Deputy PM visits OMC
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has used a site tour in Melbourne to speak of the importance of Australian maritime technology. Mr McCormack...
Bureau to investigate coal train derailment
A COAL train derailment near Muswellbrook in New South Wales is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The Bureau confirmed it is looking into what caused...
OPINION: Global markets in the first quarter of 2019
MARKETS have continued the strong rebound in equities for 2019, following the devastation of the final quarter catastrophe that was the close of 2018. The origins of the final...
Incat delivers large new fast ferry
HIGH speed craft builder Incat says it has delivered its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta. Incat Hull 089 left Hobart Tasmania early this...
Trade tensions, enviro controls issues for Chinese ore demand
A SLOWING Chinese economy, impacted by a trade war with the US, is a potential cloud on the horizon for Australian iron ore exports, according to analysts Banchero Costa. In a...
Huge meth cargo busted
LAW enforcement officers have reported the seizure of more than 1.7 tonnes of methylamphetamine (ice) the largest shipment bound for Australia and the largest ever domestic...
Port operator fined for Westernport “safety threats”
PATRICK Stevedores have been whacked with $475,000 in fines after being convicted of threatening workers who raised safety concerns. In the Victorian County Court, Patrick...
DPWA wharfies to hold protected action ballot
WHARFIES employed by stevedore DPWA are to hold a ballot allowing for protected industrial action at container terminals. This follows a disagreement between the stevedore and the...
AMSA announces Queensland coastal passage plan
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued the latest Queensland Coastal Passage Plan, a document that prepares vessels for transit through the Great Barrier Reef and...
THE GRILL: Gordon Clark
Tell us a bit about your current role with Liebherr. My role in Australia is that I’m the general manager of the maritime division here. We set up in June of 2017. We started with...
‘Captain Peter’ to lead Maersk’s virtual assistant introduction
SHIPPING giant Maersk says it is to boost its remote container management by means of a virtual assistant named "Captain Peter". Testing is said to be underway with select...
New pilot vessel for Gladstone
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s new pilot vessel, Goonanga, was recently honoured with a centuries-old blessing. Goonanga, meaning black duck in the language of the Byellee peoples,...
Nut trade to India excites minister
A MARKET access agreement should help Australia nut exporters sell into the vast Indian market, agriculture minister David Littleproud says. Mr Littleproud said he was thrilled...
Wagga Wagga welcomes the colourful container exhibition
WAGGA WAGGA welcomed Box that Changed the World – the Container Exhibition, an exhibit that explores the “technical, economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of...
VTA over the moon for Senator Sterle to attend State Conference 2019
WESTERN Australia Senator Glenn Sterle is to attend and address the Victorian Transport Association State Conference 2019, much to the VTA’s delight as the senator had years of...
