Big change in Brisbane pilotage
PORT of Brisbane pilotage services have been locked in for the next 10 years, with Poseidon Sea Pilots to provide expert guidance to large vessels within port waters. Maritime...
Recognition for work of Pilbara welfare association
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has given thanks to the West Pilbara Port Welfare Association for organising 1200 hampers to be delivered to seafarers last Christmas....
Industrial buildings awards for Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre
NSW PORTS has announced that two of the precincts within the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre were recently awarded the NSW Master Builders Association ‘Excellence in...
Crew change on bulker stuck off China
MSC, the operator of the bulker Anastasia, directed the vessel to Japan after it had been stuck off the coast of China since September. The ship is one of dozens of coal-carrying...
Survey to assess the wellness of Australian seafarers
MARITIME Industry Australia and Hunterlink have put together the Australian Seafarer Wellness Survey, which attempts to gauge the attitudes of seafarers across a broad range of...
Industrial dispute at VICT ramps up
INDUSTRIAL action at the Victorian International Container Terminal appears imminent; the Maritime Union has given notice of a four-hour stoppage starting on Tuesday, 16 February...
Hope in sight for seafarers with COVID rules due to end
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has announced that from 28 February 2021, the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months...
Change at the top at Hamburg Süd
HAMBURG Süd chief commercial officer Poul Hestbaek will be CEO of the Maersk-owned shipping company as executive Arnt Vespermann steps down after more than 20 years with the...
Stolt Tankers appoints new CFO as it eyes IPO
STOLT Tankers has appointed Emile Hoekstra as the new chief financial officer, effective from 15 February. Stolt Tankers president Lucas Vos said Mr Hoekstra’s appointment is an...
Australia’s first barley shipment to Mexico worthy of a toast
AUSTRALIAN barley is heading to a significant new market this month after the nation’s biggest grains exporter, CBH Group, signed a deal to ship 35,000 tonnes of malting barley to...
Port of Melbourne and Qube agreement to add empty container capacity
THE PORT of Melbourne and Qube have secured a short-term agreement that makes available empty container capacity for up to 9000 TEU in the Swanson Dock precinct. A statement from...
ARTC Inland Rail CEO to retire
RICHARD Wankmuller is retiring mid-2021 as CEO of Inland Rail at the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure, transport and regional...
Air cargo demand plummets in 2020: IATA
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association said demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6% in 2020 compared with 2019. IATA said this was the largest drop in year-on-year demand...
State Conference signals return of events for VTA
VICTORIA’S peak transport industry association will hold its first in-person major event in more than a year. The Victorian Transport Association has just opened registration for...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen convicted and fined for criminal cartel conduct
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen Ocean was convicted of criminal cartel conduct in the Federal Court on Thursday (4 February) in a case prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public...
