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Potential impacts of hydrogen project under federal consideration

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PROVARIS Energy has lodged an environmental protection and biodiversity conservation (EPBC) referral for its proposed Tiwi H2 hydrogen project. The energy company submitted its...
Potential impacts of hydrogen project under federal consideration

Industry discusses decarbonisation in Sydney

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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...
Industry discusses decarbonisation in Sydney

Spirit of Tasmania Quay reaches new milestone

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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...
Spirit of Tasmania Quay reaches new milestone

New members join Ports Australia

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FIVE organisations have joined Ports Australia: Hutchinson Ports Australia, Patrick Terminals, Fortescue Metals Group, and the New Zealand ports of Nelson, and Otago. Ports...
New members join Ports Australia

NHVR to help fund CTAA’s safe shipping container loading practices initiative

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CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is to deliver a “safe shipping container loading practices initiative”. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Heavy Vehicle Safety...
NHVR to help fund CTAA’s safe shipping container loading practices initiative

World's first bulk carrier fitted with hard sail bound for Australia

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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...
World's first bulk carrier fitted with hard sail bound for Australia

Taskforce uncovers 300 kilograms of drugs in air cargo

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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...
Taskforce uncovers 300 kilograms of drugs in air cargo

Inland Rail review welcomed

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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...
Inland Rail review welcomed

Three trainee positions at NQBP

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NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and education, training and employment services provider Mrael have teamed up to offer three apprentice/traineeship horticultural positions...
Three trainee positions at NQBP

Dutch national arrested in connection to Australian drug smuggling case

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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...
Dutch national arrested in connection to Australian drug smuggling case

The DCN Weekly: Episode 18

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THE BIG story for this week was CMA CGM Estelle's visit to the Patrick terminal at Port Botany. It has become the ship with the biggest container capacity to visit the port....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 18

Police seek info on Botany shipping container cocaine smuggling

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POLICE discovered about 130 kilograms of cocaine secreted in a container on the Spirit of Sydney after it arrived at Port Botany on 28 May. Australian Federal Police are now...
Police seek info on Botany shipping container cocaine smuggling

Government announces independent review of Inland Rail

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THE AUSTRALIAN government announced on Friday (7 October) an independent review of the vast $14.5-billion Inland Rail project. The government announced the review will be headed...
Government announces independent review of Inland Rail

Mission to Seafarers maritime art prize winners announced

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MISSION to Seafarers Victoria has announced the winners of the 2022 MSC Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition. The maritime art exhibition is an annual art competition hosted at the...
Mission to Seafarers maritime art prize winners announced

TasPorts ramps up effort to bring local seagull populations under control

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TASPORTS is stepping up efforts to manage some unique problems seagulls are causing for Tasmanian ports and visiting vessels. It is currently breeding season for Australia’s most...
TasPorts ramps up effort to bring local seagull populations under control