Mobile harbour cranes boost bauxite operation
A FLEET of specially-designed and durable Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes is being used by shipping and logistics company, Winning International Group. The cranes play...
Admiral takes the helm at AMC
FORMER Deputy Chief of Navy and retired Rear Admiral Michael van Balen has been announced as the new principal of the Australian Maritime College. The announcement came in the...
Townsville channel upgrade provides experience for university students
A MAJOR infrastructure project at Port of Townsville has also provided valuable experience for three students from James Cook University. The three students recently completing...
Shipping industry golf day donation to Westmead Children’s Hospital
A TOTAL of $31,000 raised from the 2018 Shipping Industry Charity Golf Day was recently presented to the Westmead Children’s Hospital Cancer Research Fund. This followed a...
HFW announces global management changes
INTERNATIONAL law firm HFW has announced the appointment of partner Paul Dean as the new global head of shipping and member of the law firm’s global management board. Mr Dean...
QLD Premier drums up British trade interest
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has met leading Britain-based investors on the last leg of her 11-day trade mission to the United Arab Emirates, Germany and the United...
Australian company pushes solution to maritime CO2 emissions
AN AUSTRALIAN company believes its technology may go a long way towards helping the global shipping industry cut CO2 emissions. The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee has...
Kontainers to supply solutions to Toll Group under new deal
Toll Group, part of Japan Post, will now employ enterprise software from UK-based Kontainers to power its global client-facing platforms. The three-year software contract will see...
Shipping giants launch digital shipping association
CONTAINER shipping giants A.P Moller-Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express have combined to establish the Digital Shipping Container Association in The Netherlands....
UTAS to lead grand “blue economy” initiative
TRANSFORMING Australia’s blue economy is the ambitious aim of a new offshore project to be led by the University of Tasmania. Billed as the “largest ever Cooperative Research...
Construction starts on Queensland cruise terminal
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has turned the first sod on Brisbane's $158m new International Cruise Terminal. Expected to be open for business in October next year,...
Call for moratorium on Easter container charges
INDUSTRY body Road Freight NSW has called on major shipping lines to provide truck operators with a moratorium on detention charges for the drop-off and pick-up of containers at...
Gladstone Ports' Indigenous program gets global recognition
Nominated in the 2019 IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards, Gladstone Ports’ Indigenous Land Use Agreement has been selected as one of three nominees to be put forward for a...
Aussies to help with Viking Sky investigation
AUSTRALIAN authorities are to help with the investigation into the incident of the Viking Sky, the cruise ship that got into difficulties off the coast of Norway late last month....
Delegates boost skills via biosecurity briefing
A SERIES of events aimed at boosting compliance in the movement of goods across the Australian border began last week in Sydney. The Freight and Trade Alliance began its series of...
