Shipping enters the Queensland election campaign
SHIPPING has entered centre stage of the Queensland election campaign, with the incumbent Labor Party announcing it will commit $21m over two years towards a coastal shipping...
Borders must be next in Victoria reopening
RE-OPENING of Victorian and other state and territory borders must be the next step towards economic recovery, the Victorian Transport Association says. This follows an...
Australian Gas Industry Trust appoints inaugural executive officer
FOLLOWING an extensive search, the Australian Gas Industry Trust has appointed its first executive officer, Dr Jen Thompson, to further develop the Trust’s core objectives of...
MUA gives IR assurances
THE MARTIME Union has reportedly given assurances not to organise or notify of any industrial action against Patrick Terminals before 1 December. Moreover, the parties have agreed...
Kalmar to supply 10 new AutoStrads for Patricks
KALMAR is to supply ten Kalmar AutoStrad units to Patrick Terminals. The fully automated straddle carriers are scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2021. Patrick...
New CEO for shipping company Lomar
THE Libra Group has confirmed the promotion of Nicholas Georgiou to chief executive officer of its Lomar ship owning and management business. Mr Georgiou, 47, has been the...
"Deprivation of liberty" on ships under the microscope
NON-PROFIT group Human Rights at Sea has released its latest report, examining several scenarios where deprivation of liberty may occur onboard private ships. It released the...
IMO working group seeks further emissions reduction measures
PROPOSED amendments to the MARPOL convention requiring ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to cutting carbon intensity have been proposed by a new...
Consultation sought on export control rules for animals and game
A NEW legislative framework for agricultural exports starting from 28 March 2021 will consist of the Export Control Act 2020 and a suite of legislative instruments, the Export...
TT Club focuses on temperature-controlled cargo losses
ANALYSIS of specialist insurer TT Club’s claims records for transport operators over the past three years shows temperature-controlled incidents ranking in third place. Almost 30%...
And they’re off… to the IFCBAA Race Day at Royal Randwick
IFCBAA’s NSW Race Day is on Saturday 12 December at Royal Randwick racecourse. Horse racing is now back at Randwick and the racecourse has in place COVID safe hygiene and...
Allied Seafreight on the move
ALLIED Seafreight in Melbourne has announced it has secured a 10-year lease at 27-43 Toll Drive, Altona North. “We will transition to our new facility from January 2021, which...
New mooring dolphin to attract freight at Gladstone
A $3.8m dollar mooring structure at Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Auckland Point terminal is set to help transform the region into a “containerised freight hub” according to the...
Cargotec reflects on challenging year to date
CARGOTEC chief executive Mika Vehviläinen has praised the company’s strategic direction in a difficult year. “Even in an exceptional operating environment, Cargotec's strategic...
Shore leave warning after crew work beyond 14-month limit
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has confirmed it conducted a complaint from the ITF that crew on board the Panama-flagged car carrier MV Metis Leader had been at sea for...
