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...
Minister welcomes deal over meat
AGRICULTURE minister Bridget McKenzie has welcomed finalisation of a new memorandum of understanding between the Australian and Chinese meat industries. “This MoU is a...
Gary Prosser leaves AMSA for ATSB
DEPUTY chief executive of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Gary Prosser, is leaving to take on a commissioner role with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The...
Port golfers defy croc to raise money for turtles
A CROCODILE on the ninth hole failed to prevent another successful Port of Townsville annual Charity Golf Day. The golf day raises money for good causes and this year it was the...
OPINION: The future is now with automation
GAMIFICATION, virtual reality, cyber security, case studies on maritime eco-systems and digital twinning, diversity, wind farms and automation. These are some of the topics that...
Kuehne + Nagel seeks carbon neutrality
SWISS logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says its ‘Net Zero Carbon’ program will allow it to “actively contribute” to the reduction of CO2 in international transport and logistics....
Weather and terminal "glitches" slow container throughput
TECHNOLOGICAL glitches and vessel delays due to bad Sydney weather are understood to have caused delays for Melbourne container transport operators during the past week. Patrick...
Chinese airline extends reach in Australia
WISEWAY'S national road transportation network, which operates daily between all major Australian capital cities, is to be used to extend the services currently provided by Xiamen...
Garry Button leaves Freight Victoria
THE Victorian Department of Transport has confirmed Garry Button is to leave both the department and his role as chief executive of Freight Victoria. In a notice, departmental...
Skillaroo returns home with medal from world skills competition
ANTHONY COBB, an electrical apprentice at Gladstone Ports Corporation has competed in the Worldskills International Competition. He came 12th in his category of electrical...
Role of class discussed in conference
THE role of class societies in international shipping was one of the themes discussed during events for London International Shipping Week. A roundtable panel, organised by the...
First reefer unit controller with wireless capability
SHIPPING lines can now monitor and access container refrigeration unit operations from a smartphone or tablet, thanks to Carrier Transicold’s new Micro-Link® 5 controller, the...
