Ministers meet to boost Aus-India trade
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud met with his Indian counterpart Narendra Singh Tomar this week to discuss improving trade between the two countries. The two ministers...
Transport ministers’ meeting a ‘mixed bag’: ALC
TRANSPORT ministers from around the region met last week to discuss important issues in the sector. The 15th Infrastructure and Transport Ministers’ Meeting took place on Friday,...
Approval to develop $300m industrial estate at Eastern Creek
PROPERTY group Charter Hall, through its $7bn wholesale industrial and logistics fund CPIF, has acquired the leasehold interest in 35 hectares of master planned approved...
WA to increase Port Hedland tonnage charges by 25%
THE Western Australia government will increase tonnage charges at Port Hedland by 25% for the upcoming financial year. The government said the increased tonnage charges at Port...
Five RTGs secured for DP World Sydney
PORT and supply chain operator DP World Australia has announced the addition of fie new rubber tyred gantry cranes to its operation at Sydney’s Port Botany, due to arrive in April...
Software selected for un-crewed fleet
MARINE robotics company Ocean Infinity is implementing DNV’s ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and several autonomous underwater vehicles. The company...
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge winners announced
ANOTHER stellar day on Sydney’s beautiful northern beaches Mona Vale Golf Club greeted 116 players in the 29th annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge on 25 May. Having been...
ANL acts to protect marine biodiversity
ON World Reef Day (1 June), shipping line ANL has spoken about the importance of its work supporting coral reefs including its collaboration with the Reef Restoration Foundation....
Swire Shipping articulates its environmental stance
SWIRE Shipping has committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by, and preferably well before, 2050. The company said it serves the many communities in the Pacific that are...
Scrap metal recycling bolsters PBPL’s zero waste efforts
THE team at Port of Brisbane’s Operations Base has boosted its waste reduction efforts by saving more than 16 tonnes of scrap metal from being sent to landfill this financial year...
Gladstone tug engineers down tools
TUGBOAT engineers employed by Smit Lamnalco at the Port of Gladstone took protected industrial action on Tuesday (1 June). Members of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
Spliethoff celebrates 100 years
SPLIETHOFF is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Dutch company started in 1921 as a shipbroking company specialising in forest products from the Baltic Sea region....
Seafarer tests COVID-19 positive in WA
A SEAFARER on the chemical tanker Allegra has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now in hotel quarantine. The Italian-flagged vessel is currently berthed at the Kwinana Bulk...
Australian miner buys new Damen tugboat
DAMEN Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Australia-based South32 GEMCO for a new ASD Tug 2312 tugboat. The shipbuilder said the ASD Tug 2312 would be the first such vessel...
Australia’s GEV to develop green hydrogen projects
AUSTRALIA-based Global Energy Ventures has announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with German company ILF Beratend Ingenieure to identify and develop green...
