ANL aids recovery of marine life with Turtle Preservation Project
SHIPPING company ANL has outlined is recent work to aid the rescue and rehabilitation of sea turtles with its Turtle Preservation Project. Established in May this year, the...
AAL expands fleet
AAL SHIPPING has grown its multipurpose cargo vessel fleet over the past months with several new acquisitions. Last month the company took delivery of AAL Gunsan (ex-BBC America)....
AMSA rescue aircraft to feature Torres Strait artwork
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s Challenger rescue aircraft will soon feature traditional artwork from a remote island in the Torres Strait. AMSA’s Challenger aircraft...
Contract signed for Young Endeavour replacement ship
LLOYD’S Register has signed a contract with Australian shipbuilder Birdon for a new sail training ship to replace STS Young Endeavour. Operated by the Royal Australian Navy,...
Australia experiences "shipping boom" while NZ plagued with congestion
TOTAL TEU capacity of ships arriving at Australian ports has reached a two year high, according to logistics technology company project44. Project44 data indicates the total TEU...
Potential impacts of hydrogen project under federal consideration
PROVARIS Energy has lodged an environmental protection and biodiversity conservation (EPBC) referral for its proposed Tiwi H2 hydrogen project. The energy company submitted its...
Industry discusses decarbonisation in Sydney
REPRESENTATIVES from the maritime industry, government and the energy industry gathered on Wednesday (12 October) to discuss the way forward for decarbonisation. The event was the...
Spirit of Tasmania Quay reaches new milestone
CONSTRUCTION has been completed on a key element of a world-first, three level access ramp at the Spirit of Tasmania Quay at the port of Geelong. The ramp uses a complex steel...
New members join Ports Australia
FIVE organisations have joined Ports Australia: Hutchinson Ports Australia, Patrick Terminals, Fortescue Metals Group, and the New Zealand ports of Nelson, and Otago. Ports...
NHVR to help fund CTAA’s safe shipping container loading practices initiative
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is to deliver a “safe shipping container loading practices initiative”. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Heavy Vehicle Safety...
World's first bulk carrier fitted with hard sail bound for Australia
MITSUI OSK Lines has announced the delivery of Shofu Maru, the world’s first cargo vessel equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail. The first of two ships to be fitted with the...
Taskforce uncovers 300 kilograms of drugs in air cargo
TWO men were arrested in Melbourne on Saturday after authorities seized more than 300 kilograms of liquid MDMA hidden in an air freight consignment of French wine bottles. The...
Inland Rail review welcomed
THE FEDERAL government last week announced an independent review into the $14.5-billion Inland rail project. This review has been welcomed by entities involved in the vast...
Three trainee positions at NQBP
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and education, training and employment services provider Mrael have teamed up to offer three apprentice/traineeship horticultural positions...
Dutch national arrested in connection to Australian drug smuggling case
THE NATIONAL Police of the Netherlands – acting on intelligence provided by the Australian Federal Police and the Belgian Judicial Federal Police – have arrested a 54-year-old man...
