Shipping market recovery predicted in 2020
THE shipping industry is predicted to make a comeback in 2020, following a decade of “ups and downs”, IHS Markit predicts. IHS principal analyst Dalibor Gogic talked of potential...
Open the box for commercial vehicle safety and savings
WITH more commercial vehicles on our roads, up 16.4% in the last five years, comes higher fuel consumption, more fatalities, crashes and poor driving, with heavy vehicles...
Deficiencies found on tug
A FLAG-state inspection on the tug SL Quoin Island in Gladstone last week revealed “a number of deficiencies”, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says. These included...
Stevedore/footy star recovering following lightning strike
STEVEDORE and Brisbane Lions AFLW star Jessica Wuetschner is recovering in hospital after being struck by lightning at the Port of Brisbane last weekend. According to a statement...
Infrastructure Victoria chief headlines conference line-up
MICHEL MASSON will headline a line-up of infrastructure advisory bodies and authorities, to speak a the Victorian Transport Association’s state conference in March. Under Mr...
Contract signed for ship to shore container cranes in Montreal
LIEBHERR Container Cranes and Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership have announced the signing of a contract for the supply of four ship to shore container cranes to the Cast...
Better times for container shipping in 2020/21
SLUGGISH activity at ports around the Greater China region has been one of the most visible effects of the downturn in world trade in 2019, according to a research paper issued by...
OPINION: Consolidation in containers – what do customers really think?
SHIPPING is the backbone of the world economy, facilitating international trade and globalisation with more than 90% of trade by volume being transported by sea, according to the...
ICTSI wins top ASEAN business award
THE ASEAN Business Advisory Council, a private sector initiative towards economic inclusivity in the region, awarded International Container Terminal Services the coveted Priority...
Townsville expands pilot boat fleet
PORT of Townsville has announced it is expanding its fleet of pilot boats to four. Management awarded Hart Marine a $3m contract to build a 17.3metre ORC vessel that is due for...
Australian and South Pacific ports among international sustainability finalists
PORTS Australia, Gladstone Ports Corporation and Port of Brisbane have been listed as finalists for the International Association of Ports and Harbors World Ports Sustainability...
More options for US-Asia supply chain
SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have signed a strategic partnership to create new cross-border growth opportunities for shippers doing business between...
Channel widening program for Gladstone
CREATING a greater passing distance between cruising vessels and berthed ships is one of the key aims of the $80m Clinton Vessel Interaction Project. Led by Gladstone Ports...
Carnival celebrates the inauguration Of ‘Splashy Cove’
RECOGNISING Carnival’s ongoing partnership with The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, ‘Splashy Cove’ was officially opened by Carnival Splendor’s goddaughter and patient of The...
Maritime asset investment platform announced
GERMAN businesses, ship-owning operation Schulte Group and insurer DEVK, have announced the establishment of Navigo Shipholding AG, a maritime asset investment platform for...
