Guide aims to boost road transport safety
REDUCING road transport fatalities is the central aim of the 2019/20 edition of the Transport & Logistics Industry Guide to Workplace Safety, prepared by Pro-Visual Publishing....
Engineers talk waves, automation and climate change
PORT engineers have gathered in Sydney to talk over a host of issues including rising sea levels, automations and better breakwalls. The occasion was seminar organised by PIANC,...
Premier Hodgman to address Tassie freight forum
TASMANIAN Premier Will Hodgman is to address at the 2019 Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Forum. The forum is to be held at the Australian Maritime College Launceston campus and is...
New rust solutions could save marine industry big money
AN INDUSTRIAL chemicals company says it has developed a range of products to tackle rust and corrosion, a major problem for the marine industry. NCH Australia has invented a...
“Challenging period” reflected in GrainCorp results
DRY bulk exporter GrainCorp has noted the impact of severe drought in its results for the half year ending 31 March. GrainCorp reported an underlying net loss after tax of $48m...
Money announced for Burnie bulk shiploader
A $40M bulk minerals shiploader has been pledged to the Burnie Port by the federal Coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said theshiploader would secure...
Trade mission helps build exports, says Queensland minister
A QUEENSLAND trade mission to Hong Kong and Chongqing (south-western China) has exposed businesses to significant opportunities, agriculture minister Mark Furner says. Mr Furner,...
Vale Barrie Lewarn
THE world of maritime education is mourning the passing of Professor Barrie Lewarn, an adjunct professor at the Australian Maritime College. Gaining a doctorate in philosophy from...
ALC slams “lack of focus” on freight
POLITICAL parties are failing the nation with an inadequate focus on freight, the Australian Logistics Council says. ALC chief executive Kirk Coningham said with little more than...
Queensland sets another trade record
PREMIER and trade minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said latest trade figures showed the value of the state's exports rose 18.4% to $84.3bn for the 12 months to March 2019. “Yet...
Kuehne + Nagel re-elects chairman
DR JOERG Wolle has been re-elected as chairman of Kuehne + Nagel for another one-year term following the Swiss company’s annual meeting. All other board members were also...
Pilbara April trade stats record slight decline
A TOTAL monthly throughput of 58.8m tonnes for the month of April has been recorded by Pilbara Ports Authority. This represented a 1% decrease when compared with the same month in...
LETTER TO DCN: Tightening the laws on temporary licences
SIR, One of the key components of the policy announcements by the ALP this week was to stop the abuse of temporary licences. AIMPE has highlighted the abuse of the temporary...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Paving the way for gender equality
THERE is mixed news coming out of recent reports on the status of gender equality. The Maritime Industry Australia Seafaring Skills Census 2018 reported the overall percentage of...
Joint venture creates global marine travel services entity
INTEGRATED maritime solutions company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement has teamed up with BCD Travel to create a specialised global marine travel services business. The joint...
