Kalmar RTGs for Vietnam’s largest container terminal
KALMAR has announced an order to supply Tan Cang-Phu Huu terminal in Vietnam with two zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes, in the 2021 third quarter. The Phu Huu terminal is...
Key values core to success, TasPorts CEO tells harbour masters
TASPORTS chief executive Anthony Donald has got the International Harbour Masters Association Congress underway with an impassioned call for a focus on honesty and integrity. Mr...
Indian Register of Shipping marks 10 years of IACS membership
THE Indian Register of Shipping is marking a decade of full membership of the International Association of Classification Societies. IRClass became a full member in 2010, having...
Virtual IHMA Congress 2020 broadcast live
THE livestream for the 12th Biennial Congress of the International Harbour Masters Association (IHMA Congress 2020) starts today at 1pm. Featuring technical and operational...
Ports respond to COVID-19 challenge
AUSTRALIAN ports did well to withstand the challenges of the initial onslaught of COVID-19, the International Harbour Masters Association Congress has heard. Originally to have...
Veteran union figure mourned (with video)
A TRUE man of the sea is how veteran maritime worker and union organiser Charlie Gray has been remembered. Mr Gray died late last month at the age of 68. More recently from the...
TasPorts invests in enhanced vessel traffic service
ENSURING safe and efficient movement of vessels is the aim of a decision by TasPorts to invest in a new vessel traffic system decision support tool. The new system, developed by...
PPE warehouse expansion for north Queensland
AS PART of its new critical supply strategy, the Queensland government will expand Townsville’s warehouse with a reserve of personal protective gear and critical health supplies...
Woodchip giant visits Tassie
ONE of the world’s largest dedicated woodchip bulkers has arrived at the Tasmanian port of Bell Bay. The Singapore-flagged China Express (IMO 9861237), was launched earlier this...
Nominations open for VTS awards
NOMINATIONS have opened for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s 2020-21 Vessel Traffic Services award. The VTS Award was launched in December 2019 to recognise an...
Crew members isolated following COVID cases on box ship off Brisbane
TWO crew members of the Marshall Islands-flagged box ship Seamax Stratford (IMO 9305491) are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. According to Maritime Safety...
OPINION: what is the latest waterfront dispute about?
TWENTY-two years ago, images of balaclava-clad security guards with German shepherds, locking out wharfies at the Patrick container terminals shocked the nation. With a fresh...
DPWA hails “in-principle” Botany deal
STEVEDORE DP World Sydney says it has reached in-principle agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia for an enterprise agreement covering the next three years. This follows...
International wharfies back Aussie comrades
INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation general secretary Stephen Cotton says the global union federation is concerned at the rhetoric from the Australian government regarding...
New board member provides further diversity in Townsville
THE Port of Townsville has announced the appointment of local Townsville lawyer Connie Navarro and the re-appointment of Townsville businessman Brad Webb to its board of...
