MUA lodges fresh Teekay claim
MARINE services company Teekay Shipping is again in dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia. A spokesperson for Teekay confirmed that the MUA had lodged an application for a...
Emirates SkyCargo launches new courier arm
EMIRATES SkyCargo has launched a new courier service, Emirates Courier Express, into Australia, having freshly inked a partnership deal with an Australian logistics & transport...
Engineer, former army officer joins Svitzer
SVITZER Australia has appointed chartered engineer, Hannah Crowther as its new general manager – West. Ms Crowther will be based out of Fremantle. A LinkedIn post from Svitzer...
Carnival is over for Lloyd
AFTER three years as Carnival Australia’s chief strategy and external affairs officer, Teresa Lloyd is taking up a role as an advisor at Rio Tinto. Ms Lloyd, who was CEO of...
Infrastructure minister Catherine King talks up strategic fleet plans
FEDERAL infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King says the government is progressing towards its objective of a so-called strategic fleet. Ms King spoke at the MIAL 5th...
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OPINION: New Zealand’s seafarer welfare funding model a benchmark for Australia
THE HEALTH, wellbeing and recuperation of seafarers depends on 21st Century funding for port welfare facilities. In Australia, the current institutional paralysis-by-analysis and...
Industry unites in support of seafarer welfare at MtS luncheon
MORE THAN 290 industry delegates gathered at Parliament House on Friday 20 June for the annual Mission to Seafarers Sydney Parliamentary Luncheon, in support and recognition of...
Strait of Hormuz tensions raise questions for Australian fuel supply
CONFLICT in the Middle East has raised the spectre of a damaging closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the entry point to the Persian Gulf. Around 20 million barrels worth of oil is...
Day of the seafarer: the reality of life at sea
SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia is inviting seafarers in port to join its Port Welfare Committee members, port customers and staff in a conversation around the reality of life...
Australia and Indonesia encouraged to strengthen trade ties
INDONESIA and Australia should strengthen trade ties as both nations seek to navigate a regime of tariffs imposed by a seemingly erratic Trump administration in Washington DC....
My Therese Blank takes on new role
With additional reporting by Dale Crisp FORMER Maersk executive My Therese Blank has announced has begun a new role with airline Jetstar. Ms Blank, who worked in several roles for...
Road 2 Rail launched to foster better collaboration
AN ORGANISATION to foster better collaboration between road and freight operators has been launched. Road 2 Rail has been established as a not-for-profit organisation aiming to...
Sweet plan to fuel sugar use
QUEENSLAND is exploring the capability of the state’s agribusinesses to lead the world in alternative fuels, with an inquiry to focus on value-adding in the sugar industry. The...
Fremantle maintenance dredging for safe access
FREMANTLE Ports plan to remove 10,000 cubic metres of sediment from the Inner Harbour from 23 June over five days. The dredging is part of a five-year program that started in 2024...
US China tariff war about to hit Australian containers
STAND by for a shortage of containers around Australia. Freight forwarder EES Shipping’s managing director, Brian Hack says we can expect to see reduced vessel space availability...
