GREEN SHIPPING: Protecting our national treasures
When it comes to protecting Australia’s waterways there is no greater imperative than those operations located within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The only...
OPINION: Mission to zero - the advancing case for ferries
SHORT routes and regular port visits provide opportunities for shipboard stored energy technology, and it is the commercial case that is turning the tide for ferry owners towards...
Union ends DPWA Port Botany IR action
THE MARITIME Union, part of the CFMMEU, is to end industrial action against DP World Australia at Port Botany it has been announced. In a statement from DPWA, the company said the...
Lengthy jail terms for cocaine smugglers
THREE men have been jailed in relation to 55 kilograms of cocaine found inside a plasma cutting machine in June last year. Operation Neem was a joint Australian Federal Police and...
Former Swan and transport doyen remembered
THE transport sector is morning the death of Bill Power, the founder and managing director of Transfleet Transport, at the age of 82. Container Transport Alliance Australia...
Maersk punts Sydney
OCEANIC giant Maersk has blamed congestion and industrial action at Port Botany for its decision to omit Sydney from its schedule for the next two weeks. As has been widely...
WiseTech Academy gains special accreditation
ONLINE learning institution WiseTech Academy has announced it is now a recognised provider of training for those seeking accreditation for Approved Arrangements classes 1-12....
Stranded seafarers get remote medical help via Stella Maris Melbourne
STELLA Maris Melbourne has leveraged their network of connections to help provide medical help to seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to manager James McCully, it...
PCTC concept vessel claims to slash emissions
SWEDISH company Wallenius Marine has unveiled the latest iteration of its sustainable pure car and truck carrier vessel the Oceanbird. The concept ship has the capacity to carry...
Container safety campaign announced (with video)
RAISING awareness of good practice in safely packing shipping containers is the aim of a new campaign announced this week by industry and the federal government. Deputy Prime...
Qube goes with the grain
LOGISTICS busines Qube says it has agreed to acquire the business assets of New South Wales grain handler Agrigrain. The agreement includes the acquisition of Agrigrain's...
Unpaid wages lead to ship ban
PANAMANIAN bulker AC Sesoda (IMO 9470791) has been banned from Australian waters for 12-months after it was revealed to have underpaid its crew by more than A$118,000. AMSA...
Attorney-General to intervene in waterfront Fair Work case
ATTORNEY-General Christian Porter says he is intervening in the Fair Work Commission appeal brought by stevedore DPWA against two weeks of protected industrial action by the...
Trade and peace the focus of DP World/Israel MOU
DEVELOPING trade while also helping facilitate peace in the Middle East is the focus of a series of memorandums of understanding signed this week by two key figures in the...
Union willing to negotiate, says Crumlin
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says they were willing to discuss outstanding matters with DP World Australia but is waiting on the stevedore for an opportunity to...
