MinRes commissions first transhipper
MINERAL Resources last week commissioned MinRes Airlie, the first of seven 124-metre transhippers to serve the company’s Onslow Iron project in the Pilbara. The vessel...
WA upgrades grain rail
WORK to drive further capacity into Western Australia’s farm-to-port grain supply chain is continuing with the letting of two new contracts. Rail siding upgrades through the $200...
Carriers combine to rationalise WA services
THE overtonnaged Fremantle-South East Asia route is set for rationalisation, with ANL, Cosco SL and subsidiary OOCL to mount a new joint service. The carriers will combine their...
Prop-less tanker to be towed to Singapore
AN LPG tanker that lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February and has since remained in sheltered anchorage off the Victorian coast will be towed to Singapore for...
AMSA calls on more Australian businesses
THE tender for technical support and logistics for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA’s) maritime Aids to Navigation (AtoN) network has launched on AusTender today...
Qube posts "solid" half-year results
QUBE, Australia’s largest provider of integrated import and export logistics services, has reported a solid first half performance with underlying revenue growth of 8.7% to $1.63...
Austal welcomes Surface Fleet Review
AUSTAL has welcomed the findings of the Surface Fleet Review (SFR) as the government released its blueprint for a larger surface combat fleet for the Royal Australian Navy. It has...
Cusack cracks the top 100
ALISON Cusack, the founder and principal lawyer of Cusack and Co, has been named on the list of the Top 100 Women in Shipping. The maritime lawyer is an influential force in the...
NYK places first order for offshore wind transfer vessel
NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has placed an order with Kosaba Shipbuilding Corporation for a crew transfer vessel (CTV). It’s the first CTV for NYK to order from a Japanese...
Lincoln puts ports at risk
EX-TROPICAL cyclone Lincoln is likely to redevelop into a cyclone by Friday morning with ports in the Pilbara region in its way. The Bureau of Meteorology says the cyclone could...
Time to address bullying: ICS
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has launched a set of industry principles designed to combat and eliminate harassment and bullying in the maritime sector. The principles...
Pilot transfer safety guidelines to roll out across Aussie ports
NEW guidelines on marine pilot transfer arrangements will be implemented across Australian ports following an endorsement from Ports Australia. Several pilot transfer incidents in...
Dust fence improves air quality at port
A 90-metre-long dust fence at the port of Geraldton appears to have improved air quality around the port since its installation last year. The fence is part of a port-wide program...
Seafarer graduates snapped up by maritime companies
SEAFARING officers in Papua New Guinea are being hired by companies as soon as they graduate from their cadetships. Officers of the Watch graduates of the Deck and Engine...
DP World and union meeting in doubt
ELECTRICIANS at DP World Brisbane put down the tools last Thursday and the current industrial action looks far from over. DP World Brisbane plans to meet with the Electrical...
