Loss of life as cargo ship sinks off Japan
AT LEAST five crew members have died and three others remain missing after Panamanian cargo ship Jie De (IMO 8989848) sank late Saturday in Tokyo Bay. The ship was at anchor as...
Liberian Registry opens another Japan office
THE Liberian Registry has announced it is opening an office in Imabari, Japan, as part of an expansion into Asia. Liberia sought to build up its network of full-service offices...
VICT announces new board appointments
TWO new appointments have been made to the board of Victoria International Container Terminal, with prominent industry figures Philip Lovel AM and Tony Cousins stepping up to the...
Slower throughput reported in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered total monthly throughput of 56.6m tonnes for the month of September 2019. This throughput was a 5% fall compared with the same month in 2018....
Workshop targets fresh produce exports to Asia
MAKING Queensland’s fresh produce exports the “first choice” of importers and shopkeepers in Asian markets was the focus of a supply chain workshop in Brisbane this week....
Townsville bullish about frozen beef exports
PORT of Townsville has reported its first shipment of frozen beef in more than a decade. A recent shipment from Townsville is part of new trial by Mackay abattoir, Thomas...
AAL expands MPP fleet again
BREAKBULK and project heavy-lift specialist AAL is adding a further four large multipurpose ships to its fleet, taking aggregate capacity to almost 740,000 deadweight tonnes. The...
Strengthening our borders to stop swine fever
WITH African swine fever confirmed less than 700 kilometres from Australia’s northern border agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie says the government will be boosting biosecurity...
NYK in first autonomous ship trial
JAPAN’S NYK has undertaken what’s claimed to be the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial, with a vessel sailing between China and Japan and then on a...
Asian trade carriers push Aus trade rates up
HAPAG-Lloyd has become the latest container line in the North & East Asia-Australia trade to announce a new rate restoration, applying a US$300/teu increase from 1 November. The...
Australia and Singapore civil maritime security collaboration
MARITIME Border Command, a multi-agency taskforce within the Australian Border Force, and the Republic of Singapore Navy signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in...
Indian Register of Shipping opens office in Doha
A FUNCTION was held recently at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel to mark the office opening of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass). The event was attended...
Trade focus of Queensland, Shanghai ‘Sister State’ arrangement
A QUEENSLAND trade delegation to China, led by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, has renewed for three years the ‘Sister State’ arrangement with Shanghai. Ms Trad joined vice mayor of...
Minister welcomes deal over meat
AGRICULTURE minister Bridget McKenzie has welcomed finalisation of a new memorandum of understanding between the Australian and Chinese meat industries. “This MoU is a...
Chinese airline extends reach in Australia
WISEWAY'S national road transportation network, which operates daily between all major Australian capital cities, is to be used to extend the services currently provided by Xiamen...
