VIDEO: Ship crew member airlifted by chopper
EMERGENCY services combined resources this week to airlift a sick crew member from the geared bulker MV Portland Bay. The medevac took place on Monday, 3 June as the ship was...
Carnival Cruises fined over pollution
CARNIVAL Cruises has been fined US$20m after pleading guilty to pollution charges. Princess Cruise Lines, a Carnival Corporation subsidiary, pleaded guilty three years ago to...
Torres Strait trial work ongoing
MARINE technology specialists OMC recently teamed up with Maersk Line to do further draught testing in the Torres Strait. Full scale measurements took place of the...
Qube’s John Digney checks out PNG operation
QUBE Holdings logistics director John Digney says he is impressed with the Papua New Guinea operations of industrial and mining services business LCR. Mr Digney travelled to PNG...
Merchant seafarers can help the Navy, says Paddy
A SHORTFALL of Australian Defence Force personnel that has resulted in an upgraded warship being left in dry dock since 2017 could be fixed by using civilian merchant seafarers,...
Dry bulk markets affected by weather
“WEATHER-related disruptions” have been noted as a factor in driving up bulk commodity markets from both Australia and Brazil. ANZ senior commodity strategist Daniel Hynes noted...
Ports North backs plastic recycling on Thursday Island
TAGAI College on Thursday Island will receive $10,000 from Ports North to set up a Precious Plastics Project which will operate from the school campus. Ports North chairman...
Candles consignment key to drug import
AN AIR freight consignment of candles from the US formed part of an international drug trafficking effort, Australian authorities say. Eight people have been charged and 61kg of...
Agricultural exports hit by high freight costs
LOGISTICS is the single largest cost in the production and distribution of many agricultural agricultural products, a new report shows. AgriFutures Australia commissioned Deloitte...
Opening maritime markets
AN ECOMMERCE platform designed for the shipping industry has been announced by Singapore business Marine Online. According to the proponents, more than 10,000 product listings and...
TWU welcomes Labor front bench
THE Transport Workers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Catherine King, Tony Burke and Glenn Sterle to their new posts on the federal Labor front bench. As reported by DCN,...
Queensland’s first hydrogen envoy announced in Japan
PROFESSOR Masakazu Sugiyama has been announced as Queensland hydrogen envoy in Japan. Speaking from the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Queensland infrastructure minister...
Chemical plant a focus of Premier’s Port of Brisbane visit
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed the announcement by industrial manufacturer Incitec Pivot that it has secured the continued operation of its chemical plant...
Port of Gladstone progresses with East Shores development
QUEENSLAND construction company Hutchinson Builders has been announced as the principal contractor for the next stage of Gladstone’s East Shore precinct. The project also involves...
Port Authority reveals Sydney Harbour secrets
A HYDROGRAPHIC survey team from the Port Authority of New South Wales has helped uncover the secrets of Sydney Harbour. Major shipping channels and berths of Sydney Harbour were...
