Gender diversity in maritime requires “bold approach”
THE words of Jeanine Drummond, at last year's 2018 DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards, are a timely reminder not to back away from the challenges of creating...
VIDEO: Meet the women in maritime
THE global maritime industry is changing. Historically a male-dominated industry, today women are increasingly taking the helm. This World Maritime Day (26 September), the global...
OPINION: Picking apart packing problems
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999 [the time when I became a licensed customs broker]. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed...
P&O Cruises’ salute to international seafarers
P&O CRUISES president Sture Myrmell said the International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day was an opportunity to say “thank you” to the thousands of seafarers who work...
Mercy Ships’ Giant fan
WHEN the Greater Western Sydney Giants run out on the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the AFL Grand Final this Saturday, few will be cheering more enthusiastically than Jessica...
Industry bodies reflect on summit
THE recent 2019 ALC & ATA Supply Chain Safety Summit in Sydney set out a number of priority actions for governments, industry and the community, organisers say. Jointly hosted by...
Container industry gathers for Grand Final lunch
THE Prince Albert Hotel in Williamstown, Melbourne, was the setting for the fifth annual Container Transport Alliance Australia Grand Final lunch. The event has become a regular...
Worker killed in Port Botany container tragedy
POLICE and SafeWork New South Wales are investigating a fatal accident at Port Botany on Wednesday morning, in an incident where a worker was crushed between two containers. The...
Körber acquires majority in Melbourne logistics/robotics business
INTERNATIONAL technology group Körber has acquired a majority stake in Aussie business Cohesio Group Ltd. Melbourne-based Cohesio is an integrator of voice-directed and autonomous...
Top End rail incident investigated
A BINGLE involving an empty ore train and rail wagons at Andoom, near Weipa, on Cape York Peninsula is under investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The incident...
Gladstone Ports supports mangrove boardwalk construction
THE Gidarjil Development Corporation is a step closer to seeing stage two of the Mangrove Boardwalk come to fruition thanks to the finalisation of an agreement with Gladstone...
Trade focus of Queensland, Shanghai ‘Sister State’ arrangement
A QUEENSLAND trade delegation to China, led by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, has renewed for three years the ‘Sister State’ arrangement with Shanghai. Ms Trad joined vice mayor of...
RightShip appoints new marketing executive in London
RIGHTSHIP, a maritime risk management and environmental assessment organisation, has announced the appointment of its new head of marketing and communications, Claudia Norrgren....
OPINION: Pacific potential
I RECENTLY had the privilege of being invited to participate in the Pacific Connect Dialogue on Freight and Logistics workshop held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Pacific Connect,...
Donation helps Mission support cruise ship crews
A $7500 donation from Seafarers Welfare Award sponsors, AMSA, has enabled the Sydney Mission to provide a completely new service to the crew from cruise ships. The Mission set up...
