminals are spiralling as the Maritime Union of Australia continues its industrial action and, separately, workers call in sick. At the Sydney Autostrad...
AMSA and DFAT provide aid to Sri Lanka for X-Press Pearl cleanup
AUSTRALIA has provided marine oil spill response support to Sri Lanka following the sinking of the Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearlcontainership off the coast of Colombo in...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
MOL, Methanex finalise shipping partnership
METHANEX and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signed an agreement for the two companies to establish a partnership involving Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping. MOL is to take a 40%...
Big sentences handed down in maritime cocaine bust
TWO people last week were sentenced to 17 years in jail each for Australia’s biggest-ever cocaine seizure, which took place in August 2020 off the NSW coast. A joint Australian...
ARTC partners with MATES in Construction
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) Inland Rail project has announced a $100,000 partnership with MATES in Construction - a charity established to reduce the high level...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 29 October 2021
Capesize The Capesize market was in dire straits this week as tonnage levels were heard to be building while many areas had minimal activity as the 5TC dropped -15,398 to...
WA travel restrictions putting maritime industry at risk: unions
CONCERN about maritime workers being able to enter Western Australia for work from eastern states is growing. The state government’s COVID-19 measures block many maritime workers...
ITF raises concerns about conditions on bulker at Port Kembla
THE International Transport Workers Federation Australia said it was taking steps to address conditions aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier MV Seastar Endurance, now at...
Melbourne container throughput sees increase in September
PORT of Melbourne saw a modest increase in total container throughput in September, with empties the main driver behind the increase, according to the latest stakeholder update...
WA shipwreck reveals secrets of 17th century Dutch seafaring
MANY Dutch ships passed the West Australian coast while enroute to South East Asia in the 1600s – and the national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed through its...
Quick-thinking VTS team wins award
A TEAM of quick-thinking and resourceful professionals from Ports Victoria (formerly with Victorian Ports Corporation Melbourne) Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) has been awarded a...
Collision between fishing vessel and bulker highlights importance of good watchkeeping
AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into a collision between an Australian-flagged bulk carrier and a fishing vessel off Port Adelaide highlights the importance of...
Energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade
THE time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, according to analysts at...
Seafarers Happiness Index highlights long-term repercussions if standards don’t change
THE latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers highlights happiness levels have increased overall to 6.59/10, from 5.99 in the previous reporting...
