Mayor gets a tour of Station Pier
KEY local government figures from City of Port Phillip, Victoria, recently had a tour of Station Pier at the Port of Melbourne. Mayor Dick Gross, and Lili Rosic, general manager,...
Scurrah joins Virgin Australia
FORMER DP World Australia managing director Paul Scurrah has been confirmed as the new chief executive and managing director of airline Virgin Australia. Confirmation came in the...
Hapag-Lloyd to refit ship to burn LNG
HAPAG-Lloyd announced it would retrofit the 15,000-TEU vessel Sajir to use LNG propulsion, paving the way for converting other large ships to run on LNG, which can reduce carbon...
INSIGHT: Air cargo security screening changes
THE AUSTRALIAN government is introducing enhanced air cargo security screening requirements for all outbound air cargo. This includes our world-class agricultural exports. The...
2018 – Big year for trade means big surplus
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated a record-breaking Australian trade surplus last calendar year, reaching $22.2bn. Minister for trade, tourism and investment Simon...
ANALYSIS: UK customs moves to soften a “hard” Brexit
AS THE confusion continues over whether the UK’s exit from the EU will be “hard”, “soft” or “just right”, HMRC (formally HM Revenue & Customs) has announced certain goods entering...
Salvage teams and specialist firefighters mobilised as container ship burns
A FIRE in the hold of APL Vancouver erupted in the early hours of 31 January while it was on passage from Shekou to Singapore. On Tuesday, the vessel’s operator, APL, released a...
Plans for a waterfront precinct will give Victoria Quay a facelift
A SENIOR steering group has formed and is moving ahead with plans to redevelop Fremantle Ports’ Victoria Quay. The site blueprints lay out a people-oriented waterfront precinct...
Gladstone welcomes trainees, apprentices
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation recently welcomed 14 new apprentices and trainees, as well as three work experience students. The 17 new starters were chosen out of 700 applicants for...
Smit and Engage do a JV
TUG companies Engage Marine and Smit Lamnalco have announced a joint venture. The new entity, entitled Engage Towage, covers Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) and the Port of Geelong...
Contractors announced for Brisbane’s cruise terminal
PORT of Brisbane has announced the principal contractors for its $150m Brisbane International Container Terminal at Luggage Point, with construction slated to commence in the...
Biofuel trials conducted for decarbonisation
AUSTRALIAN mining giant BHP has worked with shipping company NYK and energy company GoodFuels for a trial in the use of biofuel to power a bulker vessel. The NYK dry bulker...
DPWA and Patrick finalists for new Freo container terminal leases
THE tender for new leases to operate container terminals at the Port of Fremantle has been narrowed to the two current operators, DP World Australia and Patrick, with the process...
PM should meet redundant Aussie mariners, says Paddy
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called upon Prime Minister Scott Morrison to meet mariners from the MV Lowlands Brilliance when they arrive at Sydney Airport...
Littleproud says proposed cotton export ban ends farmer freedom
SENATOR Rex Patrick of the Centre Alliance party has received backlash for his proposal to ban the export of cotton from Australia in order to conserve water in the Murray-Darling...
