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...
Chaplain honoured for maritime service
FORTY-FIVE years of Naval Chaplaincy service to HMAS Moreton (a base) in Brisbane has seen Reverend William ‘Bill’ Pearson officially honoured. Reverend Bill, from the Brisbane...
Autonomous future debated in Canberra
WHETHER it is possible to have a ‘master’ on board an autonomous ship was one of the questions debated at Australia’s first Autonomous Vessel Forum in Canberra this week. About...
Autocare and Isuzu continue partnership
AUTOCARE Services has confirmed they are continuing their longstanding partnership with Isuzu Australia, an Autocare Services customer for more than 20 years. Autocare Services is...
Changes to senior management at Port of Tauranga
CHIEF financial officer at Port of Tauranga Steve Gray, who will retire in June next year, has held the position for the past 12 years and been with the company for 32 years. The...
Wharfies go green for a cause
WATERFRONT workers from Hutchison Port Holdings in Sydney are to work off the job for four hours between 10am and 2pm Friday. While this is protected industrial action as part of...
VIDEO: Ship loading wind turbine equipment
FOOTAGE on YouTube shows some of the operations of loading a ship with windmill equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtbabWfvOY Footage shows wind turbines and other...
DCN AWARDS: Making the case for young Aussie mariners
LAST year’s Maritime Services Award winner Captain Michael Kelly used the 2018 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards to call for action to support young Australian mariners....
Port provides support for flying doc
A TOTAL of $10,000 has been donated to an Aeromedical Base and Patient Transfer Facility for the Royal Flying Doctors Service and LifeFlight Australia thanks to the Gladstone...
Toll hits the glitter strip
SERVICING customers in the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales is the aim of a new logistics hub at Arundel in the heart of the famous Queensland party town. The $33m,...
