Gudyara Road opens second ‘sea’ port access
THE Port of Mackay’s second access way, Gudyara Road, will be opened to the public from 25 February 2020. The 500-metre road, extending from Edmund Casey Drive to Slade Point...
Qube reports first half growth “despite headwinds”
QUBE Logistics has reported underlying revenue up 12.9% to $970.1m and underlying NPATA up 5.1% to $76.3 million for the first half of the 2020 financial year. However the picture...
KPI Bridge Oil agrees merger with OceanConnect Marine
SUBJECT to the receipt of regulatory approval, KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine will merge to form a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect. The merger will create one of...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law
How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
New digital platform aims to disrupt road freight industry
A NEW road freight technology platform developed by Loadsmile has been launched, which matches fleet and route coverage with appropriate loads, enabling more orders and less empty...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
NQBP backs grower innovation to safeguard reef
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is supporting the Project Catalyst Annual Forum, which will bring together growers, natural resource management groups, the Australian government, WWF...
Wärtsilä LPG fuel supply system undergoes engine testing
THE technology group Wärtsilä’s LPG fuel supply system has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas as fuel....
Armyworm eradication likely “impossible”, Queensland government concedes
THE latest discovery of Fall armyworm on a farm in Queensland’s north-west Gulf Country shows the exotic pest is likely widespread across northern Australia, state agriculture...
Merger looms between CBFCA and AFIF
A SPECIAL general meeting of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia on March 16 is set to vote on whether to form a single body with the Australian Federation of...
Wharfies to down tools in Sydney
WHARFIES at Sydney International Container Terminal Hutchison Ports Australia are to down tools for 24-hours from 6am Wednesday. This is part of the Maritime Union / CFMMEU’s push...
Virus causing surge in insurance cargo claims, expert says
HEAD of marine and trade at international law firm DWF, Jonathan Moss, says there will be an increase in cargo-related insurance claims as the coronavirus impacts the...
$1.28m ARENA backing for hydrogen centre
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks has been awarded funding of $1.28m from the Commonwealth government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support the Australian Hydrogen Centre in...
Government should consider acquiring Aurora Australis and Toll vessels, says Senator
THE federal government should consider acquiring the Aurora Australis and Toll vessels when they are retired, opposition infrastructure spokesperson Senator Carol Brown says....
Shell confirms Prelude issues
ENERGY giant Shell has confirmed issued with its giant floating liquid natural gas facility off the north-west coast. In a statement dated 18 February, the company stated that...
