Maritime collaboration brings safety improvements
IMPROVING the safety of commercial fishing is the aim of closer cooperation between maritime authorities and industry educators. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority,...
Toll hit with industrial action
TOLL Australia has been hit with industrial action, with the Maritime Union confirming a 24-hour stoppage starting noon on Friday February 21. This stoppage is being followed by...
Export milestone for miner
KARARA Mining has recorded a milestone with 60million tonnes of throughput at Geraldton since beginning in 2013. According to Mid-West Ports Authority, “that equates to 997 ships...
Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations for annual Singapore Seafarers’ Awards
THE Mission to Seafarers has opened nominations for the annual Singapore Awards Dinner. The call is for the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have...
Townsville conducts oil containment trial
PORT of Townsville has carried out a trial of its new oil containment boom. According to organisers, the exercise provided port personnel with “a hands-on experience” in deploying...
International breakbulk conference program released
THE Antwerp XL breakbulk conference in Belgium (21-23 April) will feature key decision makers from major cargo owners, shipping companies and consultancies from across the world....
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Rescue crew show their skills in medical evacuation from ship
VIDEO shows just how much of a challenge it is to medevac someone from a ship in heavy seas. The footage, taken off the US coast a few years ago, involves the rescue of a crew...
The Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations
INTERNATIONAL seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers, is calling on the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have made significant...
Cargo theft report shows trucks the primary target
TRUCKS are the overwhelming target for cargo thefts, the second annual BSI and TT Club Cargo Theft Report 2020 reveals. The report has been prepared by transport and logistics...
Fortescue records rise in half yearly shipments
MINERALS company Fortescue Metals Group has announced its results for the first half of the 2020 financial year, with iron ore shipments of 88.6m tonnes proving a highlight. This...
Virus forces rescheduling of key logistics conference
THE Intermodal Asia conference, originally scheduled for March 2020, has been rescheduled for 14–16 July in Shanghai following the recent outbreak of coronavirus. Group director...
Coronavirus dampens resource outlook, says BHP analyst
THE outbreak of coronavirus is likely to be a drag on resource demand in the immediate future, BHP vice president, market analysis and economics Dr Huw McKay believes. Dr McKay...
Qube announces safer bulk solutions for Whyalla
QUBE Logistics says its bulk team in Whyalla has been working with autonomous solutions provider RCT to develop “a safer and more productive way” to remove bulk cargoes, such as...
‘Yacht’ for the faint-hearted
HEAVY-LIFT carrier AAL recently transported an 85.3-metre (240-tonne) all-aluminium yacht hull from Humen in South China to Henderson in Western Australia, aboard the 19,000 dwt...
QLD govt pushes for Navy centre at Cairns
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Morrison government needs to immediately confirm its plans for the Cairns Marine Precinct, following the identification of Cairns...
