Port Kembla gears up for grand export grain season
AFTER a bumper NSW crop harvest, Port Kembla is buzzing with activity as it prepares for the first export shipment of wheat to leave the port in more than two years. The departure...
Ships cleared from Port Hedland ahead of wild weather
SHIPS have been evacuated from Port Hedland ahead of a tropical low approaching the Pilbara. According to the Pilbara Ports Authority, the low is forecast to bring gale force...
OPINION: Human rights at sea must be upheld by the law
WHEN Human Rights at Sea was established in April 2014, the concept of universal human rights applying at sea, as equally as they do on land was not explicitly recognised across...
Authorities unearth meth shipment in excavator
AUSTRALIAN and British authorities have arrested five men across western Sydney and London after a joint investigation into a shipment of almost 450 kilograms of MDMA hidden in an...
Opportunities for exporters from climate action
FARMERS are well placed to benefit from global market changes as countries and businesses act on and adapt to climate change, the ABARES Insights paper shows. Analysis of global...
Casual employment reforms welcomed by transport group
THE National Road Transport Association CEO Warren Clark has come out in support of the government’s Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill, especially as it relates to reform of...
Safety warning after train hits steel coil
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a warning about the need for “robust load restraint” on freight trains. This followed an incident in 2018 where a 16tonne steel...
UN General Assembly designates seafarers as “key workers”
THE UN General Assembly has issued a statement saying it is “deeply concerned” about the challenges being faced by the global shipping community to effect crew change and...
MSC announces new port rotations for Asia-Oceania
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has announced new port rotations in its Asia-Oceania service network. The company has decided to reshuffle its Capricorn and Kiwi Express services...
ACBC announces appointment of CEO
RUSSELL Thomas has been named as the new CEO of the Australia China Business Council. He comes with a strong background in leading member-based organisations having been the CEO...
Government-funded projects offer hope to business
WHILE numerous business sectors have been negatively impacted by the events of 2020, risk management solutions provider SAI Global says there is “enormous hope” in the wave of...
Leadership change at Woodside
WOODSIDE chief executive Peter Coleman has announced he intends to retire in the second half of 2021. At this point he will have been in the job for more than a decade. Mr Coleman...
Win for Queensland company in channel upgrade project
HALL Contracting has been awarded the largest contact of the $232m Channel Upgrade Project for the Port of Townsville. The works include capital dredging to widen 14.9 kilometres...
MV ONE Apus arrives in Japan
OCEAN Network Express has confirmed that its ship the ONE Apus has arrived in the Japanese city of Kobe. The ship was forced to change course from its original voyage from China...
Aurora Australis prepares to bid farewell
P&O MARITIME Logistics says the RSV Aurora Australis will depart Hobart on Saturday December 12 at 9am local time as it begins a long voyage to Dubai. “We are incredibly proud of...
