ICS Silver Spirit heads to Albany for urgent engine repairs
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued a legal direction to the Port of Albany to allow the ICS Silver Spirit to enter the port for repairs. ICS Silver Spirit is a...
Ports Australia chair and deputy re-appointed
FLINDERS Port Holdings chief executive Stewart Lammin has been re-appointed to the role of chair of Ports Australia for the next two years, where he will serve his second term. Mr...
Swire Shipping introduces new service to Pacific Islands
SWIRE Shipping has introduced the Pacific Weekly Express (PWX) service. The company said it is a new fixed-day weekly service that connects South-East Asia, Europe, India, and the...
Three charged over $115-million drug shipment
THREE men have been charged over the alleged importation of 130 kilograms of methylamphetamine into New South Wales on a ship. Australian Border Force officers intercepted a...
Adelaide January container throughput in line with last year
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in January saw very little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from Flinders Ports....
Storms delay track recovery after Queensland train crash
STORMS have delayed rail recovery works at the site of a train collision and derailment in Queensland. The rail corridor between Rockhampton and Gladstone has been closed since 29...
ACCC approves Aurizon’s sale of East Coast Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light for Aurizon to sell its East Coast Rail business for $425 million. Aurizon in December signed a deal...
Coal demand high, set to decrease: IEA
GLOBAL coal use rose 1.2% in 2022, going beyond 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time, according to a report, Coal 2022, from the International Energy Agency. The...
Rebuild works underway for freight highways
TWO highways across south-west Victoria are being upgraded to support the movement of freight. Minister for roads and road safety Melissa Horne said crews will rebuild four...
Severed WA highway reopens, construction stalls on river barge
FURTHER rainfall in Western Australia has delayed the construction of a river barge being built to reconnect the Great Western Highway. The state government is moving ahead with a...
WA to move forward on maritime infrastructure recommendations
THE WESTERN Australian government has announced support (mostly) for the state infrastructure body’s recommendations for Westport, the Australian Marine Complex and direct...
Tassie cruise company launches Incat Crowther vessel
A TASMANIAN cruise operator has launched a new vessel designed by Australian engineering company Incat Crowther. Odalisque III is a 24-metre catamaran operated by On Board, a...
Strategic Fleet Taskforce moves to phase two
THE STRATEGIC Fleet Taskforce has commenced the second phase of its work and is due to present a final report to government by the end of June this year. The taskforce was...
Geraldton Port Expansion Project progresses
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $4.5-million roundabout designed to improve grain movements at Geraldton Port. Positioned at the Marine Terrace intersection, the roundabout intends...
Port of Newcastle announces empty container park project
THE PORT of Newcastle is establishing an empty container park at its Mayfield 4 berth, adjacent to its multipurpose terminal. At a press conference on Monday (6 February), state...
