OPINION: Strategy and patience are key to maritime emergency responses – including the Suez Canal
By Captain Drew Shannon, managing director, United Salvage Understandably, the media and public respond with awe, fascination and panic when large vessels end up in trouble. The...
Ever Given salvage works ongoing at the Suez Canal
THE SUEZ Canal Authority (SCA) has released footage of the salvage works to refloat the Ever Given in the Suez Canal. A statement from Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), the...
OPINION: Another disruption in the global container supply chain
ON TOP of the recent disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and thousands of containers being lost overboard in the North Pacific, another incident with a large container...
New chairman for Road Freight NSW announced
THE peak body Road Freight NSW has appointed a new chairman, transport industry veteran Austin Vella. Mr Vella has more than 35 years’ experience in the trucking industry and is...
New agricultural legislation reduces red tape
A NEW legal framework for Australia’s agricultural exports commenced on 28 March, streamlining the way farmers, other primary producers and exporters do business with trading...
Consul general of the Philippines visits Melbourne MtS
THE MISSION to Seafarers Melbourne staff and board members were thrilled to meet with the Philippines Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo and Deputy Consul General Anthony...
Research starts to assess risks of autonomous ships
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has begun joint investigative research with Sompo Japan Insurance on risk assessment of autonomous ships. Global efforts are accelerating toward the...
Interim supply chain report finds Australia’s vulnerability limited
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission’s interim report on vulnerable supply chains says only a small fraction of Australia’s imports are vulnerable to serious supply disruption. On 19...
IATA launches digital cargo platform
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association is launching the IATA Enhanced Partner Identification and Connectivity (EPIC) platform to support the digitisation of the global...
SeaRoad’s MV Liekut arrives in Australia
SEAROAD’s new charter vessel MV Liekut arrived ahead of schedule on 25 March at Station Pier, Melbourne, at 8.30am. Executive chairman of SeaRoad, Chas Kelly, said the ship had a...
Maersk joins Methanol Institute
MAERSK is the Methanol Institute’s newest member. MI CEO Gregory Dolan said, “MI is delighted to welcome Maersk as our newest member. Maersk’s choice of methanol as the fuel for...
Acacia Ridge sale to Pacific National a done deal
THE ACACIA Ridge Terminal is now the domain of rail operator Pacific National. Aurizon sold the terminal, located about 16 kilometres south of Brisbane, for $205 million after all...
Asia’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering
CMA CGM Scandola is the first containership to be liquefied natural gas-bunkered in Singapore and marks the first ship-to-ship operation by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG...
School grants support greener future in north QLD
THE $10,000 EcoPorts grants program is now open for applications, being offered by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. Schools within NQBP’s port communities of Mackay, Hay...
China’s war on waste means more than just clean plates
IN re-launching the Clean Plate campaign in August last year, President Xi Jinping urged all of China to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security”. But efforts to tackle...
